Alexander Pavlovich Brullov, sometimes Brulloff (Brulleau until 1822; ; 29 November 1798 – 9 January 1877), was a Russian artist associated with Russian

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Early life

Alexander Brullov was born in

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into a family of French artists: his great-grandfather, his grandfather, his father and his brothers (including

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) were artists. His first teacher was his father Paul. He attended the

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architecture class from 1810 to 1820, and graduated with honors. Along with his brother, Karl, he was sent to Europe to study art and architecture with a stipend from the Society for the Promotion of Artists.

Career

Alexander Brullov spent eight years abroad, from 1822 to 1830, in Italy, Germany and France, studying architecture and art. He painted many

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portraits at that time. Among the best were those of Yekaterina Pavlovna Bakunina,

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, Natalya Goncharova-Pushkina, wife of the Russian poet

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and Yekaterina Ivanovna Zagryazhskaya, her aunt. He also did illustrations for books and magazines. In 1831, after his return to Russia, he was appointed professor at the

and these were the years when he created his best architectural projects. Among others, he designed and supervised the construction of the following buildings in Saint Petersburg: *

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(now Maliy Theater, 1831–1833) *

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(1833–1838) *

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(1834–1839) *The Guard Corps Headquarters on

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(1837–1843). He was one of the principal architects for the reconstruction of the

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after the fire of 1837. He designed many striking interiors there, including the ''Pompei Hall'', the '' Malachite Room'', and the '' White Hall''. In 1844 he designed and built

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. His son

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also became a painter of some note.

Brullov - portrait painter

Alexander Brullov was an outstanding watercolourist. He painted portraits of the Royal Family in Naples. He made a drawing of the

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in Rome for Empress Maria Feodorovna. In 1831–1832, he painted the famous watercolour portrait of Pushkin's wife Natalia Goncharova. It is one of her best portraits, and one of the best watercolours in the history of Russian art. In 1837, Briullov painted his portrait of

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at an evening in Paris at the house of Princess Golitsina and had the drawing transferred onto the lithographic stone. In 1830 in St Petersburg Brullov painted a watercolour portrait of Prince

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, a year later he painted a watercolour portrait of Tsarevich Alexander surrounded by cadets from the Guards corps.

Buildings designed by Brullov

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Writings

*''Thermes de Pompéi''. A. Firman Didot, Paris, 1829.''Thermes de Pompéi''
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References

Literature

External links

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