Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904)
Vereshchagin began his career in the military, but soon his passion for art took over and he began studying at the Academy of Arts. After completing his education, Vereshchagin travelled to the Middle East in the midst of battles. He dedicates a lot of his work to the topic of war, completing The Apotheosis of War, his only fictional piece, with a strong anti-war message. Because of the strong message of the painting, Vereshchagin was not well received in Russia. He left the country, living in Tibet and India. He died in battle during the Russian-Japanese war.
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