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Name | | Veliky Ustug town |
Price, USD | | 1200.00 |
Status | | For sale, check |
Seller | | Russian Art Gallery |
Size, cm
| | 51.0 x 37.0 cm /switch |
Year made | | 1986-01-01 |
Edition | | Original |
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Theme | |
Still life |
Media | |
Oil on canvas |
Description | |
Veliky Ustyug,
also spelled VELIKY USTIUG, city, Vologda oblast (province), northwestern Russia, a port on the Sukhona River. One of the oldest settlements of European Russia, mentioned in documents from 1218, it was an important trading centre on the Moscow-Arkhangelsk road in the 16th century and later was renowned for painting and silverworking. Still noted for silver handicrafts, it now has numerous industries, especially brush making. Fine examples of 17th-century architecture remain. |
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Canvas used for oil painting that is typically made of linen or cotton, stretched very tightly and tacked onto a wooden frame. Linen is considered far superior to the heavy cotton for a canvas. |
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