Tag: Russian
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01 Work, The Art of War, Klaudii Vasilievich Lebedev’s The Fall of Novgorod, with footnotes
The Fall of Novgorod depicts the capture of the City of Novgorod by Ivan III in 1478. Ivan had the city bell—a symbol of self-governance by the citizens—taken down and transported to Moscow. In the painting Marfa Boretskaya, the mayor’s widow and leader of the resistance, stands in silent outrage as Ivan’s troops remove the…
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Valentin Alexandrovich Serov, Portrait of Maria F. Jakuntjikova 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #38
Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (1865 – 1911) Portrait of Maria F. Jakuntjikova, c. (1885 – 1888) Oil on canvas Height: 136 mm (5.35 in); Width: 100 mm (3.93 in) Malmö Art Museum, Malmö, Scania, in southern Sweden Maria Fyodorovna Andreyeva was the stage name of Maria Fyodorovna Yurkovskaya (July 4, 1868 – December 8, 1953), a Russian/Soviet actress and…
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Ryzhenko Pavel Viktorovich, Peresvet victory 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of Russian mythology, With Footnotes – 101
Ryzhenko Pavel Viktorovich Peresvet victory, c. 2005 Oil on canvas 170×210 cm Private collection Alexander Peresvet was a Russian Orthodox Christian monk who fought in a single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-murza at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo (8 September 1380), where they killed each other. He is believed to have hailed from…
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Vladimir Borovikovsky, Portrait of Maria Lopukhina 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #34
Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825) Portrait of Maria Lopukhina, (1777-1805), c. 1797 Oil on canvas 72 × 53.5 cm (28.3 × 21 in) Tretyakov Gallery Princess Anna Petrovna Lopukhina (Russian: 8 November 1777 – 25 April 1805) was a royal mistress to Emperor Paul of Russia. In 1798, She replaced Catherine Nelidova as the chief mistress. She was the…
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Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825), Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina (1785-1855), c. 1799 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #33
Vladimir Borovikovsky, (1757–1825) Portrait of Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina (1785-1855), c. 1799 Oil on canvas 72.8 × 59.6 cm (28.6 × 23.4 in) Tretyakov Gallery Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina, Serene Princess of Italy, Countess Suvorov-Rymniksky (1785 -1855 ) was a Russian noblewoman and maid of honour. Her portrait is one of the best female portraits painted by Borovikovsky at…
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