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Queen of the Night

Queen of the Night

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V. Baikalova

This is an unusual piece executed in many shades of green, depicting the Queen of the Night and her helpers—the fairy tale characters who usually appear at night time—the mermaid, the forest fairy, and syrin, a fairy tale bird with a female head.
Artist
V. Baikalova
(Russian)
Title
Queen of the Night
Date
1998
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.40
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 13, no. 34

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

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