In his foreign trips, the artist devoted considerable time to sketches from nature. An example of this can serve as “Aya-Sofia”, where the monumental interior of the Byzantine cathedral in Constantinople is reproduced.
It is felt that AM Gerasimov graduated from the architectural department of the Moscow School of Painting: he is accurate in the transfer of forms and details of construction.
Related Paintings
Santa Sofía – Alexander Gerasimov 
Sainte-sophie – Alexander Gerasimov 
After the rain (Wet Terrace) by Alexander Gerasimov 
Noon. Warm rain by Alexander Gerasimov 
Portrait of the oldest Soviet artists I. Pavlov, V. Baksheev, V. Byalynitsky-Biruli and V. Meshkov by Alexander Gerasimov 
IV Stalin and Voroshilov in the Kremlin by Alexander Gerasimov 
Still life. Wildflowers by Alexander Gerasimov 
Gifts of Autumn by Alexander Gerasimov