person
Vasily Vereshchagin
Vereshchagin
also: Верещагин
Russian battle painter (1842-1904) known for unflinching, often grim depictions of war and captivity; Laevsky compares one of his paintings, of condemned men languishing at the bottom of a well, to the Caucasus itself.
Reading notes
- The Duel §43 Vereshchagin
Vasily Vereshchagin, the Russian battle painter known for unflinching depictions of war and captivity; Laevsky compares one of his paintings to the Caucasus itself.