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Viktor Vasnetsov

1848–1926 · Russian Empire · Symbolism

Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (15 May 1848 – 23 July 1926) was a Russian painter and draughtsman who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting, and a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement. Wikipedia

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Russian fairy tales and epic heroes: knights, princesses and bogatyrs in decorative, folk-inspired colour.

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Works

• “Heroes”, 1881–1898 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Knight at the Crossroads”, 1882 — Russian Museum
• “Alyonushka”, 1881 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Ivan Tsarevich on the Grey Wolf”, 1889 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “After prince Igor’s battle”, 1880 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Zmey Gorynych”, 1913
• “Flying Carpet”, 1880 — Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
• “Boyan”, 1910 — Russian Museum
• “Ivan the Terrible”, 1897 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Christianization of Rus”, 1885–1896 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Three Princesses of the Underground Kingdom”, 1881 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “The Frog Tsarevna”, 1918 — House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov
• “Moving House”, 1876 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Baba Yaga”, 1917 — House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov
• “Sleeping Princess”, 1926 — House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov
• “Invitation of the Varangians”, 1913
• “Battle between the Scythians and the Slavs”, 1881 — Russian Museum
• “Snow Maiden”, 1899 — Tretyakov Gallery
• “Gamaun, The Prophetic Bird”, 1897 — Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts
• “The Princess Who Never Smiled”, 1916 — House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov
• “Koschei the Immortal”, 1917 — House museum of Viktor Vasnetsov
• “Oleg's meeting with the magician”, 1899 — State Literature Museum
• “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, 1887 — Russian National Museum of Music
• “Sivka-Burka”, 1926
• “Virgin and Child”
• “Sirin and Alkonost”, 1896
• “Stone Age by Viktor Vasnetsov”, 1882
• “Acrobats (Festival in a Paris Suburb)”, 1877
• “Duel Peresvet with Chelubey”, 1914
• “Baptism of Prince Vladimir”, 1890
• “Self portrait”, 1873
• “Knightly Galloping”, 1914
• “Guslars”, 1899
• “Russian Bishops”, 1896
• “St. Sergius of Radonezh”, 1882
• “Temptation”
• “Oleg`s farewell to his horce”, 1899
• “Flying carpet”, 1926
• “Bogomater”
• “God Son”

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