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

Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev (1891 - 1967)
Vladimir Vasilyevich Lebedev
1891 - 1967
Richard Brompton (1734 - 1783)
Richard Brompton
1734 - 1783
Akhmat Fatkullovich Lutfullin (1928 - 2007)
Akhmat Fatkullovich Lutfullin
1928 - 2007
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff (1894 - 1974)
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff
1894 - 1974
Nikita Petrovich Fedosov (1939 - 1992)
Nikita Petrovich Fedosov
1939 - 1992
Pyotr Ivanovich Belenok (1938 - 1991)
Pyotr Ivanovich Belenok
1938 - 1991
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky (1719 - 1799)
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky
1719 - 1799
Alexei Nikolaevich Borisov (1889 - 1937)
Alexei Nikolaevich Borisov
1889 - 1937
Vadim Abramovich Sidur (1924 - 1986)
Vadim Abramovich Sidur
1924 - 1986
Rostislav Ivanovich Vovkushevsky (1917 - 2000)
Rostislav Ivanovich Vovkushevsky
1917 - 2000
Lev Grigorievich Brodaty (1889 - 1954)
Lev Grigorievich Brodaty
1889 - 1954
Vassili Ivanovich Demuth-Malinovski (1779 - 1846)
Vassili Ivanovich Demuth-Malinovski
1779 - 1846
Boris Vasilievich Kondrashin (1923 - 1994)
Boris Vasilievich Kondrashin
1923 - 1994
Natan Vengrov (1894 - 1962)
Natan Vengrov
1894 - 1962
Michael Vasilyevich Matyushin (1861 - 1934)
Michael Vasilyevich Matyushin
1861 - 1934
Mitrofan Semyonovich Fedorov (1870 - 1942)
Mitrofan Semyonovich Fedorov
1870 - 1942

Creators Academism

Walter Spies (1895 - 1942)
Walter Spies
1895 - 1942
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848 - 1915)
Ludwig Hans Fischer
1848 - 1915
Edmund Mahlknecht (1820 - 1903)
Edmund Mahlknecht
1820 - 1903
Robert Beyschlag (1838 - 1903)
Robert Beyschlag
1838 - 1903
José Rodrigues (1828 - 1887)
José Rodrigues
1828 - 1887
Peter Becker (1828 - 1904)
Peter Becker
1828 - 1904
Antonio-Cabral Beharano (1788 - 1861)
Antonio-Cabral Beharano
1788 - 1861
 W. Holme (XIX century - ?)
W. Holme
XIX century - ?
Charles van Meer (1810 - 1868)
Charles van Meer
1810 - 1868
Adolph Jebens (1819 - 1888)
Adolph Jebens
1819 - 1888
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849 - 1915)
Alfred Jan Maksymilian von Wierusz-Kowalski
1849 - 1915
Simon Quallio (1795 - 1878)
Simon Quallio
1795 - 1878
Luke Clennell (1781 - 1840)
Luke Clennell
1781 - 1840
Olaf Isaachsen (1835 - 1893)
Olaf Isaachsen
1835 - 1893
Jean Siméon Chardin (1699 - 1779)
Jean Siméon Chardin
1699 - 1779
Jost Schnyder Von Wartensee (1822 - 1894)
Jost Schnyder Von Wartensee
1822 - 1894
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