Friday, September 30, 2011

Vasily Vereshchagin

Russian artist who traveled extensively in central Asia, India, and the Middle East. Above, Mausoleum of Gur Emir, Samarkand, 1869

Tombs in Samarkand, 1869

At the Fortress -- Let them in, 1871

The Apotheosis of War, 1871

Sudden Attack, 1872

The Doors of Tamerlane, 1872-1873

A Pause During Combat, 1873

Jerusalem, The Kings' Tombs, 1885

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