Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov

1840–1894 (age 54)

Biography

Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov (Russian: Илларион Михайлович Прянишников; 20 March [O.S. 1 April] 1840 – 24 March [O.S. 12 March] 1894) was a Russian painter, one of the founders of the Peredvizhniki artistic cooperative, which broke away from the rigors of their time and became one of the most important Russian art schools of the late 19th century.