Palekh. From the village-folk Academy to Palekh Watch.
Real art remains relevant through the ages. It is this characteristic that is applicable to the Palekh painting – one of the most famous types of ancient Russian painting. Since the 17th century , the areas of application of Palekh painting have varied: at first, she decorated the monumental walls of cathedrals and painted the bright faces of icons, then transformed into a lacquer miniature and became the best diplomatic gift of the USSR. [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="5939,5940,5941"] And in 2020, this painting, grasping its legendary technique and traditions, was picked up by Anna Nesterova, creating the Russian watch house Palekh Watch. [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="5942,5943,5944"] This watch combines ultra-precise Swiss and Japanese mechanisms with native Russian art, continuing the tradition of painting, which is more than four hundred years…