Russian Actors

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.

Massalitinova Barbara Levinton (17 (29) .07.1878 – 10.20.1945), Russian Soviet actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1933). In 1901 she graduated from drama courses at the Moscow Theatre School, class of AP Lenski and joined the troupe of the Maly Theatre. The first big role (in a box "Dead Souls" by Gogol) played on the [...]

Sosnitsky Ivan Ivanovich (1794 – 1877) – a famous actor. His father, apparently, was the ushers. Sosnitsky was given a theatrical school 6 years old and already the age of 13 appeared on the big stage in the drama Kryukovsky "Pozharskii." The greatest part in the stage career took Sosnitsky Prince Shakhovskoy, when in 1811 [...]

Dovzhenko, Aleksandr Petrovich (30.08 (11.09) .1894 – 25.11.1956), the Ukrainian Soviet film director, writer, screenwriter, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1950). In 1914 graduated from Hlukhouski Teachers Inst. After the Great October Revolution he worked in the Commissariat of Ukraine, has worked in newspapers and magazines as an artist. In 1926 wrote the script and [...]

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 [...]

Solntsev Ilya (05/12/1986). During the time in school, participated in television programs: "Cactus and Company", "Cool Company", "Krugolya", "right now, will sing", "Business Technology", was the host of "Up to 16 and over," etc. In the period from 1997 – 1999 GG children's festival jury headed by children and youth programs and participated in the [...]

Van Gogh Vincent (30/03/1853 – 07/29/1890), Dutch painter. Son of a pastor. In 1869-76 he served commission hudozhestvennotorgovoy firm in The Hague, Brussels, London and Paris, in 1876 – as a teacher in England. Undertook a study of theology, in 1878-79 was a preacher in Borinazhe (Belgium), where I learned the hard life of miners, [...]

Vautier, Benjamin (04/27/1829 – 04/25/1898), German painter. Swiss origin.

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (07/19/1834 – 09/27/1917), French painter, graphic artist and sculptor. In 1855-56 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1854-59 had lived in Italy, studied the art of the Italian Quattrocento.