New Finished completed Cross stitch Embroidered picture Handmade embroidery homedekor handicraft Portrait of Maria Lopukhina Christmas deals gift

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The handicraft presented in this catalog is called "Portrait of Maria Lopukhina" based on one of the most popular female portraits by Vladimir Borovikovsky.
Lopukhina is depicted against the backdrop of a landscape, largely conditional and decorative, but typical features of the Russian national landscape are already traced in it - birch trunks, ears of rye, cornflowers, and the flowers have an important symbolic meaning. The landscape echoes the appearance of Lopukhina - the curve of her figure echoes the bowed ears, the white birch trees are reflected in the dress, the blue cornflowers echo the silk belt, and the soft purple shawl echoes the drooping rosebuds. The artist managed to fill the image of his model with life authenticity, depth of feelings and extraordinary poetry.
It is impossible not to note the high aesthetic value of the portrait. This work is rightfully considered the pinnacle of sentimentalism in Russian painting and the most poetic creation of Borovikovsky. In addition to the undoubted resemblance to the prototype, this portrait is also the embodiment of the ideal of femininity in Russian art of the late 18th century. The natural beauty of the girl is in harmony with the surrounding nature.
She has long passed, and there are no longer those eyes
And there is no smile that was silently expressed
Suffering is the shadow of love, and thoughts are the shadow deals of sorrow.
But Borovikovsky saved her beauty.
So part of her soul did not fly away from us,
And there will be this look and this beauty of the body
To attract indifferent offspring to her.
Teaching him to love, suffer, forgive, be silent.

Technique - counting cross.
The size of the embroidered part:
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The pattern is embroidered with two threads, a cross.
In the last photo, I showed the wrong side of the embroidery so that you could appreciate the accuracy of the work
Needlework is done professionally and with great love.
You can choose the frame that will fit into your interior after purchasing this item.


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Regards, Maya
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