Isaac Ilyich Levitan (1860-1900) was one of the most famous Russian painters. He is also known under his Yiddish name Jitzchak Levitan, or Yitzchak Levitan. Levitan's very influential work consists of more than a thousand paintings. With very few exceptions, Levitan painted only non-urban landscapes. An only exception mentioned by Nesterov is the view of the Simonov monastery, like the already mentioned illustrations on the Kremlin. Levitan, gifted with a unique deep feeling for the quiet grandeur and charm of Russian nature, captured the atmosphere of the "lyrical landscape". This term, which was intended to express the partly spiritual effect of nature on the human psyche and was very popular in Russia at the end of the 19th century, became decisive for Levitan's work. In 1889 Sergei Timofeyevich Morozov (1860-1944), who was a famous art collector and patron, provided Levitan with a studio in Moscow, where the artist worked until the end of his life. He spent the summer of 1890 in Yurievets and painted The View of the Krivooserski Monastery, as well as many other paintings. The "lyrical landscape" became the basis for one of his most influential paintings, The Silent Monastery. This painting, which expresses Lewitan's profound reflections on the life of the artist, made a deep impression on Anton Chekhov. In 1897, when he was already world-famous (his work was also exhibited at the Munich Secession), a severe heart condition was diagnosed. In the same year, he was admitted to the Academy of Arts and began to teach. In 1898 he was already the head of the landscape painting faculty at the Academy.With very few exceptions, Levitan painted only non-urban landscapes. An only exception mentioned is the view of the Simonov monastery, like the already mentioned illustrations on the Kremlin. Levitan, gifted with a unique deep feeling for the quiet grandeur and charm of Russian nature, captured the atmosphere of the "lyrical landscape". This term, which was intended to express the partly spiritual effect of nature on the human psyche and was very popular in Russia at the end of the 19th century, became decisive for Levitan's work. In 1889 Sergei Timofeyevich Morozov (1860-1944), who was a famous art collector and patron, provided Levitan with a studio in Moscow, where the artist worked until the end of his life. The "lyrical landscape" became the basis for one of his most influential paintings, The Silent Monastery. This painting, which expresses Lewitan's profound reflections on the life of the artist, made a deep impression on Anton Chekhov. In 1897, when he was already world-famous (his work was also exhibited at the Munich Secession), a severe heart condition was diagnosed. In the same year, he was admitted to the Academy of Arts and began to teach. In 1898 he was already the head of the landscape painting faculty at the Academy.