MOSCOW: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Framed/Signed, Gecl'ee Print.

Description: First, a word about this artwork. It is a Gicl'ee print with artist applied highlights. That's not an uncommon practice. Many artist's do exactly that, as anything hand applied adds value and interest. Example: I visited a Thomas Kinkade workshop (when he was living) where his works were being highlighted. They were all canvas Gicl'ee prints, and certain areas of trees and architecture were hand applied with accents. At first I was a bit put off by this, but I stayed around to to see the finished work. It truly made a significant difference. That is exactly how this artwork was completed (a hybrid of a print and hand painting). It is of such high quality that it fooled me believing it to be an actual original (and I was using a 30X magnification loop). It's that good. The colors are bright and bold. The artist had the eyes and hands of a surgeon to have painted such fine detail. The detail is quite astonishing. When I cleaned the glass that protects the painting I could feel the ridge lines from the artist's paintbrush upon the watercolor paper (where highlights were applied by hand). As I cannot read Russian, I can only presume that the pencil writing on the lower portion of the watercolor paper is the artist's name, and perhaps a statement as to what this painting represents (see photos: 6, 9, and 10). This physical place, Saint Basil's Cathedral, is in Moscow's Red Square. It was built over six years, 1555 to 1561 The construction was upon orders of Ivan the Terrible (his real name: Ivan Vasilyevich). It is a trophy (of sorts) to the Russian military victory over Kazan and Astrakhan. It was the city's tallest building until the completion of Ivan the Great's Bell Tower, built in 1600. It may simply be legend or folk lore, but the story goes that Ivan the Terrible had the eyes of the architect who designed this cathedral plucked out upon its completion. The reasoning was so that he could not build an equally beautiful building anywhere in the world. The Cathedral was named for a commoner. His name was, Basil. Basil was known for his prophetic powers and being a "Fool for Christ." Upon his death, Basil was buried in the cathedral in the year,1557. It's worthy of mentioning that the cathedral was still under construction at that time. The cathedral has nine chapels built around a 156' long center chapel. There is one last oddity to this story that's hard to believe. Some 3200 miles due West of Moscow and 700 miles North of Beijing, China (built almost atop the shared China and Russia boarder) is a full size and authentic replica of Saint Basil's Cathedral. Maybe it isn't that odd, as there are at least two full size privately owned replica's of the, White House. I find that too quite unbelievable. But one is built in Texas and the other in California. I will package this painting with great care for safe shipping. Depending upon the delivery zone, shipping will be by: USPS., FedEx., or UPS.

Price: 155 USD

Location: Portland, Oregon

End Time: 2024-12-06T01:51:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16.85 USD