Why it matters
A seething crowd of priests, peasants, beggars, officers and provincial elite follows the icon of Our Lady of Kursk through a dusty landscape. It caused controversy because the icon is held by a man who appears to be drunk.
Did you know?
- Repin completed it between 1880 and 1883.
- It highlights perceived abuses by church and state.
- The procession went from the Korennaya Pustyn Monastery to Kursk.
Based on the Wikipedia article Religious Procession in Kursk Governorate (CC BY-SA 4.0).
