Vasilij Veresjtjagin

(1842–1904) rysk konstnär

Vasilij Veresjtjagin (1842–1904) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Vasilij Veresjtjagin belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Vasilij Veresjtjagin was born in Cherepovets and died in Lüshunkou District. Vasilij Veresjtjagin trained at Naval Cadet Corps and Imperial Academy of Arts. Vasilij Veresjtjagin studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Vasilij Veresjtjagin worked in Paris, India, Japan, and People's Republic of China. Wikidata associates Vasilij Veresjtjagin with Orientalism and realism. Vasilij Veresjtjagin became a member of Serbian Learned Society and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Vasilij Veresjtjagin was awarded Order of St. George, 4th class.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Apotheosis of War’. The works belong mainly to the genres military art, landscape painting, and genre painting. The catalogue has 75 works by Vasilij Veresjtjagin with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1925. Works by Vasilij Veresjtjagin are held by several collections, among them Tretjakovgalleriet, Museum of Patriotic War 1812, Brooklyn Museum, and Tretyakov Gallery.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John Gast, Thorvald Niss, Edith Martineau, Marie Collart, and Süleyman Seyyit.

• Impressionism
• The Apotheosis of War