The Great Taking of the Veil (Nesterov)

Painting by Mikhail Nesterov

The Great Taking of the Veil

Artist| Mikhail Nesterov
Year| 1897–98
Medium| Oil on canvas
Dimensions| 178 cm × 195 cm (70 in × 77 in)
Location| Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg

The Great Taking of the Veil is an oil-on-canvas painting executed in 1897–98 by the Russian Symbolist painter Mikhail Nesterov. It is now in the collection of the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg.

The canvas depicts a solemn procession of nuns accompanying a novice to the taking of the veil in the Volga countryside, after which she would renounce her worldly life for a life of religious devotion in a nunnery.[1]

In the artist's words: "The theme is sad, but the reviving nature, the Russian north, quiet and delicate ... makes the picture touching, at least for those who have a tender feeling". It ensured Nesterov's election in 1898 to the Russian Imperial Academy of Arts.

## See also[edit]

* 100 Great Paintings, 1980 BBC series
* List of paintings by Mikhail Nesterov

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Great Taking of the Veil". The Virtual Russian Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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* List of paintings
* The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew {1889–90)
* The Great Taking of the Veil (1897–98)
* Portrait of Ivan Pavlov (1930)

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Locations|

* Mikhailovsky Palace and Benois Wing
* Cabin of Peter the Great
* Marble Palace
* Saint Michael's Castle
* Stroganov Palace
* Summer Palace of Peter the Great

Collections|

* The Angel with Golden Hair
* Barge Haulers on the Volga
* The Last Day of Pompeii
* Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
* The Ninth Wave
* The Great Taking of the Veil
* Moonlit Night on the Dnieper
* Ceremonial Sitting of the State Council
* Black Circle
* Cherry
* Mothers, Sisters
* Portrait of Chaliapin
* Portrait of Jack Hunter
* Portrait of Ivan Pavlov
* Red Square
* Red Cavalry
* Cyclist
* Last Supper
* Sadko

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