Vasnetsov

He was born in a remote village in Vyatka in the family of a priest. He died as the first artist of the Russian Empire to be commemorated in the same church he painted. Between these points — a life worthy of a heroic epic.

Viktor Vasnetsov could have become a priest. He became an artist. He could have painted fashionable portraits and earned a fortune. He preferred the impoverished "Knight at the Crossroads" and the misunderstanding of critics. He could have emigrated, like many of his colleagues. He stayed and created a new Russian style that did not exist before him.

This book from the series "The Most Complete Biography" will show you the portrait of a man who painted our childhood. With his victories, defeats, love, and pain.