Who painted “At apiary”?

“At apiary” was painted by Taras Shevchenko in 1843. Where to see it: National Museum Тaras Shevchenko.

What to look for

Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage, in particular the poetry collection Kobzar, is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and to some degree also of the modern Ukrainian language. Wikipedia

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“Mother's Head”, 1838
“Self-portrait as a soldier”, 1847
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