In 1874, Vereshchagin left Petersburg for a long journey through India. In landscapes written in India, the artist has shown himself a subtle sense of nature, the harmony of architectural

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin is a unique painter who traveled a lot and accompanied the Russian army in military operations in the Balkans, Central Asia and Japan. Devoting his work to

As far as I know, this picture was written by Vereshchagin in 1872, after a trip to Central Asia. This picture reflects not only the war, since it depicts Muslims

A tireless traveler, Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin went to his first trip to India in the spring of 1874 and spent two years studying various regions of the country and also

According to the laws of wartime, each city, conquered by the enemy, must obey the victor. After entering Moscow, Napoleon immediately appointed from among his entourage those who were supposed

Purely landscape images are typical for the Indian cycle. In the sketch “The Himalayas in the Evening” Vereshchagin conveys the sensation of two worlds that struck him, which later in

This painting was written in 1878, it can be attributed to the Balkan cycle of painted paintings. In it, the artist shows us the value of the victory of the

The nature that surrounds us sometimes is thousands of times more beautiful than anything that is created by the hands of humanity. It is this contrast of the attractiveness of

This picture Vereshchagin painted in the period from 1899 to 1900. The name itself, tells us about the content of this work. The Battle of Borodino is over. The artist,

This work Vereshchagin was written in 1873. It depicts a wounded soldier who is trying to escape from bullets and from war. The smoke from the gunpowder, it seemed to

The paintings of Vereshchagin are famous for their thematic note of the East in Russian art. The picture “Doors of Timur” to that confirmation. It can be attributed to the

Etude “Glacier on the road from Kashmir to Ladakh” develops the theme of power and solemn beauty of the mountains. Descending from the icy heights between the spurs of mountain

1872. Oil on canvas. 123 x 92.4. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. 1870 Vereshchagin again traveled to Turkestan. As a result of these full dangers and adventures of travel, the

In the paintings Vereshchagin revived the great past of India: ancient temples, luxurious palaces, majestic tombs. Fascinated by the beautiful mausoleum of the Taj Mahal, built by the Great Mogul

This picture, one of the most famous among the masterpieces of the artist Vereshchagin. The painting was written in 1871, occupies the leading place in the Turkestan cycle of paintings