Picture-of-the-Month: October 2005

" Le Roi s'amuse "

Fragment of an original Russian Lacquer miniature painting in egg-tempera created by MSTERA (Mstiora, Мстера) Master Artist Yuri Ikonnikov in 2001, signed and titled

"In no particular Kingdom".

You can see the entire composition of the Dancing King and his Entourage and read a description of the art work by clicking on the picture above or by visiting the Russian Lacquer Fine Art Gallery at Catalog.instaplanet.com.

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[See also: About RUSSIAN LACQUER BOX ART, an Introduction to a unique Art Form from Russia ]

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