Education
Studied painting from his brother, the artist VM. Vasnetsov.
Studied painting from his brother, the artist VM. Vasnetsov.
In 1870’s village teacher. 1880 did illustrations for journals “Zhivopisnoye obozreniye” and “Vsemirnaya illyustratsiya” in Saint St. Petersburg. From 1883 exhibitor, from 1899 member.
Association of Itinerant Art Exhibitions. From 1890 lived and worked mainly in Moscow. Toured Urals, Siberia and Ukraine.
1898 visited Spain and Paris. From 1890’s concentrated on historical landscapes and reconstructed many architectural landscapes of Ancient Moscow. 1901 — 18 ran landscape class at Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
From 1918 chairman, Commission for the Study of Old Moscow. Many of his works arc displayed at the Tret’yakov Gallery, Russian Museum and other major sov museums.