On March 1, Vasily Polenov’s exhibition “Way of Christ in landscapes” opened at the Russian House in Dar es Salaam.
The Russian artist has created a unique “Gospel cycle” in world art culture, which includes 72 paintings.
In the Russian House, you can now see part of this cycle – 44 reproductions.
The exhibition was opened by the Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, Bishop Konstantin Zaraiskiy, who arrived in Tanzania on an archpastoral visit.
The exhibition can be viewed at the Russian House until March 9, after which reproductions will be exhibited in several cathedrals of Dar es Salaam.
Organizers: The Russian House in Dar es Salaam together with the State Memorial Historical, Artistic and Natural Museum-Reserve of Vasily Polenov with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Tanzania.