Tag: Vasily Ivanovich Surikov

01 Work, The Art of War, Vassily Surikov’s The conquest of Siberia by Yermak, with footnotes

Dec 21, 2023

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Vasily Ivanovich Surikov had been working on this colossal painting for four years and even undertook long trips to the places relevant for the topic of the picture. The painting depicts the final battle of Yermak’s brigade with the vast hordes of enemies under the command of khan Kuchum in 1582. Surikov sees this battle as…