Nikolai Ivanovich Argunov (1771 - 1830)
1771St. Petersburg, Russian Empire1830Moscow, Russian EmpireRussia, Russian Empire
Nikolai Ivanovich Argunov
Nikolai Ivanovich Argunov (Russian: Николай Иванович Аргунов) was a Russian painter of the late 18th - the first third of the 19th centuries. He is known as a painter, graphic artist, miniaturist, representative of Russian classicism.
Nikolai Argunov is considered one of the greatest portrait painters of his time. His works are notable for their diversity, psychologism, objective approach to nature, devoid of classicist idealization and romantic heroization of the models.
The artist was a serf, was granted his freedom after the death of his master and became an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He was a member of a dynasty of artists, the beginning of which began with his father Ivan Argunov.
Date and place of birt: | 1771, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Date and place of death: | 1830, Moscow, Russian Empire |
Nationality: | Russia, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Miniaturist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Classicism |