{"product_id":"russias-history-painters-stephen-m-norris-9781350097452","title":"Russia's History Painters: Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the 1881 Itinerant Art Exhibition, this book examines the history of modern Russia through the paintings of Vasily Surikov and Viktor Vasnetsov, two of the most important Russian painters of the period. By placing specific paintings and their artists alongside the historical myths and legends depicted in the art, Stephen M. Norris explores in highly readable prose how paintings helped to bring obscure, half-forgotten historical events into the public imagination in the 19th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussia's History Painters \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how Russian history and national identity came to include Kievan princes, Orthodox Christian knights, Cossacks and Peter the Great, among many others. It also analyzes how critics and commentators interpreted these canvases as living entities, encouraging viewers to immerse themselves into the pasts captured on them, and in doing so, to assimilate notions of honour, bravery, and love for the motherland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnalysing 11 pivotal artworks in depth, this accessible book explores how painting has defined Russian history and nationhood up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen M. Norris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350097454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350097452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen M. Norris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587710890239,"sku":"9781350097452","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russias-history-painters-stephen-m-norris-9781350097452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}