The painting was painted by Sergey Ivanov in 1908. Sergey Vasilyevich Ivanov (1864-1910) was a Russian genre and history painter, known for his Social Realism.
He attended the Imperial Academy of Arts and graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1885.
Yuri's Day is the Russian name for either of the two feasts of Saint George celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
A Peasant Leaving His Landlord on Yuri's Day by Sergey Ivanov
The Auspicious Incident and the End of the Janissaries
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The *Auspicious Incident* (*Vaka-i Hayriye*) refers to the dramatic
destruction of the Ottoman Janissary corps by Sultan Mahmud II on June 15,
1826. Thou...
