Losenko A. P. Vladimir and Rogneda

Losenko A. P.

1757, Glukhov - 1773 St Petersburg

Vladimir and Rogneda

1770

oil on canvas. 211,5 x 177,5
Ж-4975
Received in 1923

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 9
Period 18th century
CategoryHistory Painting
Keywords Ancient Rus' | Classicism | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | Peasants | male costume | headdress | female costume | Prince Vladimir, Vladimir the Great
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Anton Losenko was elected to the Academy and appointed adjunct professor for this work in 1770. It was painted for a programme given to students of the Imperial Academy of Arts on 4 October 1769:

«Consolidating his hold on Novgorod, Prince Vladimir commands Prince Rogvold of Polotsk to givehim his daughter Rogneda in marriage; angered by Rogneda’s refusal, Vladimir gathers his forces, takes the capital of Polotsk by force, kills Rogvold and his two sons and forcibly marries the proud Rogneda.» Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 80.

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