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The Great Taking of the Veil (Nesterov)

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The Great Taking of the Veil
ArtistMikhail Nesterov
Year1897–98
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions178 cm × 195 cm (70 in × 77 in)
LocationRussian 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.

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