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Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876 – 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia

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[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing.

[–] marketsnodsbury@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Love illustrations like these!

Here’s an English translation of the folk tale this is from if you’re curious.

Ah man, that expression. Such a mood

[–] Sunforged@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

This line work is streets ahead.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

She's got mad 'Get out of mah swamp!' energy

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

One of my favorite artists! Russia had a bunch of really cool fantasy painters / illustrators during that time, another one (a little earlier) I love is Viktor Vasnetsov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Vasnetsov