Hand-painted Russian pedestal egg Our Lady of Vladimir 37 cm

Hand-painted Russian pedestal egg Our Lady of Vladimir 37 cm. Russian wooden egg hand painted by skilled Russian painters, total height with pedestal 37 cm. The subject depicted is Our Lady of Vladimir with a fine and aristocratic face who holds her little son to her chest. The Madonna has a sad look which is reflected in that of the child who brings his hand closer to his mother's face. Our Lady is sad because she knows that her son will have to die. This egg was painted by expert Russian painters of the school of miniatures, born in the time of Imperial Russia and developed from Byzantine icon painting. The egg was painted with a magnifying glass, it is a technique that allows painters to give particular expressiveness to the faces of the subjects portrayed. Furthermore, details such as those of the eyes are created with a single bristle brush. A very important detail is represented by the halos made with gold leaf: the application of gold leaf on the surface of the egg can only be carried out by painters with great skill and experience to prevent the gold leaf from wrinkling and it gets ruined. Eggs are a symbol of life and if they are on a pedestal they represent the fragile balance of our life that must be maintained and respected. Give this article as a gift to a person who needs to make the right choices to find their personal balance. The egg on the pedestal measures 37cm, the egg alone is 24cm and has a diameter of 16cm.