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Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures

Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures

Romantic winter. Russian folk art – Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures

Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures
An administrative center of Palekh District of Ivanovo region, Russia is a home of Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures.

Following the October Revolution with its outspoken atheist ideology, around 1923, the Palekh masters of iconography began to paint papier-mache boxes. Meanwhile, applying the same principles they had learned from painting icons. In particular, they used mainly tempera paints of bright colors and painted over a black background. Traditionally, the work represents themes from real life, fairy tales, literary works, and folk songs. Also, Palekh miniatures represent characters from real life, domestic, literary, folkloric, historical subjects. Besides, bright local colors on a black background, a thin smooth drawing, an abundance of gold, graceful elongated figures.

Traditional Russian folk art - Palekh miniature painting

Fabulous folk art – Palekh miniature painting

Fortunately, the art of miniature painting is still alive today. Nowadays there are workshops of the Artistic Fund of Russia, as well as small private studios and independent artists in Palekh. Palekh miniature artists are trained at the Palekh Art College founded in 1935.

Traditional lacquer paintings Palekh miniatures

Russian winter

Russian winter – Palekh miniature painting

Folk art - Palekh painting

Folk art – Palekh painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Firebird. Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Flying carpet. Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Fairy-tale Firebird. Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Scarlet flower, fairy tale. Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Landscape. Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Ivan Tsarevich, folk-tale. Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Jewellery box, Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Round box, Traditional Russian folk art, Palekh miniature painting

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Wedding party. Traditional Russian folk art – Palekh

Traditional Palekh miniature painting

Choosing a bride. Traditional Palekh miniature painting