Schwartz Vyacheslav. Scene from the Domestic Life of Russian Tsars (Playing Chess). 1885

Schwartz V.G.

1838, Kursk - 1869, Kursk

Schwartz Vyacheslav. Scene from the Domestic Life of Russian Tsars (Playing Chess). 1885

1865

oil on картон, наклеенный на холст. 26,5 х 33
Ж-1444
Пост.: 1907 от Г.З. Агафонова (С.-Петербург)

Period Late 19th century
CategoryHistory Painting, Genre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexis Mikhailovich | The Romanovs | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | светский костюм | игра
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Vyacheslav Schwartz, who was the first person in Russian art to paint genre scenes with a historical setting, depicts Alexis Mikhailovich playing chess with one of his boyars. This was a favourite entertainment for the Tsar when he was with a group of close associates with whom he liked to shut himself away in the evening. The game was so popular at court that there were special craftsmen serving in the Armoury Palace whose job was to make and repair chess pieces.

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