Vorobyov M. N. Yelagin Island at Night

Vorobyov M. N.

1787, Pskov - 1855, St Petersburg

Yelagin Island at Night

Late 1810s or early 1820s

Paper mounted on cardboard, watercolours, ink, nib. 20,3 х 30,2
Р-13117

Period Early 19th century
CategoryLandscape
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I (1825-1855) | Romanticism | St. Petersburg – Petrograd – Leningrad | boat, sailing ships, ships | cityscape | summer | night | clouds | moonlit night
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The stormy sea, the moon reflected in its waters and the calm «unceremonial» view selected by the artist are typical features of Romantic works of art. This small watercolour fully expresses the same emotions that a painting does. The Romantic artists often used such a technique in order to demonstrate how a drawing can include just as many possibilities as a painting. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 116.

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