Russia's History Painters: Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past di Stephen M. Norris edito da BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC

Russia's History Painters: Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past

Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past

EAN:

9781350097469

ISBN:

1350097462

Pagine:
144
Formato:
Paperback
Lingua:
Inglese
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Libro Russia's History Painters: Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past di Stephen M. Norris

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Beginning with the 1881 Itinerant Art Exhibition, this book examines the history of modern Russia through the paintings of Vasily Surikov and Viktor Vasnetsov, two of the most important Russian painters of the period. By placing specific paintings and their artists alongside the historical myths and legends depicted in the art, Stephen M. Norris explores in highly readable prose how paintings helped to bring obscure, half-forgotten historical events into the public imagination in the 19th century. Russia's History Painters reveals how Russian history and national identity came to include Kievan princes, Orthodox Christian knights, Cossacks and Peter the Great, among many others. It also analyzes how critics and commentators interpreted these canvases as living entities, encouraging viewers to immerse themselves into the pasts captured on them, and in doing so, to assimilate notions of honour, bravery, and love for the motherland. Analysing 11 pivotal artworks in depth, this accessible book explores how painting has defined Russian history and nationhood up to the present day.

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