Grigorii Grigorevich Gagarin (1810 - 1893)

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Grigorii Grigorevich Gagarin

Prince Grigorii Grigorevich Gagarin (russian: Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин) was a Russian painter, illustrator, art researcher, and architect.

He was born into the family of a diplomat, Prince Grigorii Ivanovich Gagarin (1782-1837), who was soon sent to Italy to fulfill the duties of ambassador. Gagarin's house in Rome was the center of cultural life of the Russian diaspora, Alexander and Karl Brullov, Bruni, Shchedrin, Basin, Galberg were regular guests there.

Grigorii early showed a talent for painting, he took lessons from Brullov, after trips to the East he became fascinated by the art of Byzantium. Later, during his service in the Caucasus, he painted in this style the Sion Cathedral in Tiflis. Gagarin also successfully illustrated works of Russian writers, including Pushkin's poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" and "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", in 1845 he published in Paris an album "Costumes of the peoples of the Caucasus" of 66 hand-colored lithographs.

In 1841 Gagarin was enlisted in the military service and participated in campaigns in the Caucasus. In addition to military duties, he worked a lot for the needs of the Caucasian cities. In Tiflis on his project was built a theater, he restored frescoes in the Sion Cathedral and in old Georgian monasteries.

In Russia, Gagarin's social circle included Zhukovsky, Pushkin, Odoyevsky. Grigorii Gagarin did a lot as vice-president of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1859-1872), trying to reform it in the spirit of the time, founded the Museum of Antiquities. In 1880, Gagarin was made an obra gofmeister of the court of His Imperial Majesty.

Date and place of birt:15 may 1810, St. Petersburg, Russia
Date and place of death:18 january 1893, Châtellerault, France
Nationality:Russia, Russian Empire
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Architect, Artist, Illustrator, Painter
Genre:Genre art
Art style:Academism, Romanticism, Orientalism

Creators Russia

Stepan Arefin (1922 - 2006)
Stepan Arefin
1922 - 2006
Adolf Izrailevich Milman (1886 - 1930)
Adolf Izrailevich Milman
1886 - 1930
Nicolas de Staël (1914 - 1955)
Nicolas de Staël
1914 - 1955
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov (1899 - 1988)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Gorlov
1899 - 1988
Fedor Alexandrovich Modorov (1890 - 1967)
Fedor Alexandrovich Modorov
1890 - 1967
Pavel Kuznetsov (1878 - 1968)
Pavel Kuznetsov
1878 - 1968
El Lissitzky (1890 - 1941)
El Lissitzky
1890 - 1941
Sergej Mixajlovich Prokudin-Gorskij (1863 - 1944)
Sergej Mixajlovich Prokudin-Gorskij
1863 - 1944
Anatoly Vladimirovich Treskin (1905 - 1986)
Anatoly Vladimirovich Treskin
1905 - 1986
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg (1805 - 1867)
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
1805 - 1867
Shuichiro Kinoshita (1896 - 1991)
Shuichiro Kinoshita
1896 - 1991
Vasily Nikitovich Zachinyaev (1915 - 2008)
Vasily Nikitovich Zachinyaev
1915 - 2008
Moisey Alexandrovich Feigin (1904 - 2008)
Moisey Alexandrovich Feigin
1904 - 2008
Igor' Aleksandrovich Vulokh (1938 - 2012)
Igor' Aleksandrovich Vulokh
1938 - 2012
Illarion Vladimirovich Golitsyn (1928 - 2007)
Illarion Vladimirovich Golitsyn
1928 - 2007
Rostislav Vladimirovitch (Rostislas) Loukine (Lukin) (1904 - 1988)
Rostislav Vladimirovitch (Rostislas) Loukine (Lukin)
1904 - 1988

Creators Academism

Charles-Antoine Lenglet (1791 - 1855)
Charles-Antoine Lenglet
1791 - 1855
Lodovico Pogliaghi (1857 - 1950)
Lodovico Pogliaghi
1857 - 1950
William Jennys (1774 - 1859)
William Jennys
1774 - 1859
Gustave Achille Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Gustave Achille Guillaumet
1840 - 1887
James Butler (1755 - 1842)
James Butler
1755 - 1842
William Henry Hunt (1790 - 1864)
William Henry Hunt
1790 - 1864
Jean-Jacques Bekkers (1814 - 1872)
Jean-Jacques Bekkers
1814 - 1872
Irene Klestova (1907 - 1988)
Irene Klestova
1907 - 1988
Klavdy Lebedev (1852 - 1916)
Klavdy Lebedev
1852 - 1916
Pietro Gabrini (1856 - 1926)
Pietro Gabrini
1856 - 1926
Édouard Lormier (1847 - 1919)
Édouard Lormier
1847 - 1919
Thomas Hearne (1744 - 1817)
Thomas Hearne
1744 - 1817
Hans Hassenteufel (1887 - 1943)
Hans Hassenteufel
1887 - 1943
Franz von Lenbach (1836 - 1904)
Franz von Lenbach
1836 - 1904
Louis de Silvestre (1675 - 1760)
Louis de Silvestre
1675 - 1760
Carl Hasenpflug (1802 - 1858)
Carl Hasenpflug
1802 - 1858