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Crucifixus (Nikolay Ge)
''Crucifixus'' is a 1884 painting by Russian artist Nikolai Ge. It is housed in the collection of the Museum of Don Cossacks, Novocherkassk, where it forms part of the permanent exhibition at the Ataman Palace. Researchers believe that the painting was commissioned by an unidentified Lutheran or Catholic church. The painting was acquired by the museum prior to the Second World War, and during the 1970s, it was included in the exhibition of paintings by painters of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions. ''Crucifixius'' drew the attention of art historians and culturologists in 2011, when the State Tretyakov Gallery prepared the exhibition, "What is Truth?'. Nikolai Ge. To the 180th anniversary of his birth." The canvas was subjected to infrared spectroscopy, the paint layer and Ground (art), ground were Analytical chemistry, chemically analysed, and archival documents were lifted. A group of researchers presented a report on the painting at an international scientific conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Ge
Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (; – ) was a Russian painter who was influential in the development of Russian symbolism. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects. Early life Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge was born on in Voronezh, Voronezh Governorate, to a family in the Russian nobility. His grandfather, who was a French nobleman, immigrated to Russia during the 18th century and married a Russian woman. The original French spelling of the surname was ''Gay'', and many French sources use this spelling rather than the Russian transliteration. Ge's mother died of cholera when he was three months old. Ge grew up on a family estate in Popelukhy near Mohyliv-Podilskyi in Podolia. His grandmother and a serf nurse cared for him. He graduated from the No. 1 Gymnasium in Kiev where Mykola Kostomarov was one of his teachers. Then he studied physics and mathematics at Kiev University and Saint Petersburg University. Career In 1850, Ge gave up his career in science a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
