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Vladimir Moshkov
Vladimir Ivanovich Moshkov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Мошков; 16 July 1792 – 1839) was a Russian artist, specifically a war artist, who is best known for his painting of the ''Battle of Leipzig'' during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Vladimir Moshkov was born in 1792 in Moscow, Russian Empire (modern-day Russia). He graduated from the Russian Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts at the age of nine, followed by Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg at the age of eleven, under the guidance of Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov. During the Battle of Leipzig, Moshkov had positioned himself in Wachowski heights to gain a strong vantage point on the battlefield. After the war, Moshkov travelled through Persia between 1816 and 1818, and Anatolia between 1828 and 1829. He would pass away in 1839 under the age of 47. Works One of Moshkov's most famous works is the ''Battle of Leipzig'' painting: A wide painting depicting the historical clash of the Russian and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
