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Easter as Depicted by Russian Painters

9 Apr 2018

As the main feast of the Orthodox Church, Easter resonated strongly in the paintings of a series of Russian artists.
Nikolai Koshelev, 1855 (?). Children Rolling Easter Eggs

Vasily Perov, 1861. Easter Procession in a Village

Ilya Repin, 1883. Religious Procession in Kursk Province

Illarion Pryanishnikov, 1893. Easter Procession

Fedot Sychkov, between 1904 and 1914. Kutschki Game (a game of guessing under which pile of earth an Easter egg is hidden)

Nicholas Roerich, 1924. Russian Easter

Stepan Kolesnikov, (date unknown). Before the Easter Service

Grand Duchess Olga Kulikovskaya-Romanova, 1930. Easter Still Life

Ilya Kaverznev, 2005. Easter Sunday

Pavel Ryzhenko, (date unknown). Easter