Vasily Vereshchagin1842–1904Этюд. Афганец
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Погрудное изображение пожилого туркмена в белой рубашке, бежевом халате и в светлой тюбетейке с золотистым орнаментом по краю. Светлый фон состоит из серо-голубых, бежевых, светло-желтых и розовых тонов. В области лица и правого плеча находится глубокая серо-голубая тень. В нижнем правом углу холста подпись «В.В.» коричневым цветом.
Museum of Sergiev Posad
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- 10355-ИХО
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- Il Catalogo statale del fondo museale della Russia
- Immagine: Museum of Sergiev Posad — © Сергиево-Посадский музей-заповедник · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
Nella vita di Vasily Vereshchagin
Tutta la vita1858
Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
He took up drawing seriously and began attending the Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts; it was here that his decision to devote his life to painting finally matured.
1860–1863 · Formazione
Imperial Academy of Arts
1864–1865
Studies with Gérôme in Paris
In Paris he studied and worked under Jean-Léon Gérôme; he spent the winter of 1865-1866 at the Paris academy, completing his formal training in the spring of 1866.
1867
Artist to General Kaufman
He gladly accepted the invitation of Konstantin Kaufman, Governor-General of Turkestan, to serve as artist on his staff — the beginning of his Turkestan period.
2 – 8 June 1868
Defense of the Samarkand Citadel
He received his baptism of fire, enduring with a handful of Russian soldiers the grueling siege of the Samarkand citadel; for his heroism in its defense he was awarded the Cross of St. George, 4th class.
early 1869
The Turkestan Exhibition
With Kaufman's assistance he organized a "Turkestan exhibition" in the capital, showing works painted in Tashkent, Samarkand, the Kazakh steppes, and Turkestan.
