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Пустынник, Mikhail Nesterov, 1888
Mikhail Nesterov, portraitMikhail Nesterov1862–1942

Пустынник

1888 · Painting · 91 × 84 cm

About the painting

In the museum's own words — in Russian

Лето 1888 года Нестеров провел в Троице-Сергиевом Посаде, где много и плодотворно работал. Жизнь монастыря и монастырских скитов, далекая от мирской суеты и исполненная сокровенного смысла, произвела на страстного, импульсивного по натуре художника чрезвычайно сильное впечатление. В Троице-Сергиевом Посаде Нестеров сделал этюды к «Пустыннику» — первой картине, принесшей художнику успех. Это произведение исполнено удивительной тишины и поэзии. В нем в полной мере сказалось свойственное Нестерову несколько пантеистическое мироощущение, растворяющее человека в бытии окружающей его природы. В этом «растворении» художник видел необходимое условие достижения той гармонии, о которой «в миру», и тем более в городах, осталось только грезить.

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Другим аспектом той же темы является в картине мотив странничества, поиска «истинного пути», духовного искательства, который ранее разрабатывался, преимущественно, в русской классической литературе, а на рубеже ХIХ-ХХ века захватил и другие области, включая философию и изобразительное искусство. Каталог выставки в Малаге "ЭПОХА ДЯГИЛЕВА в русском искусстве конца ХIХ — начала ХХ столетия из собрания Русского музея". 2015.

State Russian Museum

Particulars

1888 · aged 26
18621942
Accession number
Ж-4337

Meanwhile, in the life of Mikhail Nesterov

The whole life
  1. 1874–1886 · Education

    Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture

  2. May 1886

    Daughter Olga is born; his wife dies

    In May 1886 Nesterov's daughter Olga was born and his wife Maria Ivanovna died. He later carried the image of his beloved wife into many of his works.

  3. 1889

    “The Hermit” at the 17th Peredvizhniki show

    Shown at the 17th Peredvizhniki exhibition, “The Hermit” caused a stir and placed the young Nesterov among the most outstanding painters of the day; the word “mood” recurred in almost every review. Pavel Tretyakov bought the painting.

  4. May 1889

    First journey abroad

    With the money from selling “The Hermit” to Tretyakov, Nesterov set off on his first trip abroad: Warsaw, Vienna, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples with Pompeii and Capri, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Dresden. He brought back dozens of studies on lemon-wood panels, most of them from Capri; his travel diary (20 April – 24 July 1889) is kept in the Presidential Library.

  5. 1890

    Invited to paint St Volodymyr's Cathedral

    Professor Adrian Prakhov, who was in charge of decorating St Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kiev, saw “The Youth Bartholomew” and invited its author. After some hesitation Nesterov agreed — and ended up devoting more than 22 years to church murals and icons.

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1890

“The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew” causes a sensation

The painting, for which Nesterov made landscape studies near the Trinity-Sergius Lavra while living in the village of Komyakino near Khotkovo, provoked the most conflicting opinions, became the sensation of the 18th Peredvizhniki exhibition and was bought by Tretyakov. To the end of his days the artist considered it his finest work.

May one see it?

Unknown

State Russian Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Sep 28, 2026
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What it shows

Self-Portrait (?)Clergy, MonasticismMen's costumePlant

In the catalog

PaintingsOilRussian paintingSoviet paintingImpressionism19th centuryGenre art

Sources

  • State Russian Museum
  • Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
Великий постриг, Mikhail Nesterov, 1898

Великий постриг

1898 · State Russian Museum

Преподобный Сергий Радонежский, Mikhail Nesterov, 1899

Преподобный Сергий Радонежский

1899 · State Russian Museum

Святая Русь, Mikhail Nesterov, 1905

Святая Русь

1905 · State Russian Museum

Портрет О. М. Нестеровой («Амазонка»), Mikhail Nesterov, 1906

Портрет О. М. Нестеровой («Амазонка»)

1906 · State Russian Museum

Автопортрет, Mikhail Nesterov, 1915

Автопортрет

1915 · State Russian Museum

Пейзаж, Mikhail Nesterov, 1917

Пейзаж

1917 · State Russian Museum

Лесной пейзаж, Mikhail Nesterov, 1920s

Лесной пейзаж

1920s · State Russian Museum

Лель (Весна), Mikhail Nesterov, 1933

Лель (Весна)

1933 · State Russian Museum

Два овала, Vasily Kandinsky, 1919

Vasily Kandinsky

Два овала, 1919

Синий гребень, Vasily Kandinsky, 1917

Vasily Kandinsky

Синий гребень, 1917

Импровизация 11, Vasily Kandinsky, 1910

Vasily Kandinsky

Импровизация 11, 1910

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ilya Repin, 1880–1891

Ilya Repin

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1880–1891

Автопортрет (Художник), Kazimir Malevich, 1933

Kazimir Malevich

Автопортрет (Художник), 1933

Red Cavalry Riding, Kazimir Malevich, c. 1932

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Red Cavalry Riding, c. 1932

На жатву (Марфа и Ванька), Kazimir Malevich, 1928-1929

Kazimir Malevich

На жатву (Марфа и Ванька), 1928-1929

Черный квадрат, Kazimir Malevich, c. 1923

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Черный квадрат, c. 1923

Автопортрет (Художник), Kazimir Malevich, 1933

Kazimir Malevich

Автопортрет (Художник), 1933

State Russian Museum

Автопортрет, Kazimir Malevich, 1907

Kazimir Malevich

Автопортрет, 1907

State Russian Museum

Портрет В. В. Стасова, Ilya Repin, 1883

Ilya Repin

Портрет В. В. Стасова, 1883

State Russian Museum

Портрет графа Андрея Бобринского, Ilya Repin, 1903

Ilya Repin

Портрет графа Андрея Бобринского, 1903

State Russian Museum

Автопортрет, Ilya Repin, 1878

Ilya Repin

Автопортрет, 1878

State Russian Museum

Л. Н. Толстой босой, Ilya Repin, 1901

Ilya Repin

Л. Н. Толстой босой, 1901

State Russian Museum

Портрет вице-президента Академии художеств графа И. И. Толстого, Ilya Repin, 1899

Ilya Repin

Портрет вице-президента Академии художеств графа И. И. Толстого, 1899

State Russian Museum

Портрет М. Горького, Ilya Repin, 1899

Ilya Repin

Портрет М. Горького, 1899

State Russian Museum