Russian Painter, 1848-1916
Russian painter. He is principally noted for his treatment of episodes from the 17th century and the medieval period of Russian history. These works are remarkable for their thoroughly researched and detailed rendering of settings and costume and the drama of their presentation. Surikov was also an accomplished portrait painter and incorporated a large number of portrait studies into his history paintings.
The Fallen Demon,on the death of Mikhail Vrubel (mk19)
Painting ID:: 22360 new7/Vasily Surikov-395624.jpg
1910
Water-colour and pen on paper,48 x 56.6 cm
Russian Museum,Saint Petersburg