Description of the Painting "Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf"

Hugging his bride, Ivan Tsarevich is attentively staring ahead. He is wearing a golden coat and a red hat. Elena the Beautiful is dressed in a long blue sundress. She is trustingly pressing to the breast of her savior.
The huge Gray Wolf is quickly rushing forward. With his strong paws he is jumping over the swamp with white lilies. Dark colors of this picture cause the feeling of anxiety and only the blossoming apple-tree with its beautiful white flowers gives hope for a happy ending.

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