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Vasily Vereshchagin

10 works

Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904) was a Russian painter of war and of his travels in Central Asia and India, known for The Apotheosis of War. Read more

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Seated worshippers in turbans before a white marble mosque with arches, domes and minarets under a blue sky.

Perlenmoschee in Delhi

1876

Painting of a tall pyramid of skulls on a desert plain, with crows perched on top and flying overhead under a blue sky.

Apotheosis of war

1871

Snowy winter landscape with bare trees, a distant village in mist, and three small figures walking across a field.

Winter Landscape

1890

Soldiers in white uniforms fire a volley as horsemen charge across a dusty valley below snowy mountains.

They Attack Unaware

1871

Painting of a snowy battlefield with dead soldiers in the foreground, a mounted officer and troops with a flag, and snowy mou

Battlefield at the Shipka Pass

1878

Crowd of men on horses and camels in a sunlit plaza before a blue-tiled mosque with minarets and domes.

They are triumphant

1872

Snowstorm over a group of huddled figures and an overturned cart, with mounted guards faintly visible at left.

A Resting Place of Prisoners

1878

Night scene of a crowd and soldiers before a stone city wall, with three crosses on a hill at right.

A Crucifixion in the Time of the Romans

1887

Painting of soldiers resting and tending wounded among white tents and scattered rifles, with smoke and fires on distant hill

After the attack. Plevna, 1877-1878

1881

Painting of white-uniformed soldiers with bayonets marching beside a tall fortress wall under a bright blue sky.

By the Fortress Wall. "Let Them Enter

1871

Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904) was a Russian painter of war and of his travels in Central Asia and India, known for The Apotheosis of War. He died in the Russo-Japanese War. Browse 10 works by Vasily Vereshchagin from 5 museums, free to download in HD.