Fine Quality Antique Print
The Church of Vasili Blagonnoi
or the Cathedral of Saint Basil
Russia
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Another Fine Quality Print from
Martin2001
| Type of print: |
Steel
engraving - Original vintage antique print |
| Year of printing: |
not indicated on the print, ca 1860s |
| Artist - Engraver
- Publisher: |
n/a - n/a - London, E.t. Brain & Co., 88 Fleet Street.
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| Condition: |
Excellent - Very good - Good - Fair. |
Overall
dimensions of print:
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Including
blank margins: 8 x 10 1/2 inches. 1 inch = 2,54 cm.
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| Type of paper: |
Thick - Heavier, wove
- Medium heavy - Slightly heavier - Thin. |
| Reverse side: |
Blank - With text or pictures. |
| Notes: |
1.
Green color 'border' around the print in the photo below is a
contrasting background on which the print was photographed, it is
not part of the print.
2. See shipping, returns, terminology, etc.
at the bottom of page.
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Description
of the subject depicted in the print:
From the original description: Amongst
the edifices which display the greatest singularity must be mentioned
the Cathedral of Saint Basil, (Wassili Blagennoi,) or as it is more
generally called, "The Cathedral of the Protection of the Virgin Mary.
It is the most extraordinary mass of buildings in Moscow, perhaps in
all Christendom. It consists of two stories, and is divided into twenty
chapels, or small churches, which are connected with each other, but
are of different styles of architecture and have different names. One
of them contains the remains of Saint Basil, who, according to
tradition, was originally a merchant.
The following description by the Marquis de Custine, no very laudatory
writer when he speaks of Russia, may amuse the reader. "Imagine a
conglomeration of unequal small towers, composing together a bush—a
nosegay of flowers; imagine rather a species of irregular fruit,
bristling with excrescences, or, better still, a crystallization of a
thousand colours, whose polished metal reflects from far the rays of
the sun, like Bohemian or Venetian glass, or the best varnished China
enamel: there are scales of gilt fish, skins of serpents extended on
heaps of shapeless stones, heads of dragons, lizards of varying hues,
altar ornaments, sacerdotal dresses; the whole surmounted by spires,
the painting of which resembles stuffs of shot silk: in the narrow
intervals of the belfries you see glittering roofs, painted in the
glancing colours of pigeons' necks, rose-coloured or azure, and always
highly varnished: the flashing of this tapisserie dazzles the eye and
fascinates the imagination."
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Martin2001
Satisfaction
Guaranteed Policy !
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Any print
purchased from us may
be returned for any reason
for a full
refund including
all postage.
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Shipping:
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Worldwide. We gladly
combine multiple
purchases into one package.
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Terminology:
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