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Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov

Russian artist
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Art historian and art critic. Author of The Unknown Russian Avant-Garde and Ivan Kliun.
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Born:
July 25 [Aug. 6, New Style], 1856, village of Ryabovo, Vyatka province, Russia
Died:
Jan. 23, 1933, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. (aged 76)
Notable Family Members:
brother Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov
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Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (born July 25 [Aug. 6, New Style], 1856, village of Ryabovo, Vyatka province, Russia—died Jan. 23, 1933, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Russian historical and landscape painter, graphic artist, and stage designer who was the younger brother of the artist Viktor Vasnetsov. As the son of a priest, Vasnetsov followed family tradition and studied in a seminary. In 1872 he moved to St. Petersburg, where he attempted to enroll in the Academy of Arts. He was not accepted as a student there and instead studied art under his brother’s tutelage while also studying history and natural science. ...(100 of 549 words)

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