Lot number 588 - Auction 161
SEHR FEINES UND MONUMENTALES WANDPANEEL MIT DEM ERZENGEL MICHAEL

A VERY FINE AND MONUMENTAL EMBROIDERY PANEL DEPICTING THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Ukrainian, Sunky, near Cherkasy, workshop of Natalia Yashvil, early 20th century Silk and metallic threads on textile, polychrome painting. Inscribed in Cyrillic at the bottom: 'Glory, the centuries-old Kyiv, the cradle of Russian glory', from the poem 'Kyiv' (1839) by Alexei Khomyakov. Princess Natalia Yashvil's workshop in Sunky, near Cherkasy, was an important center of traditional Ukrainian embroidery at the beginning of the 20th century. Here, local artisans created masterful textile works, inspired among else by monumental medieval art and heraldry. 285 x 158 cm.