Discovering a Hidden Museum of Miniatures
What kind of museum is this? At first glance, it’s hard to describe. You have to see it — but not with the naked eye; you need a magnifying glass. Inside a single matchstick there’s a chamber just two millimeters deep. On its walls are tiny, detailed paintings: the Moscow Kremlin, the university building on Lenin Hills, the Bolshoi Theatre, and a panoramic view of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the USSR with its pavilions. All the images are painted in oil paints.
What kind of brush could the artist have used if the artwork is invisible to the naked eye? Who created this miniature masterpiece?
Miniature artist Eduard Kazaryan from Yerevan created the work using a single human hair instead of a traditional brush, sharpening it to capture the fine details of the buildings he painted.
