Jacobi V. I. Prisoners’ Rest

Jacobi V. I.

1834, d. Kondrakova Laishevsky County Kazan province - 1902, Nice

Prisoners’ Rest

1861

Paper mounted on canvas, oil. 53 х 75
Ж-7935
Пост. в 1963 из Музея Революции, Ленинград

Period Late 19th century
CategoryGenre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander II (1855-1881) | Art of the 1860s | children | Peasants | Horses
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The hardest and longest road is the one that leads to penal servitude. Children, old men and the sick often found it impossible to cover the thousands of miles to Siberia. Valery Jacoby s picture conveys the harsh sufferings of convicted people. The painting elicited a lively response from his contempo¬raries. The canvas won the artist fame, popularity and the official recognition of the Imperial Acade¬my of Arts, which awarded him a major gold medal.

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