Portrait of Peter Petrovich
The artist is Tyutryumov Petr Petrovich (1715-1719)-the sixth of the nine children of Peter I and Ekaterina Alekseevna, nicknamed “Petenka-Shishechka”. After the renunciation of Tsarevich […]
Month: December 2022
Dmitry Donskoy on Kulikovo Field
The artist is Kiprensky Prince Dimitri Ivanovich (1350–1389) ruled Moscow after 1359. He united the Russian soldiers to fight the Tatar hordes of Khan Mamaia. […]
View of the Stroganovsky cottage in St. Petersburg
The artist is Voronikhin For this picture, the artist received the title of academician of promising and miniature painting (1797). The cottage was built (1795–1796) […]
Volga spill near Yaroslavl
The artist is Savrasov Among the remarkable phenomena of Russian art, an important place belongs to the landscape genre. Landizers have discovered in their paintings […]
Portrait of the Archbishop of Pskov Iriney Klentievsky (1751-1818) in the mantle of the Order of Alexander Nevsky
The artist is Borovikovsky Irenaeus (Klementyevsky Ioann Andreevich, 1753-1818), Archbishop of Pskov, Livonia and Courland-spiritual writer, preacher, translator, member of the Russian Academy. He studied […]
Portrait of Alexander I
The artist is Borovikovsky Alexander I Pavlovich (December 12/33, 1777. Saint Petersburg − November 19 /19 December 1825, Taganrog) − The eldest son of Emperor […]
Christian martyrs in the Coliseum
The artist is Flavic Sudden contrasts of light and shadows transfer us to a gloomy dungeon, where the first followers of Christianity await the inevitable […]
Self -portrait in a velvet beret, with a flight
The artist is Varnek The portrait dates from the character of the hairstyle and cover the suit. He was in the famous collector’s meeting in. […]
Portrait a. AND. Arakcheeva
The artist is unknown Arakcheev Aleksey Andreevich (1769–1834), which came from a poor noble family, began the court and military career under Paul I, who […]
Portrait of Prince. AND. B. Kurakina
The artist is the lamp Kurakin Alexander Borisovich (1758-1818)-Russian diplomat, vice-chancellor, senator. Brought up with the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, with the reign of which […]