Shrove Tide Collection

The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c. 1550, by Pieter Bruegh
Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, c.1550. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Russian Ice Mountain on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg, 1850s. Private Collection

Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. Artist: Paterssen, Benjamin (1748-1815)
Catherine the Great Visiting the Ice Mountain in Saint Petersburg, 1788. From a private collection

Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval à Moscou, 1817-1824. Creator: Courvoisier-Voisin, Henri (1757-1830)
Vue des montagnes de glace pendant le carnaval a Moscou, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Magistratskaia Street at Shrove-Tide in 1897, 1897. Creator: Pavel Mikhailovich Kosharov
Magistratskaia Street at Shrove-Tide in 1897, 1897. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings, which capture various remote corners of the Siberian wilderness

Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Artist: Anonymous
Ice Mountains, ca 1814. Private Collection

Merrymakers at Shrovetide, ca. 1616-17. Creator: Frans Hals
Merrymakers at Shrovetide, ca. 1616-17

Tomsk, Magistratskaya Street during the Shrovetide in 1897, 1897. Creator: Kosharov
Tomsk, Magistratskaya Street during the Shrovetide in 1897, 1897. Found in the Collection of State University, Tomsk

The mummers, 1873. Creator: Solomatkin, Leonid Ivanovich (1837-1883)
The mummers, 1873. Found in the Collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Carnival Procession, c. 1660. Creator: Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de (1589-1662)
Carnival Procession, c. 1660. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Taking the Little Snow-town, 1891, (1965). Creator: Vasily Surikov
Taking the Little Snow-town, 1891, (1965). Scene from a Siberian village entertainment, painted in Krasnoyarsk, inspired by the artists childhood memories

Shrove-Tide, 1916, (1939). Creator: Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev
Shrove-Tide, 1916, (1939). Winter scene with traditional sleigh-ride in the snow. Boris Kustodiyev (1878-1927) studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg

Swing Ride at a Russian Fair, 1821. Found in the Collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Russian village in winter, 1915. Private Collection

Russian village in winter, . Private Collection

Russian Ice Mountain, 1817. Artist: Houbigant, Armand-Gustave (1789-1862)
Russian Ice Mountain, 1817. Private Collection

Amusement on the Ice, 1813. Artist: Svinyin, Pavel Petrovich (1787-1839)
Amusement on the Ice, 1813. Private Collection

Shrovetide. Artist: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)
Shrovetide. Found in the collection of State Art Gallery, Perm

Storm of Snow Fortress, 1891. Artist: Surikov, Vasili Ivanovich (1848-1916)
Storm of Snow Fortress, 1891. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Boy. Study for the Shrovetide Fete on Admiralty Square in St Petersburg, c. 1869. From a private collection

Show-booths, 1917. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
Show-booths, 1917. From a private collection

Shrovetide, 1916. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
Shrovetide, 1916. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Russian Winter. Artist: Korovin, Konstantin Alexeyevich (1861-1939)
Russian Winter. From a private collection

Shrove-tide Fete on the Neva in St. Petersburg, Early 19th cen Artist: Galaktionov, Stepan Philippovich (1779-1854)
Shrove-tide Fete on the Neva in St. Petersburg, Early 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Shrovetide. Artist: Sverchkov, Nikolai Yegorovich (1817-1898)
Shrovetide. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Lugansk

A roller coaster. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

Merchants wife wuth Nurse during Fasching, 1833. Artist: Anonymous
Merchants wife wuth Nurse during Fasching, 1833. From a private collection

Pancake Day, 1845
BAL59387 Pancake Day, 1845 by Loose, Basile de (1809-85); Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; Dutch, out of copyright

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"Shrovetide: A Joyous Celebration of Winter and Renewal" Step back in time to the vibrant festivities of Shrovetide, a centuries-old tradition that marked the transition from winter to spring. The Strife of Lent with Shrovetide, depicted by Pieter Bruegh in 1550, captures the essence of this lively celebration. In St. Petersburg during the 1850s, an enchanting sight awaited as Russian Ice Mountains adorned Admiralty Square. Catherine the Great herself couldn't resist visiting these icy marvels in 1788, as portrayed by Benjamin Paterssen's artwork. The anonymous artist behind Ice Mountains (ca. 1814) transports us to a world where frozen peaks become playgrounds for merriment and laughter. Frans Hals' Merrymakers at Shrovetide (ca. 1616-17) immortalizes the joyous spirit that filled every corner during this festive season. Magistratskaya Street in Tomsk came alive with exuberance during Shrovetide in 1897, captured beautifully by Kosharov's lens. The mummers took center stage in Leonid Ivanovich Solomatkin's painting from 1873, showcasing their colorful costumes and playful antics. Carnival Procession (c. 1660), painted by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, offers a glimpse into grand parades where music echoed through streets lined with cheering spectators. Vasily Surikov's Taking the Little Snow-town (1891) reminds us of how communities united to build snow fortresses during this festive period. Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev's masterpiece Shrove-Tide (1916) transports us further into history when traditional customs merged with modernity amidst bustling cityscapes. Swing Ride at a Russian Fair (1821) takes us on an exhilarating journey through time, where laughter and excitement filled the air.