Open daily. Always free.
The Tale of the Sleeping Beauty

The Tale of the Sleeping Beauty

S. M. Dmitriev

The box has a very unusual shape (a little hut) which tells the story of the Sleeping Beauty – a princess upon whom an evil witch cast a spell on her sixteenth birthday. She will wake up only if found and kissed by a prince. A good witch managed to soften the spell by putting to sleep the whole kingdom, so that when the princess wakes up she could see familiar faces around. The story is known as one of Charles Perrault’s best fairy tales.
Artist
S. M. Dmitriev
(Russian)
Title
The Tale of the Sleeping Beauty
Date
1998
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
4 x 2 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.26
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 12, no. 22

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

The Chazen Museum of Art welcomes comments or inquiries about works in our collection. Please allow two–three weeks for a response. Chazen staff is not able to provide valuations or authentications and such inquiries cannot be answered.

"*" indicates required fields

Name*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.