
Vasily Surikov
1848 – 1916 · aged 68
Russian artist (1848-1916)
- Born
- 1848 · Krasnoyarsk
- Died
- 1916 · Moscow
Life timeline
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- 1848BornBorn in Krasnoyarsk
- 1883AwardOrder of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- 1916DiedDied in Moscow
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1848 – 1916).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (Russian: Василий Иванович Суриков; 24 January 1848 – 19 March 1916) was a Russian Realist painter, active in Moscow during Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II's reigns, renowned for his large history pictures. Many of his works have become familiar to the general public through their use as illustrations.
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