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Anatoly Demidov
Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of Villa San Donato, San Donato (; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat, Active State Councillor, active state councillor, and arts patron of the Demidov family. Early life Born in Saint Petersburg or Moscow, he was the second surviving son of Count Nikolai Nikitich Demidov and Baroness Elisabeta Alexandrovna Stroganova. He grew up in Paris, where his father was ambassador. His paternal grandparents were Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov and, his third wife, Alexandra Evtikhievna Safonova. His maternal grandparents were Baron Alexander Nikolaevich Stroganov family, Stroganov and Elizaveta Alexandrovna (a daughter of Chief General A. A. Zagryazhsky). Career He served briefly as a diplomat himself in Paris living in the Hôtel particulier, hôtel built by Charles de Wailly for the sculptor Augustin Pajou, at 87 rue de la Pépinière, now the rue La Boétie, Rome and Venice. Upon his father's death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Brullov
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov ( Bryullo; ; – ) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art. Biography Karl Bryullov was born on 12 (23) December 1799 in St. Petersburg, in the family of the academician, woodcarver, and engraver Pavel Ivanovich Briullo (Brulleau, 1760—1833) who was of Huguenot descent. He felt drawn to Italy from his early years. Despite his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1809–1821), Bryullov never fully embraced the classical style taught by his mentors and promoted by his brother, Alexander Bryullov. After distinguishing himself as a promising and imaginative student and finishing his education, he left Russia for Rome where he worked until 1835 as a portraitist and genre painter, though his fame as an artist came when he began doing historical painting. His best-known work, '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' (1830–1833), is a vast composition compare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
