Palekh miniature
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Palekh miniature (Russian: Палехская миниатюра) is a Russian folk handicraft of a miniature painting, which is done with tempera paints on varnished articles made of papier-mâché (including the creation of small boxes, cigarette cases, and powder cases).
History
[edit]Palekh Russian lacquer art on papier-mâché first appeared in 1923 in the village of Palekh, located in the Palekhsky District (Ivanovo Oblast), and is based on a long local history of icon painting.[1]
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An allegorical representation of the Third International in a 1927 Palekh miniature by Ivan Golikov. -
A scene from the fairy tale Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gray Wolf -
Palekh on Soviet postage stamps
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1958 stamp -
Demon by A. Kochupalov. -
Vasilisa the Beautiful by I. Vakurov. -
Snegurochka by T. Zubkova. -
Summer by K. Kukuliyeva.
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References
[edit]- ^ Palekh, The State Museum of Palekh Art (in Russian). Gosudarstvennyĭ muzeĭ palekhskogo iskusstva. Izobrazitelʹnoe iskusstvo. 1975. p. 36.
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External links
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Media related to Palekh Miniature at Wikimedia Commons- Palekh Miniature
