Ivan Makarov
Ivan Makarov | |
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Born | |
Died | April 21, 1897 | (aged 75)
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1855) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Ivan Kuzmich Makarov (Russian: Ива́н Кузьми́ч Мака́ров; 4 April [O.S. 23 March] 1822 — 21 [O.S. 9] April 1897)[1] was a Russian portrait painter.[2]
Biography
He was born while his father (a serf) was a student of Alexander Stupin at the Arzamas School of Painting, Russia's first provincial art school. When he had completed his basic education at the district school in Saransk, he studied with his father and Stupin,[3] soon becoming an assistant on several church painting projects.
On the basis of sketches and drawings he sent to the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1842, he obtained the privilege of being a "Free Artist". In 1845, he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he studied at the Academy under the history painter Alexey Markov.
After two years there, he chose portraiture as his speciality, soon winning the patronage of the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna.[2] In 1853, he travelled extensively, visiting Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Venice, Bologna and Rome. Upon his return to Saint Petersburg, he was named an "Academician".[3]
Despite this, most of his portraits do not have an academic flavor. He was particularly good at portraying women and children.[2] As is the case with most pre-revolutionary Russian painters, he also produced many icons and religious murals; most notably "God's Blessing On You" (in the Alexander Palace).
Gallery
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Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna
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Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna
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Portrait of Catherine Tyutcheva
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Portrait of Evdokia Tregubova (1869)
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Portrait of General Samsonov (1869)
References
- ^ Makarov Ivan Kuzmich, Nizhny Novgorod Biographical Encyclopedia
- ^ a b c ArtInvestment (Russia): Biography of Makarov
- ^ a b Russian Paintings: Brief biography
External links
Media related to Ivan Makarov at Wikimedia Commons
- "Peoples": Brief biography with later photograph
- "Макаров Иван Кузмич". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes). St. Petersburg. 1890–1907.
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