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ATTRIBUTED TO VASILY PAVLOVICH GURIANOV (1867–1920)
The Virgin with Martha and Mary
c. 1912-13RCIN 407589
Following the death of her husband, Grand Duchess Elizabeth founded a convent in Moscow dedicated to Sts Martha and Mary, and commissioned leading contemporary artists to design and decorate its buildings. The icon painter Vasily Gurianov worked for members of the imperial family in the years before the Revolution.
Placed at the Frogmore mausoleum by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, 1913
Placed at the Frogmore mausoleum by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, 1913
