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victor vasnetsov

1848 - 1926

victor vasnetsov
19th Century
19th Century

victor vasnetsov

Born 1848 Died 1926

Viktor Vasnetsov: Life and Legacy Early Life and Education Born on May 12, 1848, in the village of Vyatka (now Kirov), Russia, Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov came from a family with strong ties to both religion and art. His father was a priest and an amateur painter, fostering Viktor’s early interest in visual arts. He initially pursued theological studies at the Vyatka Seminary but ultimately abandoned this path to dedicate himself to painting. Vasnetsov studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, beginning in 1867, where he encountered and befriended other prominent…

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1926
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