Russian Painting Flying Carpet

Flying carpet was created in 1880 by viktor vasnetsov in romanticism style.

Russian painting flying carpet.

The kebra nagast is composed of 117 chapters and is considered a composite work of literature. The painting is often entitled samolet ie. The painting features three main heroes of russian folk epos былины or byliny brave very strong and unbeatable. The flying carpet a depiction of the hero of russian folklore ivan tsarevich.

The bogatyrs dobrynya nikitich ilya muromets and alyosha popovich. In russian folk tales baba yaga can supply ivan the fool with a flying carpet or some other magical gifts e g. Such gifts help the hero to find his way beyond thrice nine lands in the thrice ten kingdom. The flight on the carpet plane for vasnetsov meant victory over the struggle with the air element.

A ball that rolls in front of the hero showing him the way or a towel that can turn into a bridge. Viktor mikhaylovich vasnetsov russian. You will note the crescent moon in the clouds. Flying carpet the very first fairy tale picture vasnetsov napisannnaya them next to the famous painting after igor svyatoslavich s fighting with the polovtsy в vasnetsov ever chose to fine art motif.

The flying carpet a depiction of the hero of russian folklore ivan tsarevich. Vasnetsov s painting of the quest is a bold sweeping image that brings these two features of russian folklore together through the oriental vehicle of the flying rug. May 15 1848 july 23 1926 was a russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered the co founder of russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting see also neo romanticism and a key figure in the russian revivalist movement.

In the ancient work of literature we find how king solomon possessed a sort of flying device. Nizhny novgorod state art museum anyone who has seen aladdin knows what a magic carpet looks like. Eventually god decided to punish solomon and whilst the carpet was flying in mid air he shook it thus causing the 40000 men on it to fall to their deaths. Solomon at his throne painting by andreas brugger 1777.

Being in possession of this carpet solomon s pride is said to have grown each day.