The creation of Lomonosov’s portrait was an important milestone on the creative path of the sculptor. To a brilliant Russian scientist Shubin treated with a special piety: he was close to him as a fellow countryman and impressed the artist with his creative inspiration.
Shubin creates an image devoid of any formality and splendor, in which a living mind, energy and strength are visible. Despite the fact that the portrait was not made from nature – Lomonosov died 27 years before its creation – in the guise of a great scientist Shubin reveals the main, determining its essence. Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov – scientist-encyclopedist, poet and artist
Related Paintings
Buste de M. V. Lomonosov – Fedor Ivanovich Shubin 
Busto de M. V. Lomonosov – Fedor Ivanovich Shubin 
Bust of G. G. Orlova by Fedot Shubin 
Bust of Paul I by Fedot Shubin 
Portrait of M. V. Lomonosov by Leonty Miropolsky 
Bust of General-Field Marshal of the Most Serene Prince GA Potemkin-Tavrichesky by Fedot Shubin 
Catherine II by Legislator – Fedot Shubin 
Bust of General-Field Marshal Prince NV Repnin by Fedot Shubin