Wedding Kokoshnik
US$ 768
Overview
2020
Acrylic, Acrylic on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 30cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 11.8" (H) x 11.8" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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Estimated delivery for this item is between 10 December - 15 December
This item ships from Russia
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About the art
Artist statement
The headdress - crown of Russian beauties.
Kokoshnik is an ancient Russian headdress in the form of a rounded shield around the head or a fan. The first use of this word is recorded in the XVII century.
Kokoshnik is a part of the Russian costume of married rich women.
The painting shows a a stylized Wedding kokoshnik. Special attention was paid to the decoration of the kokoshnik. In the middle, as a rule, there was a stylized "frog" - a symbol of fertility. on the sides - figures of swans-symbols of marital fidelity.
The wedding dress of the ancient Slavic beauties was bright red or pink, decorated with silver or gold embroidery, decorated with pearls and beads. Therefore the Kokoshnik I is made in red using a silver leaf.
Artist profile
Yulia Belasla
Born: 1987
Hometown: Kemero
Based in: Moscow
Yulia Belasla was born in 1987 in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia. When she was still a child, her parents moved to the city of Kemerovo, in Western Siberia, where she grew up.
Since 2017, she has been living in Moscow, Russia.
Since childhood, she attended private painting and drawing lessons. She graduated …
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