Nikitin Ivan

The artist creates an image of great depth, sincerity and greatness. Peter I is depicted in a portrait in dark clothes, with a white scarf around his neck and the

The portrait depicts a 19-year-old young man, who is still waiting for a successful state and military service. He is dressed in black armor, from which one can see a

In 1716, painter Ivan Nikitich Nikitin was sent by Peter 1 abroad to Italy. But one can hardly say that he was sent there as a simple student. In a

Guess about the face depicted in this portrait was made in the 19th century, when it was called Mazepa, Skoropadsky, or the names of other Ukrainian generals. Recently, it has

Catherine I Alekseevna, All-Russian Empress, was born on April 5, 1684 in Livonia, in a peasant family of Skavronskys, of Lithuanian or Latvian origin. When baptized according to the Catholic

This is the chancellor, an associate of Peter I. The image of Golovkin clearly expresses the idea of a man of that era. Thanks to his intelligence, prudence, dexterity, Golovkin

Golovkin’s portrait is considered to be one of the first works made by the artist upon his return from Italy. Count Gavrila Ivanovich Golovkin, Vice-Chancellor, associate of Peter I, especially

The portrait of the nineteen-year-old princess Praskovya Ioannovna is one of the best works of the master, whose creative heritage is small: about a dozen of his works have survived.

Portrait of the daughter of Peter I, Elizabeth, the future empress, the earliest known 18 canvases by court painter Peter I. There is a certain stiffness in the depiction of

Portrait of Princess Natalia Alekseevna – one of the early works of Nikitin. Natalia Alekseevna, sister of Peter 1, was a supporter of all his reforms. One of the most

Nikitin’s picture is perceived as a requiem for the “father of the fatherland.” Immediately after the death of Peter, Nikitin was invited to capture the dead emperor. The portrait of