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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...