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

Sergey Yakovlevich Lagutin (1911 - 2012)
Sergey Yakovlevich Lagutin
1911 - 2012
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1850 - 1929)
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
1850 - 1929
Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer (1891 - 1966)
Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer
1891 - 1966
Alexander Adolf Treiden ()
Alexander Adolf Treiden
Vladimir Fyodorovich Shtranikh (1888 - 1981)
Vladimir Fyodorovich Shtranikh
1888 - 1981
Yuri Berngardovich Kafengauz (1929 - 2008)
Yuri Berngardovich Kafengauz
1929 - 2008
Franz Herpel (1850 - 1933)
Franz Herpel
1850 - 1933
Gleb Borisovich Smirnov (1908 - 1981)
Gleb Borisovich Smirnov
1908 - 1981
Dmitry Innokentievich Karatanov (1874 - 1952)
Dmitry Innokentievich Karatanov
1874 - 1952
Karel Brož (1836 - 1901)
Karel Brož
1836 - 1901
Sergei Alekseyevich Korovin (1858 - 1908)
Sergei Alekseyevich Korovin
1858 - 1908
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné (1888 - 1944)
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné
1888 - 1944
David Petrovich Shterenberg (1881 - 1948)
David Petrovich Shterenberg
1881 - 1948
Maria Nikolaevna Butrova (1905 - 1989)
Maria Nikolaevna Butrova
1905 - 1989
Abram Markovich Efros (1888 - 1954)
Abram Markovich Efros
1888 - 1954
Sergey Andreevich Geta (1951)
Sergey Andreevich Geta
1951

Creators Academism

Petrus Johannes Schotel (1808 - 1865)
Petrus Johannes Schotel
1808 - 1865
Josef Rolf Knobloch (1891 - 1964)
Josef Rolf Knobloch
1891 - 1964
Robert Spear Dunning (1829 - 1905)
Robert Spear Dunning
1829 - 1905
Giovanni Renica (1808 - 1884)
Giovanni Renica
1808 - 1884
Georges Washington (1827 - 1901)
Georges Washington
1827 - 1901
Federico Faruffini (1831 - 1869)
Federico Faruffini
1831 - 1869
Joseph Cartwright (1789 - 1829)
Joseph Cartwright
1789 - 1829
Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)
Friedrich Nerly
1807 - 1878
Johann-Gabriel Poppel (1807 - 1882)
Johann-Gabriel Poppel
1807 - 1882
Francois-Alfred Delobbe (1835 - 1920)
Francois-Alfred Delobbe
1835 - 1920
Septime Le Pippre (1833 - 1871)
Septime Le Pippre
1833 - 1871
Amos Cassioli (1832 - 1891)
Amos Cassioli
1832 - 1891
Gustav Pflugradt (1828 - 1908)
Gustav Pflugradt
1828 - 1908
Mary Edmonia Lewis (1845 - 1907)
Mary Edmonia Lewis
1845 - 1907
Orazio Grevenbroeck (1676 - 1739)
Orazio Grevenbroeck
1676 - 1739
Anton Hermann Stilke (1803 - 1860)
Anton Hermann Stilke
1803 - 1860
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