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Isaac Levitan / Evening Bells

Evening Bells

1892 · Oil on canvas

MovementRRealism
LocationMoscow, Russia
Genrelandscape painting
Dimensions87 × 107.6 cm

Why it matters

A monastery stands at a river bend in the evening light, probably a variation on Levitan's earlier Quiet Abode.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1892.
  • It was shown at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.
  • It has been in the Tretyakov Gallery since 1918.

Based on the Wikipedia article Evening Bells (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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