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Alley of the Summer Garden

Ivan Shishkin had a masterly command of the art of quill drawing and addressed etching and lithography early in his career. The motif of this particular drawing is unique to his oeuvre and virtually ...

Portrait of Fyodor Sologub

This portrait of Fyodor Sologub was commissioned from Boris Kustodiev in 1907 by Nikolai Ryabushinsky, editor and publisher of the Golden Fleece magazine. Five years later, in 1912, the artist also s...

San Gimignano

Nicholas Roerich travelled across Italy from April to September 1906. He was particularly captivated by the unspoiled beauty of the historical architectural ensembles in the Tuscan hill-towns of Sien...

Horses at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice

Boris Kustodiev toured Italy in the company of Dmitry Stelletsky from 29 May to early August 1907. They visited Venice, Florence and Rome, admiring the works of the Venetian school and such Renaissan...

Portrait of Princess Olga Orlova

This charcoal and pastel portrait was Valentin Serov ’s second attempt to create a portrait of Princess Olga Orlova. In 1911, he painted a large oil portrait on canvas, depicting the stylish aristocr...

Venice, Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri ) crosses the Rio di Palazzo in Venice. Built by Antonio Contino in 1602, this enclosed passageway connected the court rooms in the Doge’s Palace with ...

Via Tornabuoni in Florence

Valentin Serov visited Italy in 1904, but was not impressed: “I expected much from Florence... The architecture is unattractive. The Campanile di Giotto is fine, but not captivatingly so, as I had im...

Graphic Art

Alley of the Summer Garden

Portrait of Fyodor Sologub

San Gimignano

Horses at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice

Portrait of Princess Olga Orlova

Venice, Bridge of Sighs

Via Tornabuoni in Florence

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