Davici 500pc The Three Bogartyrs Viktor Vasnetsov 2
Having done Victor Vasnetsov's Sivka-Burka as a 400pc Dreamton jigsaw and found some information on him, I thought I'd look to see what else I could find in my files by the artist.
This is a collage from a DaVici jigsaw from the Tretyakov Gallery collection. I wish I'd bought this one before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Davici Tretyakov Gallery 500pc Bogatyrs by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov 1898.
The cut includes three large shields with lots of medieval warfare whimsies. It's interesting to see the same kinds of mace and other elements crop up in Ihor's cut that I used for Sivka-Burka.
I believe that this is Vasnetsov's best known painting.
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (1848 – 1926) was a Russian artist who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting, and a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Vasnetsov
Vasnetsov trained & worked in St Petersburg, where he became associated with Pepin & the Peredvizhniki movement. In 1876-7 he worked in Paris, then 1877-1884 in Moscow.
In 1884-1899 he was working on frescoes for St Vladimov's Cathedral Kiev. In Kiev Vasnetsov finally finished Ivan Tsarevich Riding a Grey Wolf and started his most famous painting, the Bogatyrs.
In 1885 the painter travelled to Italy. The same year he worked on stage designs and costumes for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Snow Maiden and then the Rimsky-Korsakov premiere, Sadko.
At the turn of the century, Vasnetsov elaborated his hallmark "fairy-tale" style of Russian Revivalist architecture. His first acclaimed design was a church in Abramtsevo (1882), executed jointly with Vasily Polenov. In 1894, he designed his own mansion in Moscow. The Russian pavilion of the World Fair in Paris followed in 1898. Finally, in 1904, Vasnetsov designed the best known of his "fairy-tale" buildings – the façade of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Between 1906 and 1911, Vasnetsov worked on the design of the mosaics for Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw; he was also involved in the design of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Moscow. In 1912, he was given a noble title by Czar Nicholas II. In 1914, he designed a revenue stamp intended for voluntary collection for victims of World War I.
Even prior to the Russian Revolution, Vasnetsov became active as a regent of the Tretyakov Gallery. He allocated a significant portion of his income to the State Historical Museum, so that a large part of the museum's collection was acquired on Vasnetsov's money. After the October Revolution he advocated removing some of the religious paintings (notably those by Alexander Ivanov) from churches to the Tretyakov Gallery.
Davici 500pc The Three Bogartyrs Viktor Vasnetsov 2
Having done Victor Vasnetsov's Sivka-Burka as a 400pc Dreamton jigsaw and found some information on him, I thought I'd look to see what else I could find in my files by the artist.
This is a collage from a DaVici jigsaw from the Tretyakov Gallery collection. I wish I'd bought this one before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Davici Tretyakov Gallery 500pc Bogatyrs by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov 1898.
The cut includes three large shields with lots of medieval warfare whimsies. It's interesting to see the same kinds of mace and other elements crop up in Ihor's cut that I used for Sivka-Burka.
I believe that this is Vasnetsov's best known painting.
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (1848 – 1926) was a Russian artist who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and romantic nationalistic painting, and a key figure in the Russian Revivalist movement.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Vasnetsov
Vasnetsov trained & worked in St Petersburg, where he became associated with Pepin & the Peredvizhniki movement. In 1876-7 he worked in Paris, then 1877-1884 in Moscow.
In 1884-1899 he was working on frescoes for St Vladimov's Cathedral Kiev. In Kiev Vasnetsov finally finished Ivan Tsarevich Riding a Grey Wolf and started his most famous painting, the Bogatyrs.
In 1885 the painter travelled to Italy. The same year he worked on stage designs and costumes for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Snow Maiden and then the Rimsky-Korsakov premiere, Sadko.
At the turn of the century, Vasnetsov elaborated his hallmark "fairy-tale" style of Russian Revivalist architecture. His first acclaimed design was a church in Abramtsevo (1882), executed jointly with Vasily Polenov. In 1894, he designed his own mansion in Moscow. The Russian pavilion of the World Fair in Paris followed in 1898. Finally, in 1904, Vasnetsov designed the best known of his "fairy-tale" buildings – the façade of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Between 1906 and 1911, Vasnetsov worked on the design of the mosaics for Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw; he was also involved in the design of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Moscow. In 1912, he was given a noble title by Czar Nicholas II. In 1914, he designed a revenue stamp intended for voluntary collection for victims of World War I.
Even prior to the Russian Revolution, Vasnetsov became active as a regent of the Tretyakov Gallery. He allocated a significant portion of his income to the State Historical Museum, so that a large part of the museum's collection was acquired on Vasnetsov's money. After the October Revolution he advocated removing some of the religious paintings (notably those by Alexander Ivanov) from churches to the Tretyakov Gallery.