Sergey Yuhinov? Who he? Yes, he's completely new to me as well, but it turns out he's responsible for some truly extraordinary illustrations for The Lord of the Rings - and if you don't know what that is, this probably isn't the blog for you!
I was entranced by the Orthodox-style illuminations, reminiscent of both medieval manuscripts and proper devotional icon painting. Here are just four of his illustrations of well known sections from the books as a taster:
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| The Ents march on Isengard |
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| "Ever he clutched me, and ever I hewed him..." |
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| The Council of Elrond |
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| Weathertop |
I found the greatest number of his illustrations collected on this tumblr page; I really recommend you take ten minutes and have a good look through all three pages.
Enjoy!
Rab
Awesome work!!
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