Who? | Nikolay Kasatkin | 1897 Gioacchino Assereto angular lines

angular lines

Siemiradzki portrays Alexander as he receives medical treatment from Phillip of Arcarnania

inviting contemplation and introspection

The scene is rendered with epic scale and dramatic intensity

Who? | Nikolay Kasatkin | 1897 Gioacchino Assereto angular linesAbout the artwork: In Who? by Nikolay Kasatkin, painted in 1897, we witness a tense and intimate moment between a soldier and his wife that quietly reveals the social reality of Russia at the time, when military service could last several years. The man has just returned home after a long absence and finds a child who is clearly younger than the number of years he has been away. Instead of anger, the painting shows him leaning toward the table, asking