Wonderful catch of fish

The artist is Losenko

Reporting pensioner work was carried out by Anton Losenko in Paris under the leadership. Reta no later than November 20, 1762 (the time of the artist’s departure to St. Petersburg).

Work on this work was started in the first year of artist’s classes in the workshop. RTU, in 1760, and finished two years later, in 1762. It is a varied copy of the same picture of. Juven (1705; Louvre, Paris). About a wonderful catch of fish is described in the Gospel of Luke (LC., 5: 1–11). Christ chose the fishing boat of Simon Peter to preach the gathered people. He told Peter and his companions to throw the nets. There were so many fish on the network that Jacob and John had to come to the rescue. Scene on the canvas a. P. Losenko depicts the shore of the Sea of ​​Galilee, on which the people gathered to see the miracle of the Lord. Peter fell on one knee in front of Jesus Christ. Andrey, along with Jacob and John, sons of Zevedeev, drag networks. By order of Catherine II, the picture was purchased for IE.

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