《女贵族莫洛佐娃》是苏里科夫历史题材绘画作品中的重要代表作之一,也是19世纪俄罗斯绘画艺术的杰作。此作品描写17世纪尼康主教推行的宗教改革所导致的历史悲剧。17世纪末,日益扩张的俄罗斯专制政权为加强对人民的统治,需要有一个强大统一的教会。 “The noblewoman Morozova” is one of the important masterpieces of Surikov’s historical paintings, as well as the masterpiece of 19th-century Russian painting. This work describes the historical tragedies caused by religious reforms promoted by the bishops of Nikkan in the seventeenth century. At the end of the 17th century, the expanding Russian autocratic regime needed to have a strong and unified church in order to strengthen its rule over the people.