Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1838 - 1898)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Дмитриев-Оренбургский) was a Russian artist of the second half of the 19th century. He is known as a genre and battle-painter, a professor of battle-painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky is considered one of the greatest representatives of the academic direction in Russian art of his time. His works are built on a careful preparatory drawing, a clear balanced composition with a pronounced center and a restrained color scheme. He often used etching and lithography.
The master created a series of battle scenes at the imperial court, took part in the decoration of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, and painted for illustrated publications. He was one of the founding members of the St. Petersburg Society of Artists.
| Date and place of birt: | 13 november 1838, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire |
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| Date and place of death: | 3 may 1898, Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Nationality: | Germany, Russia, France, Russian Empire |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Batalist, Educator, Genre painter, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Itinerants, Society of Russian Watercolorists, Общество выставок художественных произведений, Санкт-петербургская артель художников, Товарищество южнорусских художников |
| Genre: | Genre art, Military art, Religious genre |
| Art style: | Academism |
