Show all images on one page	#002498 Title: St. Isaak Cathedral in St.Petersburg Artist: Kozlov Sergey Size: 17x13x6.5 Size (inches): 6.75x5x2.5 Price : $5700 SOLD!

This brilliant box painted by the outstanding Fedoskino artist Sergey Kozlov continues his series of works dedicated to the sights of St.-Petersburg. It shows the St. Isaac's Cathedral that is a remarkable monument of Russian architecture. Alongside with the Peter and Paul's Cathedral and the Admiralty it became an important architectural landmark in the city outline. The golden dome of St.Isaac's can be seen from any part of the city, and in clear weather - even from the suburbs. The history of the construction began in 1710, when the first wooden church was put up in honor of St. Isaac of Dalmatia; it was on St. Isaac's day, according to the Orthodox calendar, that Peter I was born. The present Cathedral is the fourth erected on the site. In the early 19th century a contest was arranged for the best project of a new cathedral, in which the most well-known architects took part. In 1818 Alexander I approved a project submitted by A. Montferrand, a talented drawer who had just arrived from Paris; however, he had little experience in architecture. It took forty years to build the cathedral and another 16 years to paint the interior walls with icons. The Cathedral, that stands out for its grandeur, was sanctified in 1858 and became the main church in St.-Petersburg.
In this work the artist has used his favorite palette composed of various shades of blue oils mixed with aluminum powder. Mother-of-pearl fills the composition with a magic surrealistic glow.
The box exterior is covered with black lacquer and decorated with metal gold and silver shapes cut out of gold and silver metal foil, and glued to the box manually. Its interior is traditionally red.
The box is made out of paper-mache made. It has a hinge from the left of the composition and rests on a flat bottom. Signed by S. Kozlov.