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Grigoriy Soroka
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Room in the house on Ostrovki
Painting ID:: 84465
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Grigoriy Soroka
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(Russian, real surname Vasilyev. November 27 [O.S. November 15] 1823-April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1864) was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school.
Soroka was born in Pokrovskoye village (Tver Guberniya), in the family of landowner Milyukov. In 1842-1847 he studied art from Alexey Venetsianov then he was returned to his owner. In 1850s-1860s he resided in his home village. He fell in love with his owners's daughter Lydia but was forcibly married to a serf woman. After the emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, Soroka remained under the serfdom system. He made a formal complaint but it was rejected and he was flogged. Soroka's body was found in the baking room where he had hanged himself. His beloved Lydia poisoned herself soon after. |
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Room in the house on Ostrovki |
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Date 1844(1844)
Medium Oil on canvas
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| Madonna and Child (mk36) | The Emperor's speech | The Trinity with the Genesis | |
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