1834, Tobolsk - 1882, Kuzminki (now part of Moscow)
Monastic Refectory
1865–76
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Location in museum
The Mikhailovsky Palace,
Room 23
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- Period Late 19th century
- CategoryGenre Painting
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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.
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