Vanity.
A few choice pieces by a Russian illustrator and costume designer. Typically for me, the selection includes a profusion of wings and feathers. The siren-like Sirin appear in Russian legends, and are worthy of a post of their own.
Blue Bird (Sirin).
Fantasy.
White Swan.
Dream of Icarus.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Three stages of Icarus
• The art of Ivan Bilibin, 1876–1942