1890
oil
canvas
From the collection of Yaroslavl Art Museum
View of the Moscow Kremlin is a 1890 oil by Piotr Petrovitch Veretschagin, a Impressionism work, depicting Kremlin, held at Yaroslavl Art Museum.
This painting depicts a scenic view of the Moscow Kremlin, with the Sofiyskaya Embankment and the Moskva River in the foreground. The Kremlin's buildings and towers are visible in the background, set against a cloudy sky. The artist has used a range of colors to capture the scene, from the muted tones of the buildings to the brighter hues of the sky and water. The painting also features a sense of depth and perspective, with the buildings and trees receding into the distance. For more on the artist's use of light and shadow, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Pyotr Petrovich Vereshchagin (Russian: Пётр Петрович Верещагин; 14 January 1834/36 in Perm – 16 January 1886 in Perm) was a Russian landscape and cityscape painter in the Academic style.
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