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Taras Shevchenko: sketches and drawings

The Aral Sea drawn in exile · 1814–1861

Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861): the aral sea drawn in exile. SketchMap Atlas shows 8 sketches by Taras Shevchenko on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

Ukrainian poet and painter. Exiled by the Russian authorities in the 1840s, he served in a remote garrison and took part in a survey of the Aral Sea, where he drew the shores and desert. His sketches from exile document the region.

Sketches by Taras Shevchenko and where they were drawn

Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv — Taras Shevchenko, 1844

Bohdan’s Church in Subotiv — Taras Shevchenko, 1845

Pochaiv Lavra from the East — Taras Shevchenko, October 1846

Fort Kosaral in Autumn — Taras Shevchenko, October 1848

Schooners near Fort Kosaral at Sunset — Taras Shevchenko, October 1848

Kazakh Settlement on Kosaral Island — Taras Shevchenko, October 1848

Expedition Tent on Barsa-Kelmes Island — Taras Shevchenko, 8 August 1848

Fort Novopetrovsk from the Sea — Taras Shevchenko, 1856–1857

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Where did Taras Shevchenko draw each work?

Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv (1844): drawn at Vydubychi, Kyiv, Ukraine (50.4167° N, 30.5681° E). Details
Bohdan’s Church in Subotiv (1845): drawn at Subotiv, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine (49.0928° N, 32.5539° E). Details
Pochaiv Lavra from the East (October 1846): drawn at Pochaiv, Ukraine (50.0044° N, 25.5086° E). Details
Fort Kosaral in Autumn (October 1848): drawn at Kosaral Island, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan. Details
Schooners near Fort Kosaral at Sunset (October 1848): drawn at Kosaral Island, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan. Details
Kazakh Settlement on Kosaral Island (October 1848): drawn at Kosaral Island, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan. Details
Expedition Tent on Barsa-Kelmes Island (8 August 1848): drawn at Barsa-Kelmes Island, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan. Details
Fort Novopetrovsk from the Sea (1856–1857): drawn at Fort-Shevchenko, Mangystau, Kazakhstan (44.5083° N, 50.2639° E). Details

About the works

Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv, 1844. Monastery buildings by the Dnieper slopes: an etching from Shevchenko’s Picturesque Ukraine series. Source · Public domain
Bohdan’s Church in Subotiv, 1845. St Elijah’s Church, burial place of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and stone crosses on the slope: 1845. Source · Public domain
Pochaiv Lavra from the East, October 1846. The white monastery above autumn hills and cottages: painted for the Archaeographic Commission. Source · Public domain
Fort Kosaral in Autumn, October 1848. Huts, masts and the fort’s smoke on a sandy island: a drawing by a member of the Aral expedition. Source · Public domain
Schooners near Fort Kosaral at Sunset, October 1848. The still water of the Aral Sea and the fort’s smoke far off: a watercolour by Shevchenko, 1848. Source · Public domain
Kazakh Settlement on Kosaral Island, October 1848. A yurt, cattle and huts under a heavy sky: Shevchenko’s watercolour, autumn 1848. Source · Public domain
Expedition Tent on Barsa-Kelmes Island, 8 August 1848. A tent by a rocky cape and a schooner on the water: Shevchenko’s drawing from the Aral expedition. Source · Public domain
Fort Novopetrovsk from the Sea, 1856–1857. The rocky Caspian shore on Mangyshlak Peninsula, where Shevchenko spent his last years of exile. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Taras Shevchenko?

Ukrainian poet and painter.

Where did Taras Shevchenko draw?

Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Taras Shevchenko use?

The works on SketchMap Atlas are drawing and watercolour.

Can I use the sketches by Taras Shevchenko?

The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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