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Konstantin Savitsky
Konstantin Apollonovich Savitsky (; 25 May 1844 — 31 January 1905) was a Russian Realism (art movement), realist painter born in the city of Taganrog in the village Frankovka or Baronovka, named after former governor Otto Pfeilizer-Frank. Today this area is occupied by the Taganrog Iron and Steel Factory TAGMET. Early life Savitsky's family lived in the building of the Chekhov Gymnasium, Taganrog Gymnasium for Boys, where his father worked as a doctor. In Frankovka the family rented a summer house. Savitsky spent his childhood and youth in Taganrog. He showed an interest for painting in early childhood. Being on the shore of Azov Sea with his parents, he loved to make sketches, and drawing lessons at the Gymnasium were his favorite subject. When Konstantin was fifth-grader at Taganrog Gymnasium, his teenager's life changed unexpectedly. Both of his parents died suddenly. Kostya was taken by his uncle who lived in present-day Latvia and became his guardian. There Savitsky enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savitsky
Savitsky (; or Савіцький; ); other transliterations: Savicki, Savicky, Savitski, Savitskiy, Savitzky, Sawicki, Sawitzki, Sawizkii), feminine: Savitska or Savitskaya, is a Slavic surname. Notable bearers include: *Abraham Savitzky (1919–1999), American analytical chemist *Aleksandr Savitsky (born 1971), Kazakhstani swimmer *Bella Abzug, Bella Savitsky Abzug (1920–1998), American lawyer, congresswoman and social activist *Dmitri Savitski (1944-2019), Russian writer and poet *George Savitsky (1924–2012), American football offensive tackle *Günter Sawitzki (1932–2020), German footballer *Igor Savitsky (1915–1984), Soviet painter, archaeologist and collector *Konstantin Savitsky (1844–1905), Russian realist painter *Mikhail Savicki (1922–2010), Belarusian painter *Silvestre Savitski, Russian-Colombian communist *Svetlana Savitskaya (born 1948), Soviet aviator and cosmonaut *Soviet submarine B-59, Valentin Grigorievich Savitsky, Soviet submarine captain *Yevgeniy S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Stasov
Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (also Stassov; ; 14 January O.S. 2 January">Adoption of the Gregorian calendar#Adoption in Eastern Europe">O.S. 2 January/small> 1824 – 23 October .S. 10 October/small> 1906), was a Russian critic of music and art. Born into a wealthy, noble family, Stasov became a prominent figure in mid-19th-century Russian culture. He discovered a large number of Russia's greatest talents, inspired many of their works and fought their battles in numerous articles and letters to the press. As such, he carried on a lifelong debate with Russian novelist and playwright Ivan Turgenev, who considered Stasov "our great all-Russian critic." He wanted Russian art to liberate itself from what he saw as Europe's hold. By copying the west, he felt, Russian artists could be, at best, second-rate. However, by borrowing from their own native traditions, they might create a truly national art that could match Europe's with its high artistic standards and originality. By "nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From Taganrog
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating the work of art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business to refer to actors, musicians, singers, dancers and other performers, in which they are known as ''Artiste'' instead. ''Artiste'' (French) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. The use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts such as critics' reviews; "author" is generally used instead. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older, broader meanings of the word "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry * A follower of a pursuit in which skill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Deaths
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich), 11th Symphony is subtitled ''The Year 1905'' to commemorate this) and the start of Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–07), Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland. Canada and the U.S. expand west, with the Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces and the founding of Las Vegas. 1905 is also the year in which Albert Einstein, at this time resident in Bern, publishes his four Annus Mirabilis papers, ''Annus Mirabilis'' papers in ''Annalen der Physik'' (Leipzig) (March 18, May 11, June 30 and September 27), laying the foundations for more than a century's study of theoretical physics. Events January * January 1 – In a major defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, Russian General Anatoly Stessel su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 Births
In the Philippines, 1844 had only 365 days, when Tuesday, December 31 was skipped as Monday, December 30 was immediately followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845, the next day after. The change also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands and Palau as part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines; these became the first places on Earth to redraw the International Date Line. Events January–March * January 4 – The first issue of the Swedish-languaged ''Saima'' newspaper founded by J. V. Snellman is published in Kuopio, Finland. * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives its charter from Indiana. * February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. * February 28 – A gun on the USS ''Princeton'' explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing U.S. Secretary of State Abel Upshur, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer and four other people. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Russian Artists
This is a list of Russian artists. In this context, the term "Russian" covers the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and Grand Duchy of Moscow, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities living in Russia. This list also includes those who were born in Russia but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and/or worked there for a significant period of time. Alphabetical list __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z See also * Russian Academy of Arts * List of 19th-century Russian painters * List of 20th-century Russian painters * List of Russian landscape painters * List of painters of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists * :Russian artists * List of Russian architects * List of Russian inventors * List of Russian explorers * List of Russian language writers * Russian culture Russian culture ( rus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To War (painting)
''To War'' is a painting by the Russian artist Konstantin Savitsky (1844–1905), completed in 1888. It belongs to the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (Inventory No. Zh-4228). The dimensions of the canvas are 207.5 × 303.5 cm. Alternative titles are also used, including ''Sending Recruits Off to War'' and ''Seeing Off to War''. The narrative revolves around the scene of soldiers going off to war, parting with their loved ones. It takes place during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Savitsky commenced work on the painting, entitled ''To War'', during the second half of the 1870s. The initial version of the painting, completed in 1880, was exhibited at the 8th exhibition of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki). The appearance of Savitsky's painting at the exhibition was met with a number of critical comments - in particular, that it was overloaded with too many figures. The painting received positive reviews as well. For instance, the art critic Vl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcoming The Icon
''Welcoming the Icon'' (Russian language, Russian: Встреча иконы) is a painting by Russian artist Konstantin Savitsky (1844–1905), which was completed in 1878. It is stored in the Tretyakov Gallery, State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (Inventory No. 591). The size of the painting is 141 × 228 cm. This painting is a multi-figure genre canvas that represents an episode of peasant life and was painted during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Savitsky worked on it in Daugavpils. It was presented at the 6th exhibition of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (''Peredvizhniki''),''Государственная Третьяковская галерея — каталог собрания / Я. В. Брук, Л. И. Иовлева'' [''State Tretyakov Gallery - catalog of the collection''] (in Russian). Vol. 4: Живопись второй половины XIX века, book 2, Н—Я. М.: Красная площадь. 2006. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum (), formerly known as the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (), on Arts Square in Saint Petersburg, is the world's largest depository of Russian fine art. It is also one of the largest art museums in the world with a total area over 30 hectares. In 2022 it attracted 2,651,688 visitors, ranking twelfth on list of most-visited art museums in the world. Creation The museum was established on April 13, 1896, upon enthronement of the emperor Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III. Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. The task to restructure the interiors according to the need of future exposition was imposed on Vasily Svinyin. The grand opening took place on the 17 of March, 1898. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum. These included Kazimir Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France. As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dissolved in 1790, and with the now-defunct administrative region of Auvergne, which existed from 1956 to 2015. The region is home to a chain of volcanoes known collectively as the " chaîne des Puys". The volcanoes began forming about 70,000 years ago, and most have eroded, leaving plugs of hardened magma that form rounded hilltops known as puys. The last confirmed eruption occurred around 4040 BCE. Geography Auvergne is known for its mountain ranges and dormant volcanoes. Together the Monts Dore and the Chaîne des Puys include 80 volcanoes. The Puy de Dôme is the highest volcano in the region, with an altitude of . The Sancy Massif in the Monts Dore is the highest point in Auvergne at . The northern part is covered in hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repair Work On The Railway
''Repair Work on the Railway'' is a painting by Russian artist Konstantin Savitsky (1844–1905), completed in 1874. It is held in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow (Inventory 590). The dimensions of the painting are 103 × 180.8 cm (100 × 175 cm, according to other sources). The titles ''Railway Repair'', ''Railway Workers'' and ''Repair'' o''n the'' ''Railway'' are also used. The idea for the painting came to Savitsky in the summer of 1873, when he was observing the work of repairing the tracks of the Moscow-Kursk railway near the station of Kozlova Zaseka in the Tula Governorate, where he lived with the artists Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Kramskoi. Savitsky continued to work on the painting until the end of 1873, making the final revisions in January 1874. The painting ''Repair Work on the Railway'', was presented at the third exhibition of the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (''Peredvizhniki''), which opened in St Petersburg in January 1874 and subsequently relocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning In A Pine Forest
The ''Morning in a Pine Forest'' (), formerly ''The Bear Family in the Forest'' (), is a painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. Creation Initially, the painting, which measures 139×213 cm, did not include bears. However, the artist Konstantin Savitsky, who knew Shishkin well, proposed to supplement the painting with figures of living creatures - bears. At the request of Shishkin, who had some doubts about his abilities as an animal painter, Savitsky depicted a family of wild animals playing carefree between the roots and trunks of fallen pine trees, making the painting more dynamic. Before Pavel Tretyakov bought the painting, it bore the signatures of two artists: ''I. I. Shishkin'' and ''K. A. Savitsky''. It is believed that Shishkin painted the pine trees near Vologda forests on Gorodomlya Island, which is located on Lake Seliger - a territory untouched by human civilization. Controversy Soon after its creation, in 1898, art collector Pavel Tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
