Pavel Petrovich Chistyakov (russian: Павел Петрович Чистяков; 5 July 1832, Prudy,

Vesyegonsky Uyezd Vesyegonsky Uyezd (''Весьегонский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Vesyegonsk. Vesyegonsky Uyezd was located in the northeastern part of the governorate (mostly in pr ...

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— 11 November 1919,

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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Imperial painter and art teacher; known for historical and

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scenes as well as portraits.

Biography

His father was a freed serf who had worked as an estate manager. Despite the financial burdens, he saw to it that his son had a proper education; first at a parish school in Krasny Kholm, then the secondary school in Bezhetsk.Brief biography
@ Russian Paintings. In 1849, he entered the

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, where he studied with

Pyotr Basin Pyotr Vasilievich Basin (Russian: Пётр Васильевич Басин; 1793, Saint Petersburg – 1877, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian religious, history and portrait painter. He also served as a Professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts. B ...

and

Maxim Vorobiev Maksim Nikiforovich Vorobyov (russian: Максим Никифорович Воробьёв; 17 August 1787, in Pskov – 11 September 1855, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter. Biography He was the son of a retired soldier wh ...

.Brief biography
@ RusArtNet. From 1854 to 1858, he received two silver medals and one gold, for his depiction of

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in prison. In 1861, he graduated with the title of "Artist", another gold medal (for his painting of

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at the wedding of her son,

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) and the right to a stipend for study abroad. Before leaving, he taught for a short time at a preparatory school in Saint Petersburg. In 1862, he headed for Germany, followed by lengthy visits to

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and

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. Upon returning in 1870, he was awarded the title of "Academician" for several works he had sent home. After this time, he devoted himself primarily to teaching, first at the

Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts The Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (Russian: Императорское общество поощрения художеств (ОПХ)) was an organization devoted to promoting the arts that existed in Saint Petersburg from 182 ...

, then the academy, where he developed his own teaching methods which merged direct observation with scientific study. He rarely exhibited. His few works were mostly of an historical nature, which he attempted to infuse with a psychological depth, rather than merely representing the events. He became an associate professor at the academy in 1872 and, following the reorganization of 1892, became a member of the academic council. From 1890 to 1912, he served as head of the Department of Mosaics and oversaw several mosaic projects; notably at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and

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. His wife Vera, daughter of the painter Yegor Meyer, was also an artist of some note. The street where he lived was named in his honor and, in 1987, his home in

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

(a suburb of Saint Petersburg) became a museum.

Notable pupils

* Isaak Asknaziy * Varvara Baruzdina *

Victor Borisov-Musatov Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov (russian: Ви́ктор Эльпидифо́рович Бори́сов-Муса́тов), ( – ) was a Russian painter, prominent for his unique Post-Impressionistic style that mixed Symbolism, pure d ...

* Fyodor Buchholz *

Dmitry Kardovsky Dmitry Nicolajevich Kardovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кардовский; 5 September 1866 – 9 February 1943) was a Russian artist, illustrator and stage designer. Biography He was born near Pereslavl-Zalessky in th ...

Kosta Khetagurov Konstantin (Kosta) Khetagkaty ( Ossetian: Хетӕгкаты Леуаны фырт Къоста, – ) was a national poet of the Ossetian people who is generally regarded as the founder of Ossetian literature. He was also a talented paint ...

* Nikolai Kuznetsov * Yehuda Pen *

Vasily Polenov Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian: Васи́лий Дми́триевич Поле́нов; 1 June 1844 – 18 July 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists. His contemporaries would ca ...

* Yelena Polenova *

Ilya Repin Ilya Yefimovich Repin (russian: Илья Ефимович Репин, translit=Il'ya Yefimovich Repin, p=ˈrʲepʲɪn); fi, Ilja Jefimovitš Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is now Ukraine. He became one of the ...

Andrei Ryabushkin Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Ря́бушкин; – ) was a Russian painter. His major works were devoted to life of ordinary Russians of the 17th century. Biography Andrey Petrovich Ryabushkin was bo ...

* Nikolai Samokish * Ivan Seleznyov *

Valentin Serov Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Серо́в; 19 January 1865 – 5 December 1911) was a Russian painter and one of the premier portrait artists of his era. Life and work Youth and edu ...

Dmitry Shcherbinovsky Dmitry Anfimovich Shcherbinovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Анфимович Щербиновский; 13 January 1867, Petrovsk - 27 November 1926, Moscow) was a Russian Impressionist painter and art teacher; associated with the Peredvizhniki. ...

* Vasily Smirnov *

Kazimierz Stabrowski Kazimierz Stabrowski (November 21, 1869, Kruplyany – June 10, 1929, Garwolin) was a Polish painter, and director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He also founded the first lodges of the Theosophical Society in Poland.Karolina Maria Hess ...

Vasily Surikov Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (Russian: Василий Иванович Суриков; 24 January 1848 – 19 March 1916) was a Russian Realist history painter. Many of his works have become familiar to the general public through their use as illus ...

Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Васнецо́в; May 15 ( N.S.), 1848 – July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered the co-founde ...

Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель; March 17, 1856 – April 14, 1910, all New Style, n.s.) was a Russian Painting, painter, Drawing, draughtsman, and sculptor. A prolific and inno ...

Selected paintings

Chistyakov Germogen.jpg, The Patriarch, Hermogenes, Refusing to Bless the Poles (1860) Pavel Chistyakov1861.jpg,

Snatching the Gold Belt from Vasily Kosoy (1861) Pawel Petrowitsch Tschistjakow 001.jpg, Giovannina is sitting on the windowsill (1864) Chistiakov Giovannina.jpg, Giovannina Chistyakov BoyarinGTG.jpg, Boyarin (1876)

References

External links

Biography and appreciation
@ the Bezhetsk website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chistyakov, Pavel 1832 births 1919 deaths People from Tver Oblast People from Vesyegonsky Uyezd 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Russian male painters 20th-century Russian painters Russian art directors History painters Russian genre painters Russian portrait painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists

Biography

Notable pupils

Selected paintings

References

Further reading

External links