In the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, where Bryullov studied for 12 years, classicism was an alpha and an omega; he was equalized, he was planted. But the orthodox classicist Bryullov did not: the only picture that fits perfectly into the canons of classicism is his graduation work “The Appearance of Three Angels to Abraham,” for which he received a gold medal.
In Italy, the artist some time tried to create a large classic painting, but none of this did not work.
In the late 1820s Bryullov threw these fruitless attempts. From them there were only sketches and unfinished canvases – such as “Conversation Numa Pompilia with the nymph Egeria”, 1824 and “Herminia at the Shepherds”.
Related Paintings
Paintings of the plafond of St. Isaac’s Cathedral by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of Vel. Book. Yelena Pavlovna by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of Vel. Book. Elena Pavlovna with her daughter by Karl Bryullov 
Bathsheba by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of AN Demidov of San Donato by Karl Bryullov 
The flying angel, mourning the victims of the Inquisition by Karl Bryullov 
Portrait of Princess EP Saltykova by Karl Bryullov 
The head of the girl by Karl Bryullov