588 - A VERY FINE AND MONUMENTAL EMBROIDERY PANEL DEPICTING THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Ukrainian, Sunky, near Cherkasy, workshop of Natalia Yashvil, early 20th century Silk and metallic threads on fabric, polychrome painting. Inscribed in Cyrillic at the bottom: “Glory, the centuries-old Kyiv, the cradle of Russian glory,” from the poem “Kyiv” (1839) by Alexei Khomyakov. Princess Natalia Yashvil’s workshop in Sunky, near Cherkasy, was an important center of traditional Ukrainian embroidery at the beginning of the 20th century. Here, local artisans created masterful textile works, inspired, among other things, by monumental medieval art and heraldry. 285 x 158 cm.

A VERY FINE AND MONUMENTAL EMBROIDERY PANEL DEPICTING THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Ukrainian, Sunky, near Cherkasy, workshop of Natalia Yashvil, early 20th century Silk and metallic threads on fabric, polychrome painting. Inscribed in Cyrillic at the bottom: “Glory, the centuries-old Kyiv, the cradle of Russian glory,” from the poem “Kyiv” (1839) by Alexei Khomyakov. Princess Natalia Yashvil’s workshop in Sunky, near Cherkasy, was an important center of traditional Ukrainian embroidery at the beginning of the 20th century. Here, local artisans created masterful textile works, inspired, among other things, by monumental medieval art and heraldry. 285 x 158 cm. VERY FINE AND MONUMENTAL WALL PANEL FEATURING THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Ukraine, Sunky, Natalia Yashvil’s workshop, early 20th century. Silk and metal threads on fabric, polychrome painting. 285 x 158 cm. Inscription at the bottom in Cyrillic: “Glory to centuries-old Kyiv, the cradle of Russian glory,” from the poem “Kyiv” (1839) by Alexei Khomyakov. Princess Natalija Jaschwil’s artisanal workshop in Sunky, near Cherkasy, was a major center of traditional Ukrainian embroidery in the early 20th century. Here, local female artisans created masterful textile works inspired above all by monumental medieval art and heraldry.