Carl Bogdanovich Wenig or, in German, Carl Gottlieb Wenig (Russian: Карл Богданович Вениг; 26 February 1830, in

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– 6 February 1908, in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) was a

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painter of historical and religious scenes. For many years, he was a professor at the

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Biography

His father, Gottlieb (1804-1874), was a music teacher and organist at St. Nicholas' Church. His mother, Agathe (1808-1895), was an amateur artist and the aunt of

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.Biographical notes
@ RusArtNet. From 1844 to 1853, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts with

Fyodor Bruni Fyodor (Fidelio) Antonovich Bruni (Russian: Фёдор Антонович Бруни; 10 June 1799, in Milan – 30 August 1875, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian artist of Italian descent who worked in the Academic style. Biography His ...

. During his time there, he won several medals, including a gold medal for his depiction of

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before

Ahasuerus Ahasuerus ( ; , commonly ''Achashverosh'';; fa, اخشورش, Axšoreš; fa, label=New Persian, خشایار, Xašāyār; grc, Ξέρξης, Xérxēs. grc, label=Koine Greek, Ἀσουήρος, Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; la, Assuerus ...

.Brief biography
@ Biografiya.ru Upon graduating, he was awarded a stipend that enabled him to continue his studies in Rome, where he remained for six years. In 1860, he was awarded the title of "Academician" for his painting "The Entombment". Two years later, he was recognized as an Artist of Historical Painting on the strength of his depiction of two angels proclaiming the death of Sodom. He began to teach drawing at the Academy that same year. In 1869, he became an Associate Professor and was promoted to a fully tenured Professor of the second-degree in 1876. He was advanced to the first-degree in 1888. After 1871, he served as a member of the Academy's governing board. In addition to his canvases, he created several decorative murals and icons at the

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. His brothers,

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and Pyotr (1849-1888) also became painters.

Selected paintings

File:Entombment Karl Wenig.jpg, Burial of Jesus (1859) File:Last minutes of False Dmitry.jpg, Last Minutes of the
False Dmitri. File:Niańka odwiedza własne dziecko.jpeg, Nurse Visiting a Sick Child. File:Iwan Groźny i jego niania (1886).jpg,

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan ...

and Agrippina File:Carl Wenig - Russian girl.jpg, Russian Girl in Folk Costume

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wenig, Carl 1830 births 1908 deaths People from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia Baltic-German people 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters Russian genre painters History painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts Awarded with a large gold medal of the Academy of Arts