The portrait belongs to the series of portraits of Smolyanok – pupils of the Smolny Institute of noble maidens, written by the artist commissioned by the emperors Catherine II. F.

The impetuous, temperamental, full of fire and liveliness of Borschov, it seems only for a moment she stopped before us. The ease of her movements, passion for dance are in

The second portrait was written when a young woman turned 21, but she looks older than her years. Fatigue is felt in her eyes, bitterness slips into a smile. It

In the portrait Molchanova space is built with the help of two oncoming diagonals. The role of the first is performed by an illuminated figure of a girl sitting in

Praskovya Vorontsova, the youngest daughter of Count Artemy Ivanovich Vorontsov and Countess Praskovya Fedorovna, nee Kvashnina-Samarina, a student of the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, which she graduated with honors.

Maria Alekseevna Dyakova – the daughter of the Chief Prosecutor of the Senate, Alexei Afanasyevich Dyakov and Avdotya Petrovna, nee. Princess Myshetskoy. A portrait of Maria Alekseevny Dyakova, imbued with

The portrait of A. I. Vorontsov, probably the same as the image of his wife, was intended for a family portrait gallery. In the portrait-in-camera portrait, the artist emphasizes the

The image of Alexandra Levshina stands somewhat apart in the series of portraits of the Smolnyans, although her portrait was executed with no less skill than all the rest. Levshina

Portraits of the Vorontsov couple were created for the family portrait gallery. The portrait of PF Vorontsova is elegant in color: a beautiful golden brown background dominates in it. The

The portrait belongs to a series of portraits of Smolyanok – pupils of the Smolny Institute of noble maidens, written by the artist on the order of Empress Catherine II.

Levitsky was a wonderful master of both ceremonial and intimate portrait. His brilliant abilities allowed him to enrich the artistic traditions established in the 18th century with new creative findings.

To what has already been said about the portrait of G. I. Alymova, the following can be added: as in the portrait of Levshina, the artist pays special attention to

In the portrait of his wife, the artist, following objectivity in the transfer of physical appearance, managed at the same time to highlight the inherent spiritual qualities: kindness and wisdom.

This canvas gives a particularly good idea about the features of the portrait in the art of classicism, about the allegory and symbolism – the characteristic features of the art

The portraits of the Vorotsov girls, probably created for the family portrait gallery, are recognized as an exceptional phenomenon in Russian art of the 18th century. They amaze with the