Surikov V.I. Taking a Snow Town

Surikov V.I.

1848, Krasnoyarsk - 1916, Moscow

Taking a Snow Town

1891

oil on canvas. 156 x 282
Ж-4235
Received in 1908
Сведения о реставрации:
Реставрация: Бриндаров А.Б.

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 36
Period Late 19th century
CategoryGenre Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander III (1881-1894) | The Peredvizhniki, Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions | male costume | folk costume | headdress | female costume | game | Siberia | winter
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This is the only large picture by Vasily Surikov without historical content. Painted in Krasnoyarsk, it was inspired by the artist’s childhood memories. He portrays an amusing game typically played on the last day of Shrovetide. A small town would be built from snow and ice. One group would guard the town while the other attacked. This game possibly came from the Cossacks in remembrance of the subjugation of Siberia. Surikov’s painting is an expression and celebration of the Russian character. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 195.

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Year: 2010 | An interactive program | Language:

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