The ‘kokoshnik’ in Russian art (PICS )

Russia Beyond (Public Domain)
Russia Beyond (Public Domain)
The most renowned headdress from Russia had a huge number of forms and types. That is why it inspired many artists.

Ivan Argunov. Portrait of a peasant woman, 1784

Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery

Pyotr Drodzhin. Portrait of a merchant wife wearing a kokoshnik, 1796

Tver Region Art Gallery
Tver Region Art Gallery

Unknown artist. Portrait of Glafira Zimina, a girl from a merchant family, early 19th century 

The Hermitage
The Hermitage

Alexey Venetsianov. Portrait of the artist’s wife, Marfa Venetsianova, 1828

Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery

Alexey Venetsianov. The Nurse with the Child, 1830s

Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery

Karl Bryullov. Svetlana at a fortune-telling, 1836

Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum

Unknown artist. Peasant woman wearing a kokoshnik, 19th century 

Private collection
Private collection

Abram Klyukvin. A woman wearing a Toropets pearl kokoshnik and shawl, early 19th century 

Public Domain
Public Domain

Pimen Orlov. Portrait of an unknown court lady in a Russian dress, circa 1835

The Hermitage
The Hermitage

Alexander Malyukov. Portrait of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, 1836

The Hermitage
The Hermitage

Ivan Kramskoi. Portrait of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, 1881

The Hermitage
The Hermitage

Viktor Vasnetsov. Boyarina (Portrait of Vera Mamontova), 1884

Public Domain
Public Domain

Viktor Vasnetsov. Portrait of a woman wearing a kokoshnik, 1920

Alupka State Museum-Reserve (Vorontsov Palace)
Alupka State Museum-Reserve (Vorontsov Palace)

Konstantin Makovsky. Russian beauty, 1880s

Private collection
Private collection

Konstantin Makovsky. Boyarina by a window, 1890s

Public domain
Public domain

Konstantin Makovsky. Boyarina, 1890s

Public domain
Public domain

Konstantin Makovsky. On the outskirts, 1890s

Public domain
Public domain

Konstantin Makovsky. Cup of honey, 1890s

Public domain
Public domain

Konstantin Makovsky. Portrait of Zinaida Yusupova in a Russian dress, circa 1895

State Historical Museum
State Historical Museum

Konstantin Makovsky. Young Boyarina, 1890s

Private collection
Private collection

Konstantin Makovsky. Portrait of a girl in a Russian dress, 1910

Public domain
Public domain

Mikhail Nesterov, Girl wearing a kokoshnik. Portrait of M.Nesterova, 1885

Private collection
Private collection

Vasily Surikov, Portrait of young woman with a kokoshnik, 1892

Private collection
Private collection

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