On the 165th anniversary of Viktor Vasnetsov

Viktor Vasnetsov died on July 23, 1926, in Moscow. Vasnetsov was a pioneer and the figurehead in Russian art of the "Quest for Rus" epoch (initiated by Igor Grabar), ushering in new ideas and developments that radically changed the course of Russian art at the turn of the 20th century. // Self-portrait, 1873