traditional Russian lubok prints
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Traditional Russian lubok prints are popular folk art woodcuts and engravings characterized by bold, simple imagery and accompanying text, often depicting religious stories, folklore, and satirical scenes for a wide audience.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk art
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popular print ⓘ printmaking tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
expression of folk worldview
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vehicle of mass communication ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMedium |
engraving
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etching ⓘ hand coloring ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
accompanying text
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image ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
bold imagery
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bright colors ⓘ flat composition ⓘ simple imagery ⓘ strong outlines ⓘ |
| influenced |
Russian avant-garde art
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Russian graphic design ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
broad public
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peasants ⓘ urban lower classes ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
devotional image
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entertainment ⓘ home decoration ⓘ popular education ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Russian ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ |
| placeOfProduction |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
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Russian provincial towns ⓘ St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnique |
hand-colored printing
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relief printing ⓘ |
| relatedTo | European popular prints ⓘ |
| textForm |
prose captions
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rhymed captions ⓘ |
| textFunction |
explanation of image
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moral instruction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
Russian folklore
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biblical scenes ⓘ comic scenes ⓘ contemporary events ⓘ didactic narratives ⓘ epic byliny ⓘ fairy tales ⓘ lives of saints ⓘ moralizing stories ⓘ popular legends ⓘ religious stories ⓘ satirical scenes ⓘ |
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