Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov | |
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 Portrait by Viktor Vasnetsov (1926) | |
| Born | 31 May 1862 |
| Died | 18 October 1942 (aged 80) |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1899) Full Member Academy of Arts (1910) |
| Alma mater | Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Imperial Academy of Arts |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Russian Symbolism Peredvizhniki |
| Patron(s) | Savva Mamontov |
Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Нестеров; 31 May [O.S. 19 May] 1862 – 18 October 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter; associated with the Peredvizhniki and Mir iskusstva. He was one of the first exponents of Symbolist art in Russia.