Winter. Shrovetide festivities
- Artist
- Boris Kustodiev
- Date
- 1919
- Style
- Art nouveau
- Genre
- Genre painting
"Winter. Shrovetide festivities" is a vibrant example of genre painting that captures the lively atmosphere of Carnival, a festive season marking the end of the Christian pre-Lenten period. The scene depicts the colorful Shrovetide celebrations just before Lent, showcasing costumes, masks, and joyful communal activities. The artist employs elements of Art nouveau (modern) style, characterized by flowing lines and decorative motifs that enhance the sense of movement and festivity. This painting offers a vivid glimpse into cultural traditions through its detailed and expressive representation of winter festivities.
Related artworks
- SZOSOGRYZARKA ZE ZŁOTYM ZĘBEM by Jacek Yerka
- Woman portrait by Konstantin Korovin
- View to Monadnock by Abbott Handerson Thayer
- Head of a Man with a Hat, a Perspective Frame, and Other Sketches by Vincent van Gogh
- Hand with a Pot, the Knob of a Chair and a Hunk of Bread by Vincent van Gogh
- Whispering Noon by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
- The portrait of Mariinsky Theatre singer Vera Aleekseevna Dorofeeva by Konstantin Korovin
- La Belle Jardiniere – November by Eugène Grasset
- Jack Millet as a Baby by John Singer Sargent
- Henry Tonks by John Singer Sargent