Three Great Epochs in Russia (Christianity, Civilization, Freedom)

BOŃCZA-TOMASZEWSKI, J.

1834, St Petersburg - 1899 (?), St Petersburg

Three Great Epochs in Russia (Christianity, Civilization, Freedom)

Late 1870s – 1880s

oil on canvas. 76 х 127
Жб-737
Received in 1930 from the State Hermitage

Period Late 19th century
CategoryAllegory
Keywords The Rulers of the Russian Empire | The Romanovs | Emperors | male costume | Weapon | Royal Regalia | Orders and Medals
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This painting depicts key milestones of Russian history in allegorical form. The figure of Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev with a cross in his hand embodies Rus’s conversion to Christianity in 988. Peter the Great, resting his hand on the rudder of a ship with the Star of St Andrew on his chest, symbolises the beginning of a new era in Russian history that is connected with the Europeanisation of public life. Alexander II, wielding a paper with “19 February 1861” written on it, proclaims the abolition of serfdom and begins the epoch of Liberty.

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