Apollinary Vasnetsov | |
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Аполлинарий Васнецов | |
 Portrait of Apollinary by his brother, Viktor (1878) | |
| Born | 6 August [O.S. 25 July] 1856 Ryabovo,Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 January 1933(1933-01-23) (aged 76) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1900) |
| Alma mater | Moscow School of Painting |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Peredvizhniki |
| Relatives | Viktor (brother) |
Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (Russian:Аполлина́рий Миха́йлович Васнецо́в; 6 August [O.S. 25 July] 1856 – 23 January 1933) was a Russian painter and graphic artist.[1] He specialised in scenes from the medieval history of Moscow.
Vasnetsov did not receive a formal artistic education. He had studied under his older brother,Viktor, also a famous painter. From 1883, he along with his brother lived and worked inAbramtsevo where he fell under the influence ofVasily Polenov. In 1898–1899, he travelled across Europe. In addition to epic landscapes of Russian nature, Apollinary Vasnetsov created his own genre of historical landscape reconstruction on the basis of historical and archaeological data. His paintings present a visual picture of medieval Moscow. He was a member of theAssociation of Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki) from 1899, and anacademician from 1900. He became one of the founders and supervisors of theUnion of Russian Artists.
Vasnetsov had three elder and two younger brothers. His only sister died at the age of four months. Vasnetsov's father played an important role in the upbringing and education of his sons, teaching them to love nature and to become familiar with the life of birds and animals. Vasnetsov's father died in 1870, which came as a terrible blow for him.
In 1890, Vasnetsov made a journey across the North of theRussian Empire and was able to record beautiful views ofSiberia and theUrals, including the paintings:
In 1895, Vasnetsov visitedthe Caucasus. He was deeply impressed by the beauty of the rugged Caucasus mountains. While there, he climbed the glaciers of Mt.Elbrus, visitedTiflis and lived in theDarial Gorge. He created a great number of hissketches during this period, including:
In 1890, Vasnetsov made a journey across Europe, visiting France and Italy, where he studied the works of famous masters.
At the beginning of 1920, the Committee of Archaeology (the predecessor of the Community for the Saving of Art Monuments) invited Vasnetsov and several other painters (includingVikentii Trofimov) to draw the old places ofVoronezh.
A minor planet,3586 Vasnetsov, discovered by Soviet astronomerLyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1978, is named afterViktor Vasnetsov and Apollinary Vasnetsov.[2]
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