Where Is Boyarina Morozova? See It at State Russian Museum

Q: Who was Boyarina Morozova?

A 17th-century Russian noblewoman who opposed church reforms and was imprisoned for her beliefs by Tsar Alexis This work dates to 1887.

Q: Where is this painting?

You can see it at State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This oil on canvas work is part of their permanent collection. Vasily Surikov created it around 1887.

Q: How large is this painting?

The canvas measures 304 × 587.5 cm (120 × 231 inches), one of the largest in Russian art This work dates to 1887.

Vasily Surikov executed this epic 1887 canvas depicting Feodosia Morozova being taken to her death. The noblewoman raises two fingers in the old blessing, defying the church reforms she opposed. A crowd of onlookers reacts with varied emotions.

The massive painting measures 304 × 587.5 cm in oil on canvas. Surikov spent years researching this moment from Russian history. The work dominates a wall at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

A 17th-century Russian noblewoman who opposed church reforms and was imprisoned for her beliefs by Tsar Alexis This work dates to 1887.

You can see it at State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This oil on canvas work is part of their permanent collection. Vasily Surikov created it around 1887.

The canvas measures 304 × 587.5 cm (120 × 231 inches), one of the largest in Russian art This work dates to 1887.

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