The Morning of the Streltsy Execution

The Morning of the Streltsy Execution
Morning of the Streltsy Execution
ArtistVasily Surikov
Year1881
Dimensions218 cm × 379 cm (86 in × 149 in)
LocationTretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Morning of the Streltsy Execution is a painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, painted in 1881. It illustrates the public execution after the Streltsy's failed attempted uprising before the walls of the Kremlin. It shows the display of power the Russian government had during the late years of the 17th century.[1]

The painting can be found at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

References

  1. ^ "Collection — GTG". www.tretyakovgallery.ru. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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