Show all images on one page	#006045 Title: The Master and Margarita Artist: Turbeneova Irina Size: 15.5x11.5x11.5 Size (inches): 6x4.5x4.5 Price : $1650 SOLD!

Irina Turbeneova is the talented and very experienced artist responsible for this interesting five-sided casket. The subject of the work is based on the novel "The Master and Margarita", written by the famous Russian writer, Mikhail Bulgakov, in 1940. "The Master and Margarita" is considered one of the best and most highly regarded novels to come out of Russia during the Soviet era.
The book weaves together satire and realism, art and religion, history and contemporary social values. It features three story lines. The main story, taking place in Moscow,Russia of the 1930s, concerns a visit by the devil, referred to as Professor Woland, and four of his assistants during Holy Week; they use black magic to play tricks on those who cross their paths. Another story line features the Master, who has been languishing in an insane asylum, and his love, Margarita, who seeks Woland's help in being reunited with the Master. A third story, which is presented as a novel written by the Master, depicts the crucifixion of Yeshua Ha-Notsri, or Jesus Christ, by Pontius Pilate.
The scene is filled with mysticism of the novel. In the foreground we can see Margarita playing cards with one of Woland's assistants- the Black Cat Behemoth (the name refers at the Russian word for Hippopotamus) while at the background the artist depicts the architecture of Moscow of the 1930s. The artist continues to paint the scenes on the box's sides.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The interior is traditionally covered with red lacquer while the exterior bottom of the box is covered with black lacquer. The casket is hinged from the top of the main composition, and the box rests on legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the title.