Mihail Bruneainstagram.comMihail Brunea began as a painter. Yet while he still felt his skills were not quite equal to everything he had in mind, he set about making several carnival masks: with them one could become Woland, Behemoth, Korovyev, or Azazello—whole gang is right in your face (and on your face—ba‑dum‑tss!). Each finished mask was mounted on a sheet of draped cardboard that served as a cloak and then placed in a frame. By the time those were complete, his painting technique had caught up, so the fully rendered illustrations followed.
Woland
The same portrait viewed at an angle
Behemoth
Koroviev
At Patriarch’s Ponds
Pontius Pilate
Mark Ratslyer
Yeshua
And for comparison—Jesus
Matthew Levi
Judas
At Patriarch’s Ponds
Mark Ratslyer
The chase after Woland’s gang
Or in this form
Woland visiting Likhodeev—or is it Likhodeev visiting Woland?
Hella climbing in through Rimsky’s window
And, to conclude, Bulgakov himself against the backdrop of Woland’s cloak
