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Moscow Courtyard, Polenov
''Moscow Courtyard'' is a landscape painting by the Russian artist Vasily Polenov (1844–1927), completed in 1878. It belongs to Tretyakov Gallery, the State Tretyakov Gallery (inventory 2670). Its dimensions are 64.5 × 80.1 cm.Государственная Третьяковская галерея — каталог собрания / Брук, Яков Владимирович, Я. В. Брук, Иовлева, Лидия Ивановна, Л. И. Иовлева. — М.: Красная площадь, 2006. — V. 4: Живопись второй половины XIX века, книга 2, Н—Я. — 560 p. Поленов Василий Дмитриевич — Московский дворик (HTML). Tretyakov Gallery, Государственная Третьяковская галерея — www.tretyakovgallery.ru. Together with two other works by Polenov from the late 1870s: the paintings ' and ''Overgrown Pond'', the canvas ''Moscow Courtyard'' has been attributed to ...
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Vasily Polenov
Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian: Васи́лий Дми́триевич Поле́нов; 1 June 1844 – 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists. His contemporaries would call him the “Knight of Beauty” as he embodied both European and Russian traditions of painting. His vision of life was summarized as following: “Art should promote happiness and joy”. As a painter and a humanist, he would truly believe in the civilizing mission of Art, Culture and Education. Early life and family heritage As a native of St. Petersburg, Polenov grew up in a wealthy, intellectual and artistic family. During his teenage years, in 1860s, Russia was energized by great minds promoting virtues of democracy, progress, education, and they would stand against oppression. The painter's father, Dmitriy Vasilevich Polenov (1806–1872), was a well known archaeologist and bibliographer. As a representative of the Academy o ...
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