« Archangel Michael », 1919

by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian artist, 1876-1942)
Ink and watercolour on paper, 32.5 by 27.5cm

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« Ruslan Meets The Giant Head », 1917

by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian illustrator, 1876-1942)
Illustration for the opera libretto of "Руслан и Людмила" (Ruslan & Ludmila)
Mikhaïl Glinka, c. 1840

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tale of tsar saltan ivan bilibin

pushkin fairy tale tsar saltan

ivan bilibin illustration tale of tsar saltan

ivan bilibin art nouveau style tsar saltan

A picture book in Art Nouveau style:

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« The Red Knight », 1899

by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian illustrator, 1876-1942)
Illustration for the russian fairy tale "Василиса Прекрасная " (Vasilissa The Beautiful), 1899
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« Vasilisa the Beautiful leaves home Baba Yaga », 1899

by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian illustrator, 1876-1942)
Illustration for the russian fairy tale "Василиса Прекрасная " (Vasilissa The Beautiful), 1899
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #ivanbilibin #russianfolklore

«Dobrynya Nikitich rescues Zabava Putyatishna from the Dragon Gorynych» 1941

by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian illustrator, 1876-1942)
Illustration for N. Vodovozova's book "A word about the capital Kiev...", 1941

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ARÐ - "Take Up My Bones" (2022), album cover. Drew this in Photoshop in '20. Depicts monks fleeing the sacking of Lindisfarne to secret away the coffin of St. Cuthbert to its Northumbrian cave hiding place.
#saintcuthbert #northumbria #monks #lineart #ivanbilibin #england #albumart #doommetal