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The Twelve Months

The Twelve Months

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E. A. Vlasov

On a cold January day, an evil stepmother sent her poor stepdaughter to the forest to pick snowdrops for her stepsister’s birthday. Although it was January and the first snowdrops would appear only in the spring, the little girl had no choice but to go to the forest. There she met twelve men, from very young to very old, dressed in rich clothes. They represented twelve months of the year. The twelve months felt sorry for her, and decided to help her by bringing spring into the forest. The girl picked tender spring flowers and put them in her basket. The box is decorated by beautiful images of the twelve months swiftly but smoothly succeeding each other.
Artist
E. A. Vlasov
(Russian)
Title
The Twelve Months
Date
2000
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
2 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/2 Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.57
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 12, no. 21

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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