Holy Face image Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (1848-1916)
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov – Holy Face image
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Painter: Vasily Ivanovich Surikov
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Surikov was a famous Russian artist who was a devotee of historical painting. He also painted portraits and sometimes turned to religious themes. Contemporaries often considered him a nonprofessional who takes tragedy and epicism, but his professionalism Surikov’s professionalism can be judged by the following episode: when he was finishing his painting "Boyarynya Morozova", an artist friend of his came to see him. Looking at the huge canvas stretched on the wall, he pointed out to Surikov the strip of snow below and advised him to remove it, because it did not play a role in the plot of the picture, only made it more unwieldy.
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Description of Vasily Surikov’s painting "The Unmade Image".
Surikov was a famous Russian artist who was a devotee of historical painting. He also painted portraits and sometimes turned to religious themes. Contemporaries often considered him a nonprofessional who takes tragedy and epicism, but his professionalism
Surikov’s professionalism can be judged by the following episode: when he was finishing his painting "Boyarynya Morozova", an artist friend of his came to see him.
Looking at the huge canvas stretched on the wall, he pointed out to Surikov the strip of snow below and advised him to remove it, because it did not play a role in the plot of the picture, only made it more unwieldy. "Not at all," Surikov replied. - How could I remove it. Then the sleigh won’t run."
"The Unmercenary Image" is Surikov’s appeal to religious themes. Once the king of Mesopotamia was seriously ill - so much so that no one could cure him. Having heard rumors that there is a man wandering around Judea who can heal the sick, and that after meeting him the saints can see and the homeless can walk, the king sent an ambassador to Christ to beg him to come to Mesopotamia. Christ refused, instead taking a cloth from the ambassador, washing and wiping his face with it, after which his image remained on the cloth.
This very moment is depicted in the painting - Christ holding out the resulting uncreated image to the ambassador in white robes. His posture suggests mercy and that this action is customary for him. He sees nothing unusual in it. But people around look, surprised, confused, the ambassador’s face speaks of fear and hope at the same time - he was going for the prophet, and will bring a rag, but not a simple one, but a wonderful one... Above the scene is a sky full of clouds, grayish and faded from the heat. The camel and the horse do not understand the animation reigning among the people and stand still.
One old man covers his eyes as if he cannot bear the bright light pouring into them.
A small miracle has taken place.
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The picture has something of this: people, group, many, man, woman, music, crowd, veil, wear, war, pain, celebration, weapon, force.
Perhaps it’s a painting of a group of people standing next to each other in front of a crowd of people sitting and standing.