Vassily Ivanovitch Sourikov (ВасилийИвановичСуриков) (January 24th 1848 (Calendar Julien: January 12th) – March 19th 1916 (Calendar Julien: March 6th)) pertaining to the travelling Peintres is a Russian realistic painter (Передвижники) (Russian artistic movement, 1870-1923). It is largest of the Russian painters of historical scenes of large scales. Its masterpieces belong to the most known paintings of Russia.

Biography

Sourikov is born with Krasnoïarsk, in a family of cossacks installed for a long time in Siberia. After having made its general studies on its native soil, he studies 1869 with 1871 with the imperial Académie of arts of Saint-Pétersbourg under the supervision of Pavel Tchistiakov.

In 1877, Sourikov settles with Moscow, where it contributes to imposing frescos of the Cathédrale of the Christ-Saver. In 1878 it marries Elisabeth Charais, a grand-daughter of the decembrist Svistounov. In 1881 it joined the movement of the travelling painters . Starting from 1893 he is regular member of the academy of arts of Saint-Pétersbourg. He dies in 1916 in Moscow, where he is buried with the Cimetière Vagankovo.

Vassily Sourikov painted scenes reflecting the life of ordinary people of Russia of formerly. A remarkable aspect of its work is its original manner to represent space (see nonlinear prospect) and the movement of people.

The institute of art of Moscow as well as a Muscovite street bear its name. A museum dedicated to the painter was open in 1948 in its native house which currently belongs to the museum. One can amongst other things see some of his works there, but it is in the Galerie Tretiakov as with the Russian Musée that are exposed most significant of them. A monument in its honor was inaugurated with Krasnoïarsk in 1954 by its great-grandsons, Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky.

Principal works

• the morning of the execution of the Streltsy (1881, Gallery Tretiakov).
• Menchikov with Bérésovo (1883, Tretiakov Gallery).
• execution of Boyarina Pajaritar Morozova (1887, Tretiakov Gallery) (see the article on the Old Believers).
• the conquest of the Siberia by Ermak (1895, Russian Museum).
• the crossing of the Alps of Souvorov (1899, Russian Museum)).
• Stepan Rasin (started in 1910, Russian Museum)

External bonds

• Biography of the painter and some of his works
• Information on the painter and his works
• Other works of Sourikov

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