Lacquer Box with elements of hand painting Ryslan and Lydmila

Lacquer Box with elements of hand painting Ryslan and Lydmila

Village Kholuy, the native land of the well-known Russian lacquer boxes Kholuy, and Icon drawing, - one of the most ancient settlements, located in 360 km. From Moscow. the Beauty these places is magnificent at any time year. The nature here pleases an eye not only the artist, but also all who will see this fine place. The first documentary data about Kholuy about concern XVI century. It is the reading and writing of Grand duke Moscow Ivan Vasilevicha from 1546 In documents, dated 1613, the Large village Kholuy was already mentioned as the well-known centre Icon drawing and a lacquer miniature and has been welcomed prince Dmitry Pozharskomu for clearing of Moscow of the Polish interventionists. From the beginning of XVIII century art Icon drawing and a varnish miniature in Kholuy develops quickly enough. Holujsky icon drawing and the varnish miniature is delivered in northern provinces of Russia: Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Olonetsky, С - Peterbugsky and in capital. The toady also receives orders on well-known icon drawing and a varnish miniature and from abroad: Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia. Literacy level was high in Kholuy. In 1853 in the Toady there were 6 book-stores. The two-class school of the Ministry of Education first in the Vladimir province opens in the Toady. Kholuy was not only the centre of an art craft, but also the big cultural centre, it drew to itself (himself) attention of scientists, researchers of culture, writers. In the Toady there was academician N.T.Kondakov, publicist V.P.Bezobrazov, writer Melnikov - Pegorsky P.I.Upominanija about our settlement is and at A.P.Chekhov. Wrote about the Toady and A.M.bitter. Kholuy - the most beautiful corner of the central Russia with rich history and the magnificent nature. Centuries it already is a lot of inspires masters - painters on creation exclusive Icon drawing and a unique varnish miniature. Not without reason elders say, that everyone who comes in Kholuy, falls in love with its charm for ever. Manufacturing techniques the Holujsky boxes - long and the labour-intensive process, which secrets remain from the moment of occurrence of this art craft and are known only Kholuy masters. At the initial stage of creation unique Kholuy a varnish miniature from a qualitative wood cardboard multilayered tubes are pressed, the form and which size are very various. These tubes are called навивами. They become impregnated with hot linen oil, and then dry in special furnaces while oil will not harden. The Holujsky master from such naiv does preparation of the future varnish miniature - a half-finished product on which it is necessary to put a ground. The dried up ground grind, and paint a casket with a red and black varnish then it comes into the hands of the artist owning secrets of creation of a unique varnish miniature of the Kholuy The recipe of preparation of the paints used in the Toady for creation of a varnish miniature, has reached from time immemorial. As such paints masters of ancient Russia worked, creating the famous icon drawing. The mineral powder is pounded together with an egg yolk, water and vinegar. Correctly prepared paints - one of components of successful work of the artist at creation of a varnish miniature. The Holujsky artist works as the most thin squirrel brushes. The ornament is carried out specially prepared by mosaic gold with addition of cherry pitch that gives Kholuy to a varnish miniature originality and uniqueness. For giving of shine to a varnish miniature gold polish with the wolf tooth. the Painted box becomes covered by several varnish coats. The varnish covering is levelled on special circles made of cloth. The final stage of creation of a varnish miniature - polishing. The varnish is polished until the smallest scratches will disappear. Qualitative polishing underlines art advantages of a varnish miniature, reveals its brightness and depth. Sizes - 13 х 10 sm.