Show all images on one page	#003641 Title: For the Russian Motherland Artist: Dobrin Yevgeniy Size: 30.5x10.5x5.5 Size (inches): 12x4x2.25 Price : $1650 SOLD!

This large rectangle box continues Yu. Dobrin's series of works dedicated to the struggle of the Russians against the Tatar Mongol Yoke. It is called "To Defend the Russian Land", and shows some events from Russian history that took place in the Middle Ages. In the left part of the box Dobrin has drawn the Tatar Mongol troops that intend to attack a Russian town. The central part of the box depicts the Russian troops that are ready to defend the town, their wives and children under command of Prince Dmitry Donskoy. The right part of the box features the Tatars who have taken the Russian people into captivity, and burnt their town.
Dobrin paints with a unique style, using his favorite green, brown, grey and orange-red tones of tempera paints. The chain armor of the depicted warriors, their helmets, and the domes of the cathedrals as well as some other minor elements are intricately detailed with shining gold paint.
The box's exterior is decorated with complex gold ornaments. On the box's sides these gold ornaments are accented with silver paint. For additional decoration the artist has painted on the box's front side the Russian warriors riding their steeds using only gold and silver paints; and on the box's rears side he has drawn the arm of the Russian warriors again using gold and silver paints.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The lid is hinged from the top of the composition, and the box rests on four legs. The work is signed, titled and dated (2007) by the artist at the bottom of the composition. Inside the lid, Dobrin has again provided the title, the year, and his name, as well as an indication that this is an original work. The finishing touch is a cursive signature.