Savrásov asociaba el inicio de la primavera con el tema de la eterna renovación de la vida. En este paisaje típicamente ruso, con abedules y un templo antiguo, el autor plasma una imagen poéticamente espiritualizada de su patria.

Savrasov Alexei

Savrasov, Alexei Kondratievich (1830, Moscow — 1897, Moscow)
Painter, graphic artist, teacher, landscapist. Studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1848–1854). Awarded the title of painter at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1850). Academician of painting (1854). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1852). Taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1857–1882).