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One of the men is playing balalaika
Уже рекламировал продавцa винтажных гравюр martin2001: [1], [2]. Немного картинок на русскую тему из его магазина:
1. 1888. Russian dance (one of the men is playing balalaika). Slavic wedding.
2. Interior of Cottage Izba.
Interior of a Russian cottage: The main space of the house of a Russian peasant is a so called 'izba,' represented in the print. —This rooms, more precisely called 'svetlitza,' is situated on the ground floor of the house, the floor being raised a few inches above the level of surrounding grounds. It serves both as a dining/living room and bedroom. There is a kitchen and also bread is baked in this room. One of the dominant art pieces of such a room is a lacquered portrait of Virgin or some other religious icon, or the portraits of the Czar and Czarina (his wife). This main room is complemented by three accessory spaces of smaller proportion, accessible from izba; one serves as a bathroom, another for storage of utensils and the third being a washing room. The type of izba represented in the print is typical of northern Russia region. The window and door lintels are covered with nice artisan carpentry work. These details provide examples of beautifully crafted work that reflected folk art qualities of Russian people. These intricate designs adorned parts of the house like window and door frames, porches that featured carved columns, roof eaves etc.
Следующие три картины уже серьезно хороши.
3. Russian Wedding Feast. Artist: Makowski.
AMONG the works of the well-known Russian genre painter, K. F. Makowski, who has justly been called the Russian Makart, the Wedding of a Boyar is entitled to the place of honor. This painting shows us the embodiment of the Russian national type; and the proud Boyars and fair and stately dames would arrest our attention even in connection with a less sympathetic scene. From time immemorial a wedding has been made the occasion for the display of the greatest possible expenditure, especially as to viands and beverages. In the by-gone days, when the free and independent cities of Germany were in their prime, the thrifty burghers were wont to exercise the most liberal hospitality at the nuptials of their sons and daughters; and the same sumptuous luxury was displayed among the Russians before the accession of Peter the Great, when the ancient Boyars were at the height of their wealth and power.
The painting represents the moment when the bridegroom has brought his young bride from the bridal-chamber and is about to present her to the expectant wedding-guests. With joy-beaming eyes he gazes into the face of his lovely partner, who, a fair bud just opening to the light of the sun, blushes deeply and scarcely ventures to lift up her eyes. According to the custom of the period the bridegroom, on this occasion, offers the first kiss-at least the first official kiss-to the bride, in presence of all the guests, relatives and domestics of the house, all the persons present uttering, by way of jest, the word, "Bitter." Large and handsomely decorated dishes with all sorts of roast meat are brought to the newly-married couple; they are not intended for consumption, but as an offering to the priest, into whose house they are sent after having served as decorations of the table. The health of the young couple is drunk in innumerable toasts, and at the lower end of the table two, wags discuss a strange old custom of toasting the happiness of the bride in wine. They have succeeded in getting possession of one of her silk shoes; it is to be filled with wine, and it will circulate until it is no longer able to hold the liquor. Then, and not till then, happiness will be secured to the newly-married couple. K. R. Makowski is one of the foremost painters of the new Russian school, sharing with Seimeradski the distinction of leader. The Russian Wedding won the medal of honor at the International Exhibition of Antwerp in 1885. The painting belongs to Mr. Chas. Wm. Schumann, New York.
4. 1890е. Clothing Reform in Russia
5. 1890е. Wedding in the Ice Palace on the Neva
An episode from the reign of the Russian empress Anna. She was a daughter of Ivan V (reigned 1682–96) and niece of Peter I the Great (reigned 1682–1725), Anna was married to Frederick William, ruler of the Baltic seacoast duchy of Courland, on Oct. 31 (Nov. 11), 1710. Anna, however, had little interest in government affairs and relied heavily on her lover, Ernst Johann Biron, and a small group of German advisers, including the head of Russia's foreign affairs, Andrey Osterman, and the chief of the army, Burkhard Münnich, to manage the state. While the empress concerned herself primarily with extravagant entertainments and crude amusements in the court at St. Petersburg, like the one shown in the engraving, where an ice palace was erected and Russian couples were forced to have their wedding therein.
1. 1888. Russian dance (one of the men is playing balalaika). Slavic wedding.
2. Interior of Cottage Izba.
Interior of a Russian cottage: The main space of the house of a Russian peasant is a so called 'izba,' represented in the print. —This rooms, more precisely called 'svetlitza,' is situated on the ground floor of the house, the floor being raised a few inches above the level of surrounding grounds. It serves both as a dining/living room and bedroom. There is a kitchen and also bread is baked in this room. One of the dominant art pieces of such a room is a lacquered portrait of Virgin or some other religious icon, or the portraits of the Czar and Czarina (his wife). This main room is complemented by three accessory spaces of smaller proportion, accessible from izba; one serves as a bathroom, another for storage of utensils and the third being a washing room. The type of izba represented in the print is typical of northern Russia region. The window and door lintels are covered with nice artisan carpentry work. These details provide examples of beautifully crafted work that reflected folk art qualities of Russian people. These intricate designs adorned parts of the house like window and door frames, porches that featured carved columns, roof eaves etc.
Следующие три картины уже серьезно хороши.
3. Russian Wedding Feast. Artist: Makowski.
AMONG the works of the well-known Russian genre painter, K. F. Makowski, who has justly been called the Russian Makart, the Wedding of a Boyar is entitled to the place of honor. This painting shows us the embodiment of the Russian national type; and the proud Boyars and fair and stately dames would arrest our attention even in connection with a less sympathetic scene. From time immemorial a wedding has been made the occasion for the display of the greatest possible expenditure, especially as to viands and beverages. In the by-gone days, when the free and independent cities of Germany were in their prime, the thrifty burghers were wont to exercise the most liberal hospitality at the nuptials of their sons and daughters; and the same sumptuous luxury was displayed among the Russians before the accession of Peter the Great, when the ancient Boyars were at the height of their wealth and power.
The painting represents the moment when the bridegroom has brought his young bride from the bridal-chamber and is about to present her to the expectant wedding-guests. With joy-beaming eyes he gazes into the face of his lovely partner, who, a fair bud just opening to the light of the sun, blushes deeply and scarcely ventures to lift up her eyes. According to the custom of the period the bridegroom, on this occasion, offers the first kiss-at least the first official kiss-to the bride, in presence of all the guests, relatives and domestics of the house, all the persons present uttering, by way of jest, the word, "Bitter." Large and handsomely decorated dishes with all sorts of roast meat are brought to the newly-married couple; they are not intended for consumption, but as an offering to the priest, into whose house they are sent after having served as decorations of the table. The health of the young couple is drunk in innumerable toasts, and at the lower end of the table two, wags discuss a strange old custom of toasting the happiness of the bride in wine. They have succeeded in getting possession of one of her silk shoes; it is to be filled with wine, and it will circulate until it is no longer able to hold the liquor. Then, and not till then, happiness will be secured to the newly-married couple. K. R. Makowski is one of the foremost painters of the new Russian school, sharing with Seimeradski the distinction of leader. The Russian Wedding won the medal of honor at the International Exhibition of Antwerp in 1885. The painting belongs to Mr. Chas. Wm. Schumann, New York.
4. 1890е. Clothing Reform in Russia
5. 1890е. Wedding in the Ice Palace on the Neva
An episode from the reign of the Russian empress Anna. She was a daughter of Ivan V (reigned 1682–96) and niece of Peter I the Great (reigned 1682–1725), Anna was married to Frederick William, ruler of the Baltic seacoast duchy of Courland, on Oct. 31 (Nov. 11), 1710. Anna, however, had little interest in government affairs and relied heavily on her lover, Ernst Johann Biron, and a small group of German advisers, including the head of Russia's foreign affairs, Andrey Osterman, and the chief of the army, Burkhard Münnich, to manage the state. While the empress concerned herself primarily with extravagant entertainments and crude amusements in the court at St. Petersburg, like the one shown in the engraving, where an ice palace was erected and Russian couples were forced to have their wedding therein.