Perov V. G. Monastic Refectory

Perov V. G.

1834, Tobolsk - 1882, Kuzminki (now part of Moscow)

Monastic Refectory

1865–76

oil on canvas. 84 x 126
Ж-3000
Пост. в 1906 от М. Г. Алякринского

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 18. Vasily Perov
Period Late 19th century
CategoryGenre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander II (1855-1881) | Art of the 1860s | Aristocrats | clergy, monkhood | secular costume | headdress | liturgical clothing | female costume | male costume | holidays, parades | Food, Drinks | Furniture | crockery
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Vasily Perov was a leading master of genre scenes. This particular work was regarded as a direct attack on the hypocrisy of the church. Such human vices as gluttony, self-interest, arrogance and envy are personified in the figures of the priests sitting at the refectory table, symbolically placed between a woman begging for alms and a crucifix. The bright sunshine pouring in through the window offers hope for the possibility of spiritual renewal. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 176.

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