Louise Germain de Stael is a French writer. Before Germaine de Stael, no woman has played such a role in the history that fell to her. She became the master

Louise Germain de Stael is a French writer. Before Germaine de Stael, no woman has played such a role in the history that fell to her. She became the master
Very characteristic of the XVIII century. a ceremonial portrait of Alexander Borisovich Kurakin. Borovikovsky tried to emphasize the high position of the customer at the court. “Magnificent”, “the diamond prince”,
In 1795, when the portrait of Derzhavin was created, VL Borovikovsky gained wide popularity: the Academy of Arts awarded him the title of academician. During this period, the young artist
Here is an image of a woman dressed elegantly in the late eighteenth century. Magnificently written out the texture of pearl jewelry and silk – white, blue, light red. In
In the family portrait of the Countess Bezborodko with her daughters, all three posing before us, expressing their love for each other, as well as their common love for their
Olenin Elizaveta Markovna, nee. Poltoratskaya – wife of A. N. Olenin, president of the Academy of Arts, director of the Public Library, the poem “Ballade” for the theatrical charade on
Labzin Alexander Fedorovich, poet, publisher, translator, real state councilor. Of the nobility. In 1776 he was placed in a noble school at the Moscow University, in 1778 transferred to the
Before us is a portrait of a well-known official, Minister Dmitry Prokofievich Troshchinsky. The fate of this man was unusual. The son of a military clerk, who had learned to
Portrait of MI Lopukhina is often called the most poetic creation of VL Borovikovsky. Perhaps, perhaps, even evaluate it as the highest achievement of sentimentalism in Russian painting. The cult
Borovikovsky perfectly mastered the technique of miniature painting: especially it is felt in the very fine modeling of the face depicted. The figure is easily and naturally entered in a
But another masterpiece Borovikovsky – a portrait of Skobeeva. The daughter of the Kronstadt sailor, she was still a girl in the house of DP Troshchinsky, who brought her up
Interesting on the plan is a small portrait of Torzhkov’s peasant Christina, a wet nurse in the family of the Lvovs. Christine is a young woman with a friendly and
This is one of the earliest works of Borovikovsky – a portrait of Olga Kuzminichna Filippova. The artist painted the young wife of his friend, the architect P. S. Filippov,
Elena Naryshkina, Princess, daughter of the Ober-Chamberlain Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin, mother – Maria Alekseevna Senyavina, the daughter of the famous admiral. Elena Alexandrovna’s parents were close people at court and
Michael – a prominent figure of the Alexander era. He studied at the Trinity Seminary. In view of his “super success”, the Friendly Academic Society, founded by Novikov and Schwartz,
At the turn of the XVIII – beginning of the XIX century Borovikovsky turned to a new type of group portrait for him. This allowed the artist to introduce new
We have a portrait of Major-General Fyodor Artemyevich Borovsky. The artist, who lived on the eve of romanticism, made his hero quite enthusiastic. The resolute and energetic turn of Borovsky’s
VL Borovikovsky has portraits that give an accurate and vivid description of the model. Here is an image of a woman dressed elegantly in the late eighteenth century. Magnificently written
Before us is the disgraced Murtaza-Kuli-Khan, about whom Catherine II wrote in one of her letters: “For about a month, we have been visited by the Persian prince Murtaza-Kuli-Khan, deprived
Pavel Petrovich – Emperor of All Russia, son of Emperor Peter III and Empress Catherine II, was born on September 20, 1754, entered the throne after the death of Catherine
Brilliant samples of virtuosic possession of the brush and. by all means of the ceremonial image of steel in the work of Borovikovsky’s portrait of G. Derzhavin. The artist captures