Who? | Nikolay Kasatkin | 1897 Gioacchino Assereto The painting celebrates beauty and

The painting celebrates beauty and femininity

which crash around it in a formidable display of power

Gérôme chooses the moment after death: the fallen hero lies still

Each woman gazes out with a confrontational stare

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Who? | Nikolay Kasatkin | 1897 Gioacchino Assereto The painting celebrates beauty andAbout the artwork: In Who? by Nikolay Kasatkin, painted in 1897, we witness a tense and intimate moment between a soldier and his wife that quietly reveals the social reality of Russia at the time, when military service could last several years. The man has just returned home after a long absence and finds a child who is clearly younger than the number of years he has been away. Instead of anger, the painting shows him leaning toward the table, asking