Illustration for #1 2015 (46), paper 2

Viktor Vasnetsov. Sirin and Alkonost. The Song of Joy and Sorrow. 1896

Oil on canvas. 133 × 250 cm Frame with stucco ornament Grabie workshop (?), Moscow. 1890s. Pine needles, levkas, mastic, plaster, stucco work, casting, imitation of gilding, patinating. 200 × 319 × 15 cm; 132.3 × 248.4 cm