Nikita Pustosvyat. The dispute about the faith 1880

"The Dispute About the Faith," an 1880 sketch by Vasily Perov, depicts a chaotic scene of a crowded room. The loose, gestural lines in the sketch, made with graphite on paper, suggest a lively debate with people waving their arms and engaging in heated discussion. Perov, known for his realist paintings, is often remembered for his social commentaries, and this sketch likely served as a preliminary study for a larger artwork exploring a similar theme.