Surikov V.I. Siberian Woman

Surikov V.I.

1848, Krasnoyarsk - 1916, Moscow

Siberian Woman

1909

oil on canvas. 88,8 х 77,5
Ж-10730
Received in 1983

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 37
Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas II (1894-1917) | The Peredvizhniki, Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions | female portrait | hairstyles | female costume | Furniture
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A great history painter and master of epic pictures, Vasily Surikov produced a large number of portraits towards the end of his career. Disclosing the individual personalities of each subject, the artist also managed to convey his concept of an ideal. This work depicts a handsome woman admiring her reflection in a mirror. Painted in harmonious tones of brown and deep blue, this portrait has much in common with such historical masterpieces as Titian’s Venus with a Mirror and Francesco Melzi’s Female Portrait. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 198.

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