Self-Portrait (Aleksei Venetsianov, 1811)
Aleksei Venetsianov (1780-1847) is probably best known for his paintings of peasants and peasant life done primarily in the 1820s and 30s. His reputation rests on these works, and a selection follows below.
Those old shirts and jackets were so elegant. I sort of wished we still dressed that way.
Comment by wrjones — Tuesday, 30 September 2008 @ 1330
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Those old shirts and jackets were so elegant. I sort of wished we still dressed that way.
Comment by wrjones — Tuesday, 30 September 2008 @ 1330