MIKHAIL VASILIEV (1830-1900) Allegory of the Arts and Sciences

Лот 50

3 0004 000

fragment of an old hand-written letter with a red wax seal 'Paint. Vasiliev/ Highest approval… S. Sheremetiev… ' (on the reverse) oil on board 23 x 47.5 cm This work is probably a sketch for one of the Vasiliev's projects of frescos: he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1848-1849) and at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1849-1857). He received many medals for different fresco projects, such as 'The Judgment of Solomon', 'Saul at Endor sorceress'…

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