Russian Actors

Kiprensky Orest Adamovich (13 (24) .03.1782 – 10.05.1836) – a portraitist and history painter, one of the finest artists, when something is in Russia. He was the son of a serf rights Brigadier A. Diakonova, A. Schwalbe. Born in county Oranienbaum S. Petersburg province, 13 (24) March 1782, and baptized in the village Koporie, from [...]

Theophanes the Greek (1340 – 1405), a painter who worked in Christian Worship. He painted frescoes, icons, thumbnails.

Andrea Mantegna (1431 – 1506) – the famous Italian painter and engraver, chief representative of the Padua school early Renaissance. He was the adopted son and pupil of Fr. Skvarchone; produced under his leadership, has developed further under the influence of works by Donatello, F. Lippi and Yak. Bellini. In the earliest of his works, [...]

Sypikov Vasily Ivanovich (1848 – 1916) – a historical painter, genre painter, from 1858 to 1861 he studied at the Krasnoyarsk district school and later served as a clerk in one of the state-owned institutions, amateur practicing drawing and painting. In 1870, students enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Arts. Attending her classes until 1873, [...]

Maximov Vasiliy Maksimovich (17 (29) .01.1844 – 18.11 (01.12) .1911), Russian painter. The son of peasants. He studied in St. Petersburg in icon-painting workshops (1855 – 1862) and Arts (1863 – 1866). From 1872 member of the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions. With deep sympathy for the disadvantaged Maksimov depicted scenes of peasant life, with [...]

Levitsky Dmitry Grigorievich (1735 – 04 (16) .04.1822), Russian painter-portraitist. He studied with his father, a Ukrainian engraver GK Levitsky (Nos), and AP Antropov (since 1758). Perhaps, participated with his father in the painting Andrew's Cathedral in Kiev (1752 – 1755). Around 1758 he moved to St. Petersburg. 1770 – early 1780-ies .- heyday of [...]

KPYMOB Nikolai Petrovich [20.4 (2.5). 1884, Moscow - 06.05.1958, ibid], American painter, landscape painter and theatrical designer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1956), corresponding member AH the USSR (1949). He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1904-11). Exhibitor Blue Rose "(1907), tsp. Union of Russian Artists (from 1910). Taught in the [...]

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (07/06/1848 – 05/08/1903), French painter. In his youth he worked as seaman in 1871 – a stockbroker in Paris.

Ivan Ivan Akimovich (22.05 (02.06) .1754 – 15 (27) .05.1814), Russian historical painter. The representative of classicism. He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1764-73) in AP calf. In 1773-78 the pensioner Arts in Italy. Academician (1782), from 1779 a teacher in 1796 – 1800 Director of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. [...]

François Boucher (Francois Boucher) (29.09.1703 – 08.05.1770) – French painter, was born in Paris on Sept. 29, 1703 and died May 8, 1770. His father, Nikolai B. poor teacher of painting and graphic patterns for embroidery, was, apparently, his first teacher. Then became a student of B. Lemoine and entered Carswe engraver, who compiled a [...]