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#901596
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Title: Cathedral of St. Basil
Artist: Shevalkin
Size (cm): 6.5x13.5x17
Size (inches): 2.75x5.5x6.75
Price : $1850 SOLD!
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This piece depicted St. Basil's Cathedral is a creation of talented artist from Fedoskino,Shevalkin. Perhaps one of the most recognizable monuments, St. Basil's is locatd at the far end of Red Square. The cathedral was commissined by Ivan Formidable (Terrible) in 1555, in honour of capturing Kazan, and was comleted six years later. Each of the nine couples covers an individual chapel within the structure. This piece captures its curent restored beauty with lumines cent color and vivid detail. box constracted from papier-mache, signed and dated by artist.