The Home of the Last Tsar - Romanov and Russian History

For those who are following Rob Moshein and his saga in discovering his Easter European roots, here's another page from the Pallasart blog.

Nesterov was one of Empress Alexandra's favorite painters, his picture of the Annuciation hung in the Mauve Room.  He worked for Grand Duchess Elizabeth in her Martha and Mary convent in Moscow.  Here's a bio.