Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (; 1775,
Moscow
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- 24 July 1848,
Saint Petersburg
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) was a Russian painter in the
Neo-Classical style who specialized in historical scenes.
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from the ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary'' by Andrei Somov
Biography
He was abandoned by his parents and was raised at the
Moscow Orphanage. He was enrolled in the elementary courses at the
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov, the founder of the Imperial Moscow University, under the name ''Academy of th ...
in 1782, and later studied with
Grigory Ugryumov and
Gabriel François Doyen
Gabriel François Doyen (; 20 May 1726, Paris – 13 March 1806, Saint Petersburg) was a French painter of historical and mythological scenes.
Biography
His father, a royal upholsterer, initially opposed his wishes to become an artist but, at ...
, graduating in 1797. He began teaching there in 1798 and became an Academician in 1803. During this time, he was engaged in copying the old Italian masters and painting icons. In 1812 he was appointed a Professor
for his painting of
Prince Mstislav the Brave and the defeat of
Rededya
Rededya, also Ridada or Rededey (; died 1022), was a prince of Kassogia, a Circassian tribe from the North Caucasus.
History
The Laurentian Codex provides the following information. In 1022, Prince Mstislav the Brave, who at the time was th ...
.
In 1820, he painted the fresco "
Minerva
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Hovering in the Sky" for the iron staircase at the Academy.
His painting "The Death of
General Kulnev" angered Tsar
Nicholas I when it was exhibited in 1830,
apparently because it portrayed a controversial (and almost certainly apocryphal) moment from the incident; Kulnev's order to his allied officers to remove their insignia so the enemy wouldn't know that the Russian army was without a commander. As a result, Ivanov was removed from the Academy.
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/ref> A few years later, when Karl Bryullov
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 179 ...
returned to Russia and was presented with a laurel wreath
A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath (attire), wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom (''Ruscus hypoglossum'') or cher ...
, he took it off his head and placed it on Ivanov's instead, as a sign of respect and appreciation.
Despite his forced retirement, Ivanov remained active as a painter and member of several artistic societies. He died of cholera
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.Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (; 28 July Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/> O.S. 3 July">Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 16 July1806 – 15 July Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 3 July1858) was a List of Russian artis ...
.
Selected paintings
File:Andrey Ivanov 003.jpg, Prince Mstislav defeating Rededya
File:Andrey Ivanov 002.jpg, Adam and Eve
with their children
File:Andrey Ivanov 004.jpg, The christening of
Grand Duke Vladimir
File:Andrey Ivanov 005.jpg, The Young Hero from Kiev
References
Further reading
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External links
Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov
at the Russian Academy of Arts
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' official website
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Painters from the Russian Empire
Male painters from the Russian Empire
Russian history painters
1775 births
1848 deaths
Burials at Smolensky Cemetery
Deaths from cholera