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Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov
Born; 31 May 1862
Ufa, Russian Empire
Died; 18 October 1942
Moscow, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Training; Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Imperial Academy of Arts
Movement; Russian Symbolism
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov was a leading representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. He studied under Pavel Tchistyakov at the Imperial Academy of Arts, but later allied himself with the group of artists known as the Peredvizhniki. His canvas The Vision of the Youth Bartholomew (1890–91), depicting the conversion of medieval Russian saint Sergii Radonezhsky, is often considered to mark the inauguration of the Russian Symbolist movement.
From 1890 to 1910, Nesterov lived in Kiev and St Petersburg, working on frescoes in St. Vladimir's Cathedral and the Church on Spilt Blood, respectively. After 1910, he spent the remainder of his life in Moscow, working in the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent.
As a devout Orthodox Christian, he did not accept the Bolshevik Revolution but remained in Russia until his death, painting the portraits of prominant Russianns including; Ivan Ilyin, Ivan Pavlov, Ksenia Derzhinskaia Otto Schmidt, and Vera Mukhina, among many others. More of his work here.
Some of the paintings in the video at the bottom of the page are by other russian painters of the same period.
This is an excellent site showing some of his many works.
http://www.abcgallery.com/N/nesterov/nesterov.html
Thank you for painting.
ReplyDeleteCan't deny he was a good artist, I'm just not a fan of his chosen subject matter.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can see one of the very best things organised religion has given the world is a whole heap of religious works of art, painted for all sorts of different reasons and at all different times in history. Religion has always been one of the main inspirations for art. I believe every thing has some good in it some where and I guess I've always seen the 'good' in mainstream organised religion as the art which it produced. I like this particular painter because I like his decorative style and the symbolism which to me is reminiscent of other arts and crafts revivalists who painted at the turn of the century. I think his work can be compared to the decorative works of some of the late 19th early 20th century artists who originated from the Glasgow school of Art.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I should have written this in the first place and not taken the lazy 'copy/ paste route
I agree with Mitchy, in fact that would have been my comment. Quite a good artist, I'm just not a fan of his chosen subject matter.
ReplyDeleteSome very interesting paintings. Thanks, Loretta.
ReplyDeletealmost like photos ~ but somehow more real
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the art sunday tour:
http://nemo4sun.multiply.com/journal/item/439/art_sunday_tour