Boyaryna Morozova by V.Surikov (1884-1887, Tretyakov gallery) detail 01

Författare/Upphovsman:

Vasilij Surikov

Kreditera:

en:Old Believers

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/68a1e

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

752 x 682 Pixel (460072 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

A fragment of painting Boyarynya Morozova by Vasily Surikov depicting a defiant Old Believer arrested by the Czar's authorities in 1671. She holds two fingers raised: a hint of the old "proper" way of crossing oneself: with two fingers, rather than with three.

Licens:

Public domain