Who painted “Victim of fanaticism”?

“Victim of fanaticism” was painted by Mykola Pymonenko in 1899. Where to see it: Fine Arts Museum Kharkiv.

What to look for

Peredvizhniki: academic painting of the time is polished, mythological and Italianate; the Wanderers paint Russian people and places, in earthy colour, with a story to read. French Realism shares the ideals but rarely the storytelling.

Mykola Kornylovych Pymonenko (9 March 1862 – 8 April 1912) was a Ukrainian realist painter who lived and worked in Kyiv. One of his students was Kazimir Malevich, whose early works were influenced by Pymonenko. Wikipedia

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More by Mykola Pymonenko

“Idyll”, 1908
“Waiting for the Blessing”, 1891
“Wedding in Kyiv Gubernia”, 1891
“Yuletide Fortune Tellers”, 1888
“Out of the woods”, 1900
“Russian soldier in the theater”, 1880
“Flower girl”, 1908
“Harvest in Ukraine”, 1896