Perov 's painting Troika

Описание: Perov 's painting Troika.

Once, walking down the street, the artist noticed a peasant woman with her son, who perfectly fit into the image of a forced boy. Perov persuaded the lady to allow her son to pose for the canvas. In the course of the work, it turned out that the boy's name is Vasya, he is the only surviving child of his parents, and that great expectations and hopes are pinned on him.
After finishing the image, the master of the brush generously paid the model, and said goodbye to him. The picture really turned out to be alive! The emaciated faces of the children show how difficult it is for them to drag a heavy barrel of water into the icy cold. Gray colors also add gloom to the masterpiece, thereby emphasizing the tragedy of forced labor. The painting was highly appreciated by Tretyakov and acquired it for his gallery. But then the worst thing happened!
A few years later, a woman came to Perov's house, claiming that Vasily Grigorievich had painted a certain Vasya - her son. It was then that the artist remembered about the painting "Troika". The peasant woman begged to sell the canvas, offered any money for it. It turned out that Vasya died and Perov's painting is the only living reminder of him.

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