Show all images on one page	#005055 Title: Town of Yaroslavl Artist: Kuklin Alexander Size: 16.5x13x2.5 Size (inches): 6.5x5x1 Price : $395 SOLD!

This picturesque view of the old Russian town of Yaroslavl was painted by A. Kuklin.
Yaroslavl is quite big town located 260 kilometers to the north from Moscow. It was founded by Yaroslav Mudry ("Wise") in the 11th century. Yaroslavl lies at the intersection of several major highways, railways, and waterways. Preceded by Viking sites such as Timerevo from the 8th or 9th centuries, the city is said to have been founded in 1010 as an outpost of the Principality of Rostov Veliky, and was first mentioned in 1071. Capital of an independent principality from 1218, it was incorporated into Muscovy in 1463. In the 17th century it was Russia's second largest city, and for a time (during the Polish occupation of Moscow in 1612), the country's de facto capital. Today, Yaroslavl is an important industrial center (petrochemical plant, tire manufacturing plant, diesel engines plant and many others).
The scene is painted against the bright gold background. Gold is also used to highlight the architecture, to paint crosses on the cupolas and to stud the black night sky with myriads of stars.
Gold leafy pattern frames the scene; a nice gold pattern can be also found wrapping 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 work. A hinge is fastened to the top of the scene. The box rests on a flat bottom. It is signed with the artist's name, Kholui and the title.