Ivan Ya. Bilibin

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Иван Яковлевич Билибин) (August 16, 1876-February 7, 1942) was one of the most influential 20th-century illustrators and stage designers who took part in the Mir iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes. Throughout his career, he was strongly inspired by Slavic folklore. Image File history File links Bilibin. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Miriskusniki tended to idealize the 18th century as the quintessential Age of Art. ... Léon Bakst: Firebird, Ballerina, 1910 The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and resident first in Théâtre Mogador, Paris; and then in Monte Carlo. ... Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, material culture, and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions (including oral traditions) of that culture, subculture, or group. ...

Ivan Bilibin was born in a suburb of St. Petersburg. He studied under Ilya Repin and furthered his education in Munich. In 1902-1904 Bilibin travelled in the Russian North, where he became fascinated with old wooden architecture and Russian folklore. He published his findings in the monograph Folk Arts of the Russian North in 1904. Another major influence on his art was traditional Japanese prints. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Ilyá Yefímovich Répin (Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин) (August 5, 1844 (Julian calendar: July 24) – September 29, 1930) was a leading Russian painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic... Munich (German: , pronounced  ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga; Italian: Monaco; Latin language: Monacum) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: ). Munich is Germanys third largest city and one of Europes most prosperous. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... View of Mount Fuji from Numazu, part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō series by Hiroshige, published 1850 Ukiyo-e ), pictures of the floating world, is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of...

Bilibin gained renown in 1899, when he released his innovative illustrations of Russian fairy tales. During the Russian Revolution of 1905, he executed revolutionary cartoons. The October Revolution, however, proved alien to him. After brief stints in Cairo and Alexandria, he settled in Paris in 1925. There he took to decorating private mansions and Orthodox churches. He still longed for his homeland and, after decorating the Soviet Embassy in 1936, he returned to Soviet Russia. He delivered lectures in the Soviet Academy of Arts until 1941. Bilibin died during the Siege of Leningrad. Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide struggle of both anti-government and undirected violence. ... Red October redirects here. ... Nickname: Al Qahirah (The Triumphant City) Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... Alexandria (Greek: , Coptic: , Arabic: , Egyptian Arabic: Iskindireyya), (population of 3. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dmitry Levitzky, Architect Alexander Kokorinov, Director and First Rector of the Academy of Arts, 1769 The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name of Academy of Three Noblest Arts in 1757. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Combatants Germany Spanish Blue Division Soviet Union Commanders Wilhem von Leeb Georg von Küchler Kliment Voroshilov Georgiy Zhukov Strength 725,000 930,000 Casualties Unknown 300,000 military, 16,470 civilians from bombings and an estimated 1 million civilians from starvation The Siege of Leningrad (Russian: блокада Ленинграда (transliteration: blokada Leningrada...

Selected works

The merchants visit Tsar Saltan 1905 Ivan Bilibin. ... The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a 1831 poem by Aleksandr Pushkin, written after the Russian fairy tale edited by Vladimir Dahl. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...	Stage-set for the opera Le Coq d'Or 1909 Image File history File links Bilibin_stage. ... The Golden Cockerel (Золотой Петушок in Russian, Zolotoy Petushok in transliteration) is an 1834 poem by Alexander Pushkin and an opera in three acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to a Russian libretto by Vladimir Ivanovich Belsky based on that poem. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...	Tsar Dadon stands before the Shemakha queen 1906 Ivan Bilibin. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...	The Tale of Igor's Campaign Image File history File links Biliwar. ... The Tale of Igors Campaign (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o pălku Igorevě; Modern Russian: Слово о полку Игореве, Slovo o polku Igoreve) is an anonymous masterpiece of East Slavic literature written in Old East Slavic language and tentatively dated by the end of 12th century. ...
Baba Yaga from Vassilisa the Beautiful 1899 Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Yaga can refer to: Yajna (Hindu mythology) Baba Yaga (Russian mythology) Yaga (clothing company) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...	Red Horseman from Vasilisa the Beautiful 1899 Image File history File links Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...	Ivan Tsarevich catching the Firebird's feather 1899 Image File history File links Firebird. ... In Russian folklore, the Firebird (жар-птица, zhar-ptitsa, literally ember bird from жар ember, flameless fire) is a magical glowing bird from a faraway land, which is both blessing and doom of its captor. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...	Morozko Image File history File links Ivan Bilibins illustration to the fairy tale about Morozko (King Frost) (1910s). ... DVD cover Jack Frost (also known as Morozko) is a Russo-Finnish production (Gorky Film Studio) that was released in 1964, 1966 in the U.S. It was directed by Aleksandr Rou, and starred Eduard Izotov as Ivan, Natalya Sedykh as Nastenka, and Aleksandr Khvylya as Father Frost. ...
Island Buyan 1905 Image File history File links Buyan Island. ... Buyan Island, by Ivan Bilibin. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...	Dobrynya Nikitich rescues Zabava from the Gorynych Image File history File links Dobryna. ... Bogatyrs (1898) by Viktor Vasnetsov Alongside Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets, is a bogatyr (i. ... Dobrynya Nikitch rescues Princess Zabava from Zmey Gorynych, by Ivan Bilibin. ...	Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber Image File history File links Solovej. ... For the Russian bomber Ilya Muromets, see Ilya Muromets. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...	Yaroslav the Wise Image File history File links Bilibin_yaroslav. ... Yaroslav I the Wise (978?-1054) (Christian name: Yury, or George) was thrice prince of Novgorod and Kiev, uniting the two principalities for a time under his rule. ...
Alkonost Image File history File links Ivan Bilibin. ... Ivan Bilibins Alkonost In Russian legends Alkonost is the bird of paradise, a miraculous bird with a womans face. ...	Justice of the Rus Image File history File links Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942). ... Russkaya Pravda (Russian Русская Правда) or Ruska Pravda (Ukrainian Руська Правда) was the legal code of later Kievan Rus and the subsequent East Slavic principalities during the times of feudal division. ...	Sadko Image File history File links Download high resolution version (552x700, 114 KB)Ivan Bilibins illustration to a fairy tale about Sadko. ... Sadko, Palekh painting Sadko (Russian: ) was a legendary hero of a Russian bylina (epic tale) with the same name, a merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod. ...	Illustration to Pushkin's Ruslan and Lyudmila Image File history File links Ruslanil. ... Pushkin may refer to: People Aleksandr Pushkin - a famous Russian poet Apollo Mussin-Pushkin - chemist and plant collector Aleksei Musin-Pushkin - statesman, historian, art collector Other Pushkin, a town in Russia Pushkin Square - square in Moscow Pushkin Museum - fine arts museum in Moscow This is a disambiguation page — a... Ruslan and Lyudmila (Russian: , transliteration: Ruslan i Lyudmila) is an opera in five acts (eight tableaux) composed by Mikhail Glinka between 1837 and 1842. ...

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• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages: Fairy Tale Illustrations of Ivan Bilibin