«The most Russian artist» – that’s what they call Boris Kustodiev for his bright, vivid, and ironic works inspired by Russian folk painting. But it was Kustodiev who created one of the most impressive depictions of Bakhchysarai in the history of painting – and this despite the artist’s rather cool attitude towards Crimea; he came here for treatment and perceived these trips as an unpleasant necessity. More about this paradoxical masterpiece – in our video.
