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 Renaissance sculptors as Michelangelo. Although Kustodiev travelled extensively across Europe, he only painted a few obligatory views of Paris, Seville, Venice and the Swiss Alps. The artist much preferred to ...