The Rooks Have Returned

The Rooks Have Returned (Russian: Грачи прилетели, lit. 'The rooks have flown in') is a widely known landscape painting by Russian painter Alexei Savrasov (1830–1897). It was created in 1871 and is kept in the State Tretyakov Gallery (inv. 828). The size of the painting is 62 × 48.5 cm. The painting is considered Savrasov's most famous work, and its appearance is regarded as "an important stage in the development of Russian landscape painting."

Savrasov began working on The Rooks in March 1871. The studies for the future painting were done by the artist during his trip to the Kostroma Governorate, when he was in the village of Molvitino (now the village of Susanino, Kostroma Oblast). The prototype of the church depicted in the painting is the Church of the Resurrection, built in the late 17th century. The place where the artist worked is confirmed by his inscription made in the lower left…

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