Russian Painters
The traditional Russian painting is one of the world’s most important schools of thought. Through generations, artists and artists’ ideas of teachers have been passed on to students. To this day, Russia produces outstanding works in technical perfection and with love for the subject. This generally acknowledged high quality of traditional Russian painting is all the more amazing considering the fact that icons were created exclusively in this country for more than 800 years. With the opening to the west at the time of Peter the Great, the timid transition from egg-tempered wood on wood to the oil painting on canvas took place in the first foremost portraits. But it was…
Peredwishniki Movement: Realism and Social Commentary
The Russian art of the second half of the 19th century was marked by critical democratic and social realism. In 1870, the cooperative was established for “Peredwishniki” (Wanderer) exhibitions, which led to the prominence of realism. The influence of “Peredwishniki” on society, art, and politics was significant. The innovations of artists from the late 1880s to the early 1890s further emphasized realism. The impressionism of the Moscow School became prominent and persisted despite socialist persecution until the end of the 20th century. From the 1890s, symbolism began to emerge in Russian art, exemplified by artists like Mikhail Wrubel, acquiring a national character. The main characteristics of the Peredvizhniki movement included…
