Sergei Maliutin (1859-1937) painted this fabulous figure as part of the stage design and costume of the Morskoy Tsar, a character from the Rimsky-Korsakov opera Sadko. The first production of Sadko took place in 1897, and in 1906 it went to the Bolshoy Theatre in Moscow. Do you enjoy the music of Rimsky-Korsakov? I love… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Realm of the Sea King