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Ancient traditions, high craftsmanship and centuries-old technology differs art wrought iron. Its development and widespread dissemination of the North contributed to widespread existence of blacksmithing, which in turn favored stocks bog ore and cheap wood. Products blacksmiths deeply penetrated into people's daily life: without a knife, ax, scythe, sickle and other household and household appliances could not do either one peasant family. Almost in every village stood a smithy, where the peasant blacksmith perform a variety of jobs the locals. Podkovyvaya horses, putting the spit, axes and knives, cutting locks and keys, often combined the profession blacksmith metallurgist, foundry and blast-furnace-fitter. About blacksmith legends, because the craft is linked with fire, turning the solid metal in the hot malleable bar, equated in people's magic, to communicate with the evil force. Unkind relationship with her threatened to fire the entire village, why put a forge in the distance, on the outskirts.

In the creation of artistic products blacksmiths truly worked miracles. Overcoming the natural strength of the material they gave him any kind, and obedient to the will man, white-hot metal it shall obtain the elastic force of the bent rods are forged from three-dimensional objects, it is easy to slot openwork lace.

Especially a lot of forged products were manufactured for architectural structures of the city. The samples of, for example, serve as our desire lattice Church of the Ascension (Veliky Ustyug). The four windows south-west chapel, they are truly unique. Each grating has a pattern of scrolls ornamental plant, and one of them depicts a double-headed eagle on a background of fantastic plants.

Modest peasant's house adorned decor fabulous flowers iron Svettsov. Sharp bending of a twisted rod, with one end screwed into a wooden support or log wall, at the other ends tridents - the holders of the taper. Individually and together they are its contours resemble the heads of flowers. The movement of the bent rod creates a clear silhouette of the object, in the lines and proportions which still semblance of natural forms of plants. Imaginative solution does not contradict the practical meaning and usability of these age-old "lights".

More modest in the form of tabletop candleholders. But in their motion twisted helix, forming a candle holder, and the rounded surface of the coasters keep warm hands and ingenuity has made them masters.

Surprisingly flexible and beautiful forms sechek chopping cabbage. Soft oval blades with elastic curls organically grows into a convenient faceted at the top of the handle. Volutes rise above the little heads of horses - eternal satellites of the peasant-farmer. They symbolized a good start and served "talisman" of evil and misfortune. The smooth movement of the pair of spirals, plastic equilibrium of details, conciseness of silhouette make chaff blacksmithing masterpiece of art.

In the XVII-XVIII centuries in the Great Ustyug been widely developed the art of cut iron. Unerringly accurate blows the blacksmith prosekal thin iron sheet with pre-deposited on it an ornament. And then the metallic lace adorned sekirnye locks, door panels and hinges, nakreplyalos on the walls of caskets, chests, caskets. Long valance framed roof overhangs it like a collar otorachivalo heads of churches and cathedrals, the edges of the flue pipes and drains. Perhaps it is in the Great Ustyug had forged a unique mask the castle from the Russian Museum. In its curlicue broad and smooth movement of the stem pointed curvy shape of flowers that gently trail around the keyhole.

In the XVII-XVIII centuries commonly was common caskets - attics, "served for storage of textiles, garments, different values and business papers. Name these objects corresponds to the peculiarities of their shape: slanted edge of the lid attached chests similar to the house. Wooden base painted, left a colored paper, leather or fabric, covered them with a layer of mica, and on top of stuffed openwork iron sheets. Color background and shimmer of mica was enlivened by a strict schedule slash patterns. In the intricate drawings prevailed skobchatye motives. Sometimes the surface of the flat sheet has been discussed by notches and an engraving, blacksmiths borrowed from the masters of jewelry cases.

Today the art of blacksmiths is stored in numerous exhibits of museums, causing great interest the audience. Heavy manual labor was replaced by machines. But it is hardly ever completely disappear need forged jewelry and home interiors, to create works for museums and exhibitions. It is no accident today in different parts of the country, including in the North, blacksmithing is reborn in lace Podzorov rural cottages, Dymnikov, candlesticks, etc. Renaissance art wrought iron promises new advances in it ..