Show all images on one page	#006316 Title: Merchant's Daughter dressing up at the Mirror Artist: Fomichov Sergey Size: 12x16x5 Size (inches): 4.75x6.25x2 Price : $1250 SOLD!

This enticing Fedoskino box is a splendid example of how Russian lacquer miniature artists are able to bring hand-painted masterpieces into common people's homes. "Merchant's Daughter dressing up at the Mirror" is one of the works painted on canvas by Konstantin Makovsky .
This wonderful box was painted by a well-known and talented artist Sergey Fomichov.
K. Makovskiy (1839-1915) is a Russian painter, a representative of academic romanticism. He created many historical paintings and scenes from the daily life of ancient Russia. His genius creations help to imagine vividly the way of life in Russia in the middle ages including fashion, habits, traditions, design and furnishing of living quarters.
The young woman depicted here is a representative of the powerful boyar class. Very often boyars were relatives of the royal family's members that is why this class could exert influence on a tsar's political decisions. She is dressed in the festive traditional Russian costume made out of rich, silken fabric and adorned with needlework, gold metallic lace and precious stones. Her head-dress or "kokoshnik" is the sign that she is married as married women in ancient Russia weren't allowed to uncover their hair in public.The details of a dress and all the jewelery painted very precise and detailed, so they looks like real!
The box's sides are decorated with a mix of different oils.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The interior of the work is painted with red lacquer. A hinge is fastened to the left of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name Fomichov and the year of 2008.