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This Week’s Art: Polenov’s “Birchwood Alley”
Vasily Polenov, Birchwood Alley

This Week’s Art: Polenov’s “Birchwood Alley”

The first of my renewed “This Week’s Art” articles, where we discuss a particular piece of art, is Vasily Polenov‘ Birchwood Alley (Oil on canvas, 1880). Here’s what it looks like, and click on it for a larger version. 19th century Russian art is something I’ve become more and more intrigued by over the years, and this […]
Jun. 8, 2014
Russ’ Art Blog: The Apotheosis of War

Russ’ Art Blog: The Apotheosis of War

Vereshchagin etched the phrase, "Dedicated to all great conquerors, past, present and future" into the frame of the work
Dec. 2, 2009