Sep 4

Theodore Rousseau (04/15/1812 – 22/12/1867), French painter and graphic artist, a leading artist Barbizon school. As an artist, was formed largely on their own. Experienced it influence J. van Ruisdael, John Constable, Jean Michel.

Aug 27

Rembrandt van Rijn (06.15.1606 – 10.1669) – the great Dutch painter and engraver, the son of a miller Garmen Gerritsen and Nelte Villemsdohter van Rijn was born in Leiden. During the appearance of Rembrandt on in the world of his father were in a flourishing position that allowed him to give his fourth son, a [...]

Aug 25

Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille (Corot) (1796 – 1875) – one of the greatest French landscape painters of modern times. Worked first sketches from life under the guidance of Mishalona, and then learning from Bertin, lost a lot of time in the pursuit of academic direction of the artist, until set in 1826, to Italy and started up [...]

Aug 21

Semenov Nimfodora S. (1788 – 3/28/1876) – (in marriage Lestrelen on billboards – Semenov "less") – Artist of the opera troupe of the Imperial Theatres, St. Catherine's younger sister was born into land the family, she studied at the Theatre School, after which the enlisted was from 11 August 1809 in the drama troupe at [...]

Aug 19

Talma, François Joseph (1763 – 1826) – the famous French actor. Received an excellent education.
His father, a dentist, wanted to give her son his profession, which Talma one time he did. In his spare time he played on the small stage, and in 1787 successfully made his debut at Comedie Franeaise in Voltaire's [...]

Aug 17

Semenova Ekaterina S. (1786 – 1849) – a famous actress, the daughter of land girls landowners Putyata and teacher cadet Zhdanov, put it in theater school.
She was very beautiful; features of her face struck the classical correctness, profile, according to the contemporary, alludes to an ancient cameos.

Aug 11

Chuikov Semen (17 (30) .10.1902), American painter and folk artist of USSR (1963), member AX USSR (1958). He studied at the H. G. Khludov in Verne (now Almaty), in Moscow in Vkhutemas-Vhuteine (1924 – 1930). In the early 30's. initiated the organization of the Kyrgyz Artists' Union and the Kyrgyz Museum of Fine Arts in [...]

Aug 5

Canaletto Giovanni Antonio (Canaletto) (its own channel, Canal) (18.10.1697 – 20.04.1768), Italian painter. Master of Landscape Architecture (so-called. Veduta).
He studied with his father – a theater artist Bernardo Channels. He worked mainly in Venice and in Rome (1719-20 and ca. 1740) and London (1745-55). Experienced it influence the Venetian landscape Karlevarisa L. and [...]

Aug 5

Born April 4, 1928 in Kiev.
Before the war, her father, the captain of medical service, Abraham P. Bystritsky, received a new assignment – in Chernigov, in the city Nezhin. During the war, were evacuated to the city of Astrakhan, where Elina Avraamovna studied in the nursing course and worked in a mobile front-line [...]

Jul 27

Baev Nikolai Ilyich (09/09/1937) Born in the village Shukavka Voronezh region in the family farmer. Graduated from Moscow State University (in 1967).

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