Aleksandr Boldyrev sundials
Sundials and cultural artifacts
Four seasons of happiness
Specifications.
Single copy. Ceramic tiles, underglaze painting with elements of sgraffito, granite. Dimensions 510 x 510 x 110 mm. Weight about 18 kg.
Price 75 000 R.
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Description.
The sundial is delineated for geographical coordinates of Moscow. Topics of the paintings and inscriptions repeat the embroidery of the Creation Carpet hold in the Cathedral of Girona (Catalonia, 12th century), and represent the labor force, corresponding to the four seasons: spring tillage, field work in summer, and the autumn harvest. In the right northern part of the dial, a man wrapped in two blankets warm his feet by the fire and allegorically depicts the winter. In the southern part of the dial the inscription is written in Catalan: «Quatre temps de l'any per ser felic — Four seasons of happiness".