Russian Actors

Masterpieces Karl Pavlovich (12/12/1799 – 12/06/1852) born in St. Petersburg on Dec. 12, 1799 Remote his ancestors were French, but his father – a German with a French surname Brulleau; who was a sculptor and engraver, painter of miniatures. The son has an early age showed special ability to draw and got his first lessons in this art from his father. Ten years, Charles was given the Academy of Arts and soon became the surprise of all his success in drawing, but was weak in the sciences, who taught at that time was conducted at the academy. As for the arts, in this respect, BS all the while at the academy was considered the first among peers, his mentors were A. Ivanov (Sr.), A. Egorov and V. Shebuev. In 1821, the young Boris received a gold medal for the painting: "The phenomenon of Abraham three angels in oak Mamvriyskogo" and together with the right to send overseas at government expense. But in the same year, ruling that the young artists were march to foreign countries only three years after their course at the academy. Society for the Encouragement of artists came to the aid of a young B., ruling without awaiting the expiration of three years, send it to your account abroad, as was done in 1822 by imperial command, he had to change his name to Brullo Briullov. While Russian artists spent much of his life abroad, usually in Rome, where he wrote his best paintings. Bruni and Basin for three years working in Rome, when I arrived B. Basin just lived abroad for 11 years, B. – 13, and Bruni, and much more. First time staying in Italy a BA from Rome he painted life the way he wrote two female figures belt known as: "Morning and Afternoon", and copied to the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts School of Athens by Raphael. The best and the colossal work of his: "Last Days of Pompeii" was written in the period 1830 – 1833, at the request Demidova. In Italy, this picture is a furore in her honor has been arranged a triumph. Then it was exhibited in Paris, where she was accepted, though with less enthusiasm, but with great appreciation. Graver Girard performed in Paris with great pictures of B. engraving style with black trimming tool. In Russia, this picture came in 1834, and was lifted to the artists and the audience to such a height, which reaches only the best works of the best artists of the old and the new time. When in 1836 BA returned to St. Petersburg, having made a journey through Italy, Greece, Turkey and Asia Minor to the south of Russia and from there to Moscow, I was waiting for him very honorable meeting in the bowels of the academy, whose members gave him a gala dinner in the same room which was exhibited his famous painting. Later, when the time came the predominance of realism in painting, the critic tried to humiliate the product BA is not in it, neither historical, nor the characteristics of human passions, which would correspond to an event, but this time the second extremity is also passed. "The Last Days of Pompeii" (in Russian school Hermitage), as well as "The Bronze Serpent" Bruni, made an epoch in Russian art. Painting B. widely known in those places where it has never been seen before, thanks to the excellent large print, which was mentioned above. A St. Petersburg artist painted in oils with the "After. Day of Pompeii" in reduced form many times and so there was a few years. Of the other large pieces B.: "Crucifixion", located in the Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg. The torso of the crucified Christ was almost finished in one day present at the former teacher B., Professor A. Egorov, in amazement from the art of his pupil, said: "Carl, you brush praising God!" At the Kazan Cathedral is a large altarpiece of the BA: "The Capture of the Holy Mother in heaven, next to her," Protection of the Mother of God "- Bruni and" Introduction of the Virgin in the Temple "- Vasin. In Sergiyevskaya desert (near St. Petersburg), "Holy Trinity" – B. In addition, he wrote a few images for the church on the island of Apothecary, "the Savior in the tomb" (in the chapel gr. Adlerberg). A great deal of religious painting in Isaac's Cathedral, assigned to BP in 1842 – namely, bubble, the twelve figures in the dome of the Apostles tower and four other paintings, were written and drawn by AB in the form of cartons, but because of his illness were written Basin. Only the painting of the ceiling was launched B.; this huge painting in the 1600 quarter. yards (about 800 square meters.m), is also a finished Basin, represents the praying Virgin, surrounded St. John the Baptist and St. John the Baptist and the host of the saints, soimennyh members of the imperial family. By historical painting BS, except for "Last Day of Pompeii", written "Death Inez de Castro, and" Siege of Pskov "(the rest just started), both pictures are in the Academy of Arts. He also made a sketch of the painting: "Invasion Genzeriha to Rome. Most of the pieces of his historical paintings depicted them in a strong movement and technical performance can be seen the speed and decisiveness. BA had a strong colorist and an excellent draftsman and in respect of the latter – thanks to their teachers, professors, academies, and demands his father, forcing him many times to draw from the antique statues. In the pictures of some non-historical content of continuing the same feature, eg. in Endymion and Diana, as in everyday Italian, but in others – peace. B. was also a great portraitist, from the works of this kind of mention about the portraits: the book. Golitsyn upright (engraved on steel Roitham), Duke M. Leuchtenberg and a portrait of the artist, painted them during his illness – especially the latter. This portrait was lithographed Timm in his Russian "Art Newssheet", but more remarkable engravings, executed on copper cutter Pozhalostin. B. wrote not only in oils, but he was a perfect watercolor. Subjects were watercolor genre, but B. sometimes humiliate and to roughly erotic works. Illness prompted BA in 1849 to go for treatment to the island of Madeira, where he was at the same time hertz. M. Leichtenberg. Staying on the island was restored to power, but with the arrival in Italy, he again felt ill and died June 12, 1852 in the town of Marciano, near Rome. He is buried at the cemetery MonteTestachchio Rome. BS in life was, of course, most extensive dating, especially in a society servants of art, but he was particularly close to the writer N. Puppeteer composer Mikhail Glinka and actor Vladimir Samoilov. Among the students, some BI were later given more or less known. Fedotov – the satirical genre painter, does not like his teacher, Peter, who died almost at the beginning of his artistic pursuits, Moller – by painting "The Kiss" and "The preaching of John in Patmos; Mikhailov (" The girl put a candle in front of "); Kapkov ("Widow" and "Tatiana, reading her letter to Onegin"), known for the expressiveness of their heads, and Shevchenko. But BP, despite the strength of his talent, did not create the school. It was mentioned about the portrait AB, written by himself, in "The Last Day of Pompeii, he portrayed himself in the background as the artist at the Art Academy in St. Petersburg is a plaster bust of a shot with BA, by I. Vitali. Despite the major artistic personality B., his complete biography to be written and accurate assessment of its significance for Russian art has not yet been made. Is critical. Etude Stasava of BA (Eng. Vest. ", 1861), in many respects, for it is poor enough determines its value. However, we must admit that the results of artistic activity B. are not in line with his great talent.