Palekh
Appearance move to sidebar hide| Palekh Палех | |
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| Urban-type settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 56°48′0″N 41°51′30″E / 56.80000°N 41.85833°E / 56.80000; 41.85833 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast |
| Administrative district | Palekhsky District |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 5,337 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  ) |
| Postal code(s) | 155620 |
| OKTMO ID | 24617151051 |
Palekh (Russian: Па́лех) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Palekhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,633 (2021 Census); 5,337 (2010 Russian census); 5,814 (2002 Census); 6,202 (1989 Soviet census).
Painting
Palekh has a very long history in Russian iconography, the art of painting Russian Orthodox icons for homes and churches. The village emerged as a leading center of Russian icon- and mural-painting in the 19th century.
A good example of the Palekh school are the murals and icons from the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (built in 1762–1774).
Miniature painting
Today, Palekh is known primarily for the Palekh miniature. Following the October Revolution with its outspoken atheist ideology. Around 1923, the Palekh masters of iconography began to paint papier-mâché boxes while applying the same principles they had learned from painting icons. Palekh is the most renowned of the four famous villages, the others being Kholuy, Mstyora, and Fedoskino, each producing similar, yet a very distinct artistic style.
Materials
They used mainly tempera paints of bright colors and painted over a black background. The work usually represents themes from real life, fairy tales, literary works, and folk songs.
References
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 . Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров . Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palekh.
- Old photos of Palekh (in Russian)
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