Perov Vasily

This artist is known to many, especially for the pictures of “hunting” subjects. “Fisherman”, “Birdies”, “Dovecot” – the names speak for themselves. Being a passionate hunter himself, Perov knew firsthand all the […]

The Russian painter V. G. Perov depicted on canvas in 1859 a motif from folklore. “The scene on the grave” was the interpretation of the song about weeping for the dead. On […]

The Garden of Gethsemane is the retreat of Jesus Christ, where he prayed for the abomination of the cup of sins, the night before he was taken into custody. Very rare in […]

Another name for this painting is “Priest, Deacon and Seminarian.” This satirical canvas depicts two church workers pulling a complete net; a seminarian on the shore is preparing a bucket to put […]

Portrait created in 1857 The Tretyakov Gallery gave Perov a responsible task: it was necessary to write a portrait of Dostoevsky. Most likely, the reason for this was related views. Perova was […]

“Portrait of the writer A. N. Ostrovsky, written in 1871, is considered the most successful and realistic portrait of Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky. Perov always managed to feel the subtle soul nature of […]

Perov – one of the artists of the Wanderers, who were something akin to the Decembrists, only if the Decembrists wanted to change the world with a kind word and a gun, […]

This picture has received universal recognition not only from the artist’s contemporaries, but also from other “artists”. For example, V. Stasov spoke in a positive tone about the “Wires of the Dead”. […]

In 1880, Vasily Perov wrote the painting “The Return of Peasants from a Funeral in Winter”. It was a turning point in the work of the artist who decided to reflect the […]

The painting was created by Perov in 1870. The artwork “The Wanderer” is the first touch of this topic. The picture was of great personal importance to his master. Perov wrote an […]