Perov’s Dostoyevsky

Anthony Encounters April 14, 2016December 23, 2021

Yesterday at the National Portrait Gallery I visited the Russia and the Arts exhibition, small but perfectly composed, a rare opportunity to see portraits from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Of course, Perov’s stark Dostoyevsky was the highlight

Fedor Dostoevsky (1872) - Vasily Perov — Fedor Dostoevsky (1872) – Vasily Perov

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Published April 14, 2016December 23, 2021

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kaggsysbookishramblings says:

April 14, 2016 at 10:58

I’m so much looking forward to the exhibition, and particularly this portrait!

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