Born 1848, village Lopyal (Viatka province) - Died 1926, Moscow
Painter, monumentalist, illustrator and architectural theatre designer.
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Paintings
Gamayun - a Prophetic Bird. 1895.
Museum of Fine Arts, Makhachkala, Daghestan.
Sirin and Alkonost. A Song of Joy and Sorrow. 1896.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Grozny. (Ivan the Terrible). 1897.
Oil on canvas, 247 x 132 cm.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
The Snow-Maiden. 1899.
Oil on canvas.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Psaltery Players. 1899.
Watercolor on paper.
Perm Picture Gallery.
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Winter Landscape.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Bayan (the bard's name). 1910.
Oil on canvas.
The Russian Museum.
Portrait of O.V Vasnetzova (the Artist's Daughter). 1912.
Oil on canvas, 116 x 74cm.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
A mighty leap. 1914.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
The Princess who Wouldn't Laugh. 1914-1916.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
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The Frog Princess. 1901-1918.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
The Mighty Hero Dobrynia Nikitich Fights the Seven-Headed Serpent. 1913-1918.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
In a Tavern. 1919.
Pencil, watercolor and white on paper, 52,5 x 42 cm.
The Sleeping Beauty. 1900-1926.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
Baba Yaga (Old Forest Child-Eating Witch). 1917-1926.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum,
Moscow.
Kashchei the Immortal (An Evil Fairy-Tale Personage). 1917-1928.
Oil on canvas.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
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Illustrations
Song of Prince Oleg's Prophecy. Illustration for the poem "A Song of Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
Watercolor on paper.
The Literature Museum, Moscow.
Prince Oleg Meets the Prophet. 1899. Illustration for the poem "A Song of Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
The Literature Museum, Moscow.
Prince Oleg Bids his Horse Farewell. Illustration for the poem "A Song of Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
The Literature Museum, Moscow.
Prince Oleg Over the Bones of his Horse. Illustration for the poem "A Song of Oleg's Prophecy" by A.S.Pushkin.
The Literature Museum, Moscow.
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Theatre
Berendeyevka, a Settlement Over the River. Set design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Tsar Berendey's Chambers. Set design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Spring the Beauty. Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Berendey women. Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Mizgir. Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
The Old Bachelor and Spinster. The Snow Maiden and Lel the Herdsman. Costume design for play by A.N.Ostrovsky "The Snow-Maiden".
Watercolor on paper.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Architectural and Monumental Design
Alipiy the Painter. 1885-1896. Sketch of wall-painting for Vladimir cathedral in Kiev.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
The Judgment Day. 1885-1896. Sketch of wall-painting for Vladimir cathedral in Kiev.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Russian Pavilion on Paris World Exhibition. Architectural design. 1898. Facade of Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Architectural design. 1900.
V.Vasnetzov Home-Museum, Moscow.
Shroud of Christ. 1901.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
The Descent to Hades. 1896-1904. Sketch of mosaics for St.George Church in Gus-Khrustalny.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Crucifixion. 1896-1904. Sketch of mosaics for St.George Church in Gus-Khrustalny.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Biography:
Vasnetzov has studied at the Ecclesiastical school in Viatka (1858-1862), at the Ecclesiastical seminarian in Viatka (1862-1867), but left before the very last year, the philosophy course.
In 1866 the artist has created 75 drawings for the A.Trapitzin book "Russian proverbs and sayings".
He worked on his first paintings in 1867. Has moved to St. Petersburg, was admitted to Academy of Arts, but studied the first year at the Drawing school OPKh (Society for the Encouragement of the Arts). Studied at the Academy of Arts (1868-1875) under P.Bassin, V.Vereshchagin and P.Tchistiakov.
In 1870 Vasnetzov was rewarded the Big Silver Medal at the Academy of Arts.
He left the Academy in 1875.
From 1874 the artist participated in exhibitions including TPKh (Fellowship of Traveling Art Exhibitions - The Wanderers) in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and Kharkov, World of Art, SRKh (Union of Russian Artists), and religious painting exhibitions.
He has visited France in 1876-1877, and Italy in 1885.
Was a member of TPKh from 1878.
In 1879 Vasnetzov has moved to Abramtsevo (near Moscow), and lived in the Akhtyrka village. He has created paintings on historical themes and fairy-tales, designed decor for a home stage performance of Abramtsevo circle "Snow-Maiden" (play by A.N.Ostrovsky).
He has worked on wall-paintings for Vladimir's Cathedral in Kiev (1885-1886), designed a chapel on the tomb of A.Mamontov in Abramtsevo (1891), made sketches and originals of wall-paintings for a church in Gus-Khrustalny (1896-1904), and sketches of mosaics for St.Alexander Nevsky in Warsaw (1906-1911).
Vsnetzov was given noble title by the tsar Nikolai II, "including all descendants" (1912).
In 1917-1926 the artist created a series of paintings on Russian fairy tale motifs.
The artist held one-man shows: 1903 in OPKH, 1912-1913 in Historical Museum (Moscow).
Exhibitions abroad: World Exhibition, Paris (1900), exhibition of Russian Art in Berlin (1922), 1924-1925 - in USA.
Vasnetzov died in 1926 in his house in Moscow.