Viktor Vasnetsov

Viktor Vasnetsov (15 May 1848 - 23 July 1926) was a Russian artist. Themes of his paintings are dedicated to Slavic myths and fairy tales or legends.

Viktor Vasnetsov
Self-portrait 1873
Born 15 May 1848
Lopyal, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire
Died 23 July 1926(1926-07-23) (agedĀ 78)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Field Painting
Training Imperial Academy of Arts
Movement Symbolism; History painting, Peredvizhniki
Works A Knight at the Crossroads, Bogatyrs
Patrons Pavel Tretyakov, Savva Mamontov
The Flying Carpet