Word: theperedvizhniki
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1987-1987
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...response to this anti-academic feeling, atightly-knit association of some of the mosttalented painters formed a group known as thePeredvizhniki, or the Circle of Itinerants.Dedicated to the "fostering of love of art insociety," the Itinerants mounted travellingexhibitions of their work to provide theinhabitants of the provinces with the opportunityto keep up with the achievements of Russian art.In their painting, then, the Itinerants embodiedthe intellectual spirit of the age. Turning to thepeople both for the source and the end of theirart, they created a body of work intensely andself-consciously Russian in its character,execution and function...
| 1 |