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Vasilii Ivanovich (Vasily) Surikov

Vasilii Ivanovich (Vasily) Surikov (1848 - 1916) was active/lived in Russian Federation.  Vasilii Surikov is known for History, figure and religion painting-architecture.

Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk into a family of Siberian Cossacks, whose ancestors came to conquer Siberia with Yermak in the 16th century (The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak). The future artist grew up among brave and solid people, in severe natural conditions. Surikov said later that Siberia gave him the ideals of historical characters, spirit, strength and health.

He received his first art lessons from his school teacher, N.V.Grebnev, who, seeing the talent of the boy, started to work with him individually. After finishing school in 1868, the young man left for St. Petersburg on horse-back to join the Academy. He spent a year on his journey, because on his way he made frequent stops in the ancient towns through which he passed. In 1869, he entered the Academy of Art, where he studied excellently.

In 1874, Surikov painted his first historical work The Knyaz's (Grand Duke's) Court of Law, in 1875 - Apostle   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4535 characters.]  Artist bio

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