Artist Vasily Surikov Created 1881 Media Paint | Period Realism Genre History painting | |
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The Morning of the Streltsy Execution is a painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, painted in 1881. It illustrates Streltsy's failed attempted uprising before the walls of the Kremlin. It shows the display of power the Russian government had at during the late years of the 17th century.
The painting can be found at the Tretyakov Gallery
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