Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, the greatest poet and universal genius of German literature, the author of “Faust” and many other works. OA Kiprensky, returning to Russia, communicated in Marienbad with

A children’s portrait is perhaps the most difficult kind of a picturesque portrait. This task is difficult primarily because the child almost never sits quietly, he is always in motion.

As a model, Kiprensky chose a young teenage girl. She calmly holds a basket of fruits in her hands. Behind her, the viewer recognizes the blue expanse of the Bay

The girl depicted in the portrait is a six-year-old Italian Mariuccia, who took a special place in the life of Kiprensky. This is one of the most unusual love stories.

Alexander Semenovich Shishkov is a writer and statesman. Shishkov enrolled in the Naval Cadet Corps, where he was directed by Ilya L. Kutuzov. In 1771, Mr.. Shishkov went to the

The romantic character of Kiprensky was distinguished by great breadth, the “reckless Orestes” did not want to enclose themselves in any rigid framework – both in life and in creativity.

From ancient times it was customary to draw beauties whose portraits conquered many years of the heart and minds of millions. Not bypassed the complexity of posing and very young

This is the best creation of Kiprensky, a portrait painting, for which he was first known and for which he received the title of academician. The portrait is written in

In 1798 Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin and Ekaterina Vladimirovna Golitsyna had a daughter, Sofya. Of course, nothing was regretted for her education and upbringing. The huge house of the Apaxins’ spouses

The “Self-portrait” conveys the emotion of a person who knows the world. Hot dark eyes with curiosity and anticipation peer into an unfamiliar life. In all appearance of the artist,

On the portrait – Earl Vasily Alekseevich Perovski in the age of 15 years. VA Perovsky was the illegitimate son of Count Alexei Razumovsky, the brother of writer Alexei Perovsky.

Before us is a picturesque portrait of thirty-five-year-old Ekaterina Sergeevna Avdulina, the wife of General AN Avdulin, a wealthy patron, a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists.

This “Roman” portrait, permeated with mild sadness, was written from the former chambermaster of the “small court” of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna, whom Kiprensky had already met in Tver. He

Tomilov Alexey Romanovich, artillery officer, commanded the work on strengthening in Kronstadt. In 1808 he retired, then met with Kiprensky. During the war with the French, he went into the

A well-known philanthropist, director of the St. Petersburg theaters, IA Gagarin, together with the noble patrons in 1821, founded the Society for the Encouragement of Artists in St. Petersburg. The

Probably everyone from the school bench is familiar with the portrait of the famous Russian classic Pushkin A. S., who wrote another great creator Kiprensky O. A.. I want to

This masterpiece, which stands alone in the work of Kiprensky, is not fully understood until now. We see the name of the French newspaper, which is read by the “readers”,

Count Dmitry Nikolaevich Sheremetev is the son of Count N. Sheremetev and serf actress, the “prima” of the Sheremetevsky Theater, which played under the name of Praskovia Zhemchugova. SHEREMETEV DMITRIY

This portrait is painted in Paris. The artist came there in early April 1822, this can be inferred from a letter sent from Paris by his friend, the architect F.

The academic works of Kiprensky, which correspond to the canons of classicism, mostly refer to the time of his studies at the Academy. Already in the first sketches that have

The portrait was created about a year after the portrait of Alexander Pushkin, at an uneasy time for Kiprensky. Knowing the artist’s experience of this time, one wonders how easily,