Boyan playing a gusli

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Number:006035

Title:Boyan playing a gusli

Artist: Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)

Museum: State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Method: Oil on cardboard

Created: 1880

School: Russia

Category: Music, Dance
Genre
Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Trend in art: Russian Painting of 19th cen.

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