Jan 25

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 [...]

Jan 20

Belsky, Igor D. (03/28/1925 – 07.1999). Choreographer, People's Artist of Russia, born March 28, 1925 in Leningrad, graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School. Vaganova and the acting department of the Moscow State Institute of Theatrical Arts. AVLunacharsky; 1943-1963 – a soloist of the Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet Theatre. Kirov; worked as the chief [...]

Jan 19

Kashaev Rustem Maratovich (04/20/1971). Director of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble them.

Jan 19

Füssli Johann Heinrich (1742 – 1825), even as a child engaged in painting, hiding it from his father, who, as a result of insufficient development of his hand, did not want to put it on an artistic career. In spite of the fact that the youthful drawings FA displayed a vitality and richness of his [...]

Jan 19

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, [...]

Jan 17

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 [...]

Jan 16

Milutin Dmitri (1816) – one of the closest, most energetic and most honored members of Emperor Alexander II, was born into a poor aristocratic family, the original training was in the university hostel in Moscow, where he soon showed great aptitude for math. In the 16 years he compiled and issued a "Guide to the [...]

Jan 16

Goshkevich Joseph Antonovich (1814 – 10.05.1875), Russian diplomat and orientalist. Graduated from St. Petersburg Theological Academy (1839). In 1839-48 – in the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing. In 1853-55 a translator from Chinese embassy Putyatin in Japan. In 1856-58 employee Asian Department of the MFA. Developed by Japanese Tachibana first Japanese-Russian Dictionary (St. Petersburg, 1857). [...]

Jan 12

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. [...]

Jan 10

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 [...]

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