The Bird Gamayun
Print detail, actual size
To scale 31 x 22 in on the wall
Representative Hand-applied gesso embellishment
About the Artwork
Vasnetsov completed this painting in 1897, in the midst of the most productive and philosophically focused decade of his career. Having already delivered the monumental frescoes for Kiev's Saint Volodymyr Cathedral and the landmark After Igor's Battle with the Polovtsy, he was absorbed by what he called the task of painting the Russian soul through its oldest imaginative inheritance: byliny (heroic epic poetry), Slavic mythology, and folk cosmology. Gamayun is a prophetic bird of paradise from East Slavic legend, said to know all things past and future and to sing of gods and heroes to those worthy of hearing. In some traditions she is a messenger of the supreme deity Rod; in others her song is an omen of fate, heard only before great upheaval. Vasnetsov's depiction belongs to the Russian Revivalist and Symbolist current that swept the Abramtsevo Colony, the artist collective patronized by industrialist Savva Mamontov, where painters, architects, and craftspeople collaborated to recover pre-Petrine visual culture. The painting entered immediate public consciousness as one of the defining images of that project, read alongside Alexander Blok's 1899 poem of the same name, which the canvas is widely credited with inspiring. It now belongs to the collection of the Bryansk Regional Art Museum.
Product Specifications
- Heavyweight Fredrix poly/cotton artist canvas
- Archival HP Latex inks, 100-year colorfastness
- Hand-applied gesso embellishment over the print
- Solid poplar stretcher bars, kiln dried
- Premium resin frame, mitred and joined
- Hanging wire and dust cover fitted before it ships
- Finished size
- 31 x 22 in
- Frame finish
- Gold
- Item
- 1950321
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Care & Hanging
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Hanging: Every piece ships with hanging hardware.
Care: Dust lightly with a soft, dry cloth as needed. Avoid direct sunlight to preserve the colors. Avoid hanging in high-humidity environments (bathrooms with active showers). Our finish is durable but is not waterproof.
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