Sergey Dmitrievich Miloradovich (russian: Серге́й Дми́триевич Милора́дович; – 4 February 1943) was a Russian painter of historical subjects. The son of a rural cleric, Miloradovich attended a

divinity school A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy ...

in Moscow and served for 25 years as a sexton in the parish of the Gonchary Resurrection Church. In the early 1870s he became interested in painting and enrolled at the

Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (russian: Московское училище живописи, ваяния и зодчества, МУЖВЗ) also known by the acronym MUZHZV, was one of the largest educational insti ...

where his teachers included such realist "itinerant" painters as

Vasily Perov Vasily Grigorevich Perov (russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Перо́в; 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 O.S.) – 10 June (29 May O.S.) 1882) was a Russian painter, a key figure of the Russian Realist movement and one o ...

.Григорьева В. А. С. Д. Милорадович // Русское искусство. Очерки о жизни и творчестве художников второй половины XIX века. — М: «Искусство», 1971. — Т. 2. — С. 231-258. — 564 с. — 20 000 экз. Miloradovich's paintings chronicle the history of the

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with a special emphasis on the events of the 17th century, notably the

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. His works were shown at the major

Peredvizhniki Peredvizhniki ( rus, Передви́жники, , pʲɪrʲɪˈdvʲiʐnʲɪkʲɪ), often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realist artists who formed an artists' cooperative in protest of academic restr ...

exhibitions from 1885 to 1923. Miloradovich was awarded a bronze medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.Biography
@ Bogoslov. He was named a fellow of the

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nine years later. After the

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, Miloradovich's work was largely neglected. Little is known about his later years. He died in Moscow at the age of 91.

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1851 births 1943 deaths People from Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast People from Mozhaysky Uyezd Russian Orthodox Christians from Russia Russian male painters 19th-century painters of historical subjects 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian painters 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni {{Russia-painter-stub