Reaper

Venetsianov A. G.

1780, Moscow - 1847, Poddubie (Tver Province)

Reaper

Mid-1820s

oil on canvas. 30 x 24
Ж-5165
Пост. в 1924 из ГМФ (Ленинград)

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace, Room 13 Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I | женский портрет | Peasants | folk costume | female costume | прически | головные уборы | труд, работа | сельский пейзаж
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This work was first shown at an exhibition of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists (1826–27). Like many works by Venetsianov, it is a genre painting. The reaper’s uncommon apparel, the dynamic turn of her figure in close-up and the charm of the young peasant woman lend the picture a heightened emotional and festive air, symbolising the ideal spiritual and human nature of the Russian peasantry.

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