Vasily Perov

Vasily Perov (1834-1882) was a Russian painter of genre scenes and portraits. Many of his works display humor or irony, but others are dead serious. His paintings show him to be a keen observer of all levels of Russian society. Here is a YouTube movie about Perov (in Russian with English subtitles), focusing on the final painting of this set, his portrait of Dostoyevsky.

A Meal in the Monastery (1865-76)

 Amateur (1862)

 Arrival of a New Governess in a Merchant House (1866)

 Arriving at the Inquiry (1857)

 Easter Procession in a Village (1861)

 First Christians in Kiev (1880)

 The Hunters at Rest (1871)

 Incorrigible One (1873)

Portrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1872)