Show all images on one page	#002612 Title: Ancient Russia. Moscow in the time of Tsar Ivan III Artist: Tipyakov Dmitriy Size: 17x13x5 Size (inches): 6.75x5x2 Price : $495 SOLD!

This is another creation of Dmitry Tipyakov, the son of well-known artist, Tatyana Tipyakova. It gives us a splendid opportunity to know how the Moscow Kremlin looked in the reign of Ivan III(1440-1505).
The Grand Prince Ivan III who took the title of the "Tsar of all Russia", completed the unification of independent principalities into a single centralized state. The development of the single Russian state and the growth of its international credibility was bolstered by the official ideology that unconditionally recognized Russia as the successor of the world's largest kingdoms-the Roman and the Byzantine empires-and referred to Moscow as Third Rome.
The Moscow residence of the Grand Prince put on particular luster and splendor under Ivan III. In those times the red-brick Kremlin wall was built (it has survived to date), a water-filled moat was dug around this wall and the Moscow Kremlin became the unassailable fortress. High towers were built into the wall, and some of them had gates. The miracle-working icons were affixed on the facades of some gate-towers and such towers were named after those icons (the artist depicted here the gate-tower and the icon affixed on its façade). On top of the wall there was a firing gallery protected with battlements and provided with slit-like embrasures. The towers used to be topped with tent-shaped wooden roofs and lookout posts. Some of them were equipped with alarm bells and clock chimes.
At the reign of Grand Prince Ivan III, the Cathedral of the Assumption (principal church of Russian State) and the Cathedral of the Annunciation (domestic church of grand princes) were built within the bounds of the red-brick Kremlin wall.
Only the members of royal family were permitted to live on the territory of Moscow Kremlin. The neighboring area situated beyond the Kremlin wall was occupied by the houses of foreign ambassadors, boyars, and rich merchants; markets and various workshops were also located there.
The scene is painted in blue and dark green oils. Gold paint is used for highlighting but in very minimal amounts. Gold is also used to paint a line that frames the scene, and two gold parallel lines that wrap around the box's sides.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the piece while red lacquer completes the interior of the box. The lid is hinged at the top, and the box rests on four legs. The artist wrote his name, the year of 2006 and the title ("Ancient Rus. Moscow in the time of Ivan III") just underneath of the scene.