Elena Burykina Paintings

Elena Burykina's "Under the Mermaid Spell" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Costume Armor in the Classical Style French ca. 1788-90 The styli...

Piccola guarnitura Colleoni Milano (?) ca. 1600 - ca. 1610 Colleoni Garniture An armor garniture is a complete suit of armor with a set of exchange elements designed to adapt the basic unit to different uses, such as tournament or battle. This armor is extraordinarily complete and homogeneous. Its ornaments are in the French style, but the type of workmanship reveals the Milanese origin of this armor, dating to about 1600. According to tradition, it belonged to the Colleoni family of Bergamo and Guardino Colleoni probably owned it. Historical references per the Museum Poldi Pezzoli. Armor for Heavy Cavalry French ca. 1600 One of the best-preserved French armors...

Elena Burykina's "Kaleidoscope" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Borgognotta Milano ca. 1570 Historical references per the Museum Poldi Pezzo...

Elena Burykina's "Ceremonial" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Ceremonial Armor French ca. 1575-80 The helmet is a part of armor that is impo...

Elena Burykina's "Transition #9" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman running her fingers through and gathering her dark hair to reveal her back as she is turne...

Elena Burykina's "Neon Watcher" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Barbute Armorer Bernardino da Carnago Italian ca. 1475 Stamped with the armo...

Elena Burykina's "Dedication to the Battle of Centaurs and Lapiths" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Burgonet French ca. 1550 The medallions ...

Elena Burykina's "Protector of the House" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Italian 15th century Coat of arms of the Visconti family About th...

Alla Veniziana by Elena Burykina is an oil painting on panel measuring 10 x 8 x 1.50 inches, unframed but ready to hang. The painting depicts a decorated barbute helmet from 15th-cen...

Close helmet. Italian 16th century Elena always wanted to be an artist. As a child in Ukraine, she received a classical art education which she used for over a decade as an archite...

Elena Burykina's "A Ride with the Best Friend" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Close Helmet for the Tilt German, Augsburg 1573 The helmet is part of a richly decorated armor made for one of the princes Radziwill of Poland for use in the field and the tournament. The Polish eagle...

Elena Burykina's "Circle of Fire" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet in the Classical Style French, Paris Probably ca. 1760-70 The great...

Elena Burykina's "Transfiguration" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Close Helmet with Mask Visor in Form of a Human Face German ca. 1515 Helm...

Elena Burykina's "Wild Animal" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Burgundy Negrolis circle ca. 1540- ca. 1550 This remarkable Burgundian vase, ...

Elena Burykina's "Swords Out" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Visored Bascinet Western European ca. 1375-1400 The visored bascinet served as...

Elena Burykina's "Katherine the Warrior" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Closed Burgonet Italian 16th century A falling buffe is a form of f...

Elena Burykina's "Unicorn Style" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Elena Burykina’s Unicorn Style is an oil painting on panel measuring 10 x 8...

Elena Burykina's "Sonem" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Full Mask (Somen) Inscribed by Myochin Munemitsu Japanese Steel Edo period, 17th to...

Elena Burykina's "I Will Meet You Under the Sea" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Foot-Combat Helmet of Sir Giles Capel (1485-1556) Possibly ...

Elena Burykina's "Last Selfie Before Tournament" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) German ca. 1490-...

Elena Burykina's "Totem Animal" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Sallet Armorer Matthes Deutsch German ca. 1490 The unusually heavy weight of...

Elena Burykina's "The Big Mirror 2" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a person in dim light. This piece measures 6 x 6 in and is ready to hang. ...

Armet Italian 16th 17th century The term armet is generally used to denote a visored helmet of particular construction, one in which large cheekpieces are ...

Siege Helmet Italian 17th century Elena always wanted to be an artist. As a child in Ukraine, she received a classical art education which she used for over a decade as an archite...

Elena Burykina's "Katherine the Warrior" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Barbute Armorer Pietro da Castello Italian ca. 1470-80 Most Italian...

Elena Burykina's "Don't Panic" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Visored Bascinet Italian ca. 1425-50 This particular form of helmet, with its...

Elena Burykina's "Keep Calm" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Great Sallet Italian 1420-50 The forerunner of the one-piece barbute that appea...

Elena Burykina's "Phantom" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Shaffron (Horses Head Defense) Turkish 17th century This shaffron is unusually co...

Elena Burykina's "Pearly Shell" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Armor Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid German ca. 1525 and later The helmet, ...

Elena Burykina's "Medieval Rhinoceros" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Closed Burgonet German ca 1525-30 This helmet combines features commo...

Elena Burykina's "Gate Keeper" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Armor (Yoroi) Japanese 14-15th century This armor was donated to the Kurama T...

Elena Burykina's "Dragon King" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Dragon King Buddhist ritual mask of Dragon King, 13th century, Japanese, Kama...

Elena Burykina's "Kawari Kabuto" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit Japanese 17th century Higher rank...

Elena Burykina's "Red Rooster" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Armet with Mask Visor in the Form of a Rooster German, probably Augsburg ca. ...

Elena Burykina's "In a Shade of Its Own Glory" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Close Helmet French ca. 1575 This shape of the tall set-back ...

Elena Burykina's "Memoriam" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Armet Armorer Guillem Margot Flemish ca. 1505 The helmet bears traces of the arm...

Elena Burykina's "Allude to the Cross of St. Andrew" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Sallet German ca. 1500-1510 The ventilation holes in th...

Elena Burykina's "Iron Man Exists" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Close Helmet Armorer Hans Maystetter Austrian ca. 1505-10 This is an earl...

Elena Burykina's "Basilisk" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Close Helmet Italian, Milan or Brescia ca. 1550 The fantastic appearance of this...

Elena Burykina's "Totem Animal" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Burgonet allAntica Italian, probably Milan ca. 1535-45 Classically inspired ...

Elena Burykina's "Silence is a Priority" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Corinthian Type Greek Early 5th century BCE The helme...

Elena Burykina's "Peacemaker" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Italo-Chalcidian Type Etruscan, probably Vulci Late 5th-4th cent...

Elena Burykina's "Keeping an Eye on You" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Italo-Chalcidian Type Etruscan, probably Vulci Late 5...

Elena Burykina's "Bionic Solder" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Italo-Chalcidian Type Etruscan, probably Vulci Late 5th-4th c...

Elena Burykina's "The Big Mirror 1" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a woman in a red coat stretching her arms behind her head.. This piece mea...