Nikolai Ivanovich Argunov (1771 - 1830)

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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
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

Creators Russia

Rashit Garifovich Maksyutov (1925 - 1997)
Rashit Garifovich Maksyutov
1925 - 1997
Karl Fedorovich Gun (1831 - 1877)
Karl Fedorovich Gun
1831 - 1877
Evgraf Fedorovich Krendovsky (1810 - 1870)
Evgraf Fedorovich Krendovsky
1810 - 1870
Fyodor Fyodorovich Buchholz (1857 - 1942)
Fyodor Fyodorovich Buchholz
1857 - 1942
Alexei Fedorovich Pakhomov (1900 - 1973)
Alexei Fedorovich Pakhomov
1900 - 1973
Mikhail Ivanovich Lebedev (1811 - 1837)
Mikhail Ivanovich Lebedev
1811 - 1837
Aleksandr Terent'evich Matveev (1878 - 1960)
Aleksandr Terent'evich Matveev
1878 - 1960
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876 - 1942)
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin
1876 - 1942
Piotr Dmitrievich Buchkin (1886 - 1965)
Piotr Dmitrievich Buchkin
1886 - 1965
Alexander Mikhailovich Kishchenko (1933 - 1997)
Alexander Mikhailovich Kishchenko
1933 - 1997
Valery Yakovlevich Levental (1938 - 2015)
Valery Yakovlevich Levental
1938 - 2015
Pavel Grigoryevich Korotov ()
Pavel Grigoryevich Korotov
Nathan Isaiovych Altman (1889 - 1970)
Nathan Isaiovych Altman
1889 - 1970
Meer Moiseevich Akselrod (1902 - 1970)
Meer Moiseevich Akselrod
1902 - 1970
Samuil Matveevich Vermel (1892 - 1972)
Samuil Matveevich Vermel
1892 - 1972
Lev Alexandrovich Russov (1926 - 1987)
Lev Alexandrovich Russov
1926 - 1987

Creators Classicism

Charles Cumberworth (1811 - 1852)
Charles Cumberworth
1811 - 1852
Christoph Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Christoph Gluck
1714 - 1787
Edouard Girardet (1819 - 1880)
Edouard Girardet
1819 - 1880
Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 - 1817)
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
1759 - 1817
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708 - 1787)
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
1708 - 1787
Hubert Maurer (1738 - 1818)
Hubert Maurer
1738 - 1818
Antonio De Simone (1851 - 1907)
Antonio De Simone
1851 - 1907
Michel Dorigny (1616 - 1665)
Michel Dorigny
1616 - 1665
Charles Le Brun (1619 - 1690)
Charles Le Brun
1619 - 1690
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel (1628 - 1673)
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel
1628 - 1673
Johann Pollak (1843 - 1917)
Johann Pollak
1843 - 1917
Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner (1826 - 1881)
Josef Anton Strassgschwandtner
1826 - 1881
Olga Weiss (1853 - 1903)
Olga Weiss
1853 - 1903
Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)
Andrew Marvell
1621 - 1678
James (Jean-Jacques) Pradier (1790 - 1852)
James (Jean-Jacques) Pradier
1790 - 1852
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Pochechueva (XX century)
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Pochechueva
XX century