Perhaps surprisingly, the Easter issue is inspired by uncommon motifs and decorative folk painting. The decorative motifs depicted are based on the original painting of fireplaces, one of the most important representations of folk painting of the preceding centuries. The painting is also admirable because it was made exclusively by women and housewives, i.e. by uneducated folk artists. This originally protective wall painting of a kitchen interior was preserved in the region of the Little Carpathians even after open kitchens and fireplaces ceased to be used. Throughout the 19th century, such painting developed in house interiors to representative decoration rich in...
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