![]() ![]() A maximum of 20 guests are allowed in during each time slot, and reservations are required at 97. to 5 p.m., with reserved time slots of 11 a.m. The museum is open Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. The boxes - most often black and red - are known for their stunning shine. They turned to the craft of making decorative boxes and panels featuring mini-paintings of secular themes - fairy tales, poems, country life, landscapes, battle scenes and art masterpieces. It began after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, when icon painters, previously employed creating icons for churches and homes, sought ways to make a living. Russian lacquer art, among the most beautiful of Russia’s 20th-century art achievements, is rooted in the art of icon painting. The development of Russian lacquerware from the four small rural villages of Fedoskino, Palekh, Kholui and Mstera is a fascinating story of artists adapting local traditions to produce new enterprises.Įach papier-mache treasure is decorated with miniature paintings of folk scenes and fairy tales, then lacquered and polished to a high sheen. ![]() On view Oct, 30-March 31, 2021, the exhibition features more than 100 intricately painted lacquer boxes widely renowned for their exquisite detail and bright colors. ![]() Its latest - “Miniature Masterpieces: Russian Lacquer Boxes” - dramatically affirms that statement. Clinton’s Museum of Russian Icons keeps outdoing itself with dynamic exhibits of colorful artworks and crafts that go far beyond the religious icons that are the focal point of its collection. ![]()
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