Friday, 27 January 2012

Fyodor Chumakov. A Portrait of Mazarskaya. 1849

Filed under: Russian,fine art,19th century,human study,portrait,Tsarist Russia — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: Painting, woman, portraiture, Portrait, Fyodor Chumakov

A Portrait of Mazarskaya

Fyodor Chumakov

1849

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Saturday, 31 December 2011

2011 in review

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. This blog was viewed about 490,000 times in 2011. If it were competing at London Olympic Stadium, it would take about 6 sold-out events for that many people to see it.

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Saturday, 3 December 2011

Mikhail Voskresensky. An Echo of the War. undated (post-1991?)

Filed under: Christian,contemporary,fine art,human study,patriotic,Post-Soviet Russia,religious,Russian — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: Church, Mikhail Voskresensky, Neo-Impressionism, Russian, St George, veteran

An Echo of the War

Mikhail Voskresensky

undated (post-1991?)

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Friday, 2 December 2011

Archimandrite Kyprian Pizhov. Easter Day. 1991

Filed under: Christian,contemporary,fine art,human study,Orthodox,religious,rural scene,Russian,spiritual — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: Christian art, Christianity, churches, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville NY), Kyprian Pizhov, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Pascha, Religion and Spirituality, Russian Orthodox Church, USA

Easter Day

Archimandrite Kyprian Pizhov

1991

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Sunday, 27 November 2011

Pavel Ryzhenko. Patriarch Aleksei of Moscow and all the Russias. undated (2000s?)

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Tags: Christian art, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Patriarch Aleksei, Patriarch Alexei, Pavel Ryzhenko, Religion and Spirituality, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Aleksei of Moscow and all the Russias

Pavel Ryzhenko

undated (2000s?)

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Thursday, 17 November 2011

Inessa Safronova. Apple Spas. undated (post-1990?)

Filed under: contemporary,fine art,fruit and vegetables,Russian,still life — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: apples, berries, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Russia, Transfiguration of Jesus

Apple Spas

Inessa Safronova

undated (post-1990?)

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“Apple Spas” or “Apple Saviour’s (Day)” is a popular name for the feast of the Transfiguration on 19 August. We bless apples and fruits on that day in the Orthodox Church.

BMD

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Inessa Safronova. Kulichi. undated (post-1990?)

Filed under: Christian,contemporary,domestic,fine art,Orthodox,religious,Russian,still life — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: Christian art, Christianity, Easter, Easter eggs, Eastern Orthodox Church, Holidays, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Pascha, Religion and Spirituality, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Traditions

Kulichi

Inessa Safronova

undated (post-1990?)

******

A kulich (plural, kulichi) is a special cake-bread baked for the Easter holiday, and only then.

BMD

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Inessa Safronova. For Victoria. 1993

Filed under: contemporary,fine art,flowers,fruit and vegetables,Russian,still life — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: berries, flowers, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Russia

For Victoria

Inessa Safronova

1993

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Inessa Safronova. Midsummer. 1995

Filed under: contemporary,fine art,flowers,fruit and vegetables,Russian,still life — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: apples, flowers, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Russia, summer

Midsummer

Inessa Safronova

1995

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Inessa Safronova. A Blue Evening. 1996

Filed under: contemporary,fine art,landscape/nature,Russian — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: countryside, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, night, Painting, rivers, Russia, snow, winter

A Blue Evening

Inessa Safronova

1996

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Inessa Safronova. Apple Spas. 1996

Filed under: contemporary,fine art,fruit and vegetables,Orthodox,religious,Russian,still life — 01varvara @ 00.00
Tags: apples, Christian art, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Icon, Inessa Safronova, Neo-Impressionism, Painting, Religion and Spirituality, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Transfiguration of Christ

Apple Spas

Inessa Safronova

1996

******

“Apple Spas” or “Apple Saviour’s (Day)” is a popular name for the feast of the Transfiguration on 19 August. We bless apples and fruits on that day in the Orthodox Church.

BMD

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