Alexander Rizzoni
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (russian: Александр Антонович Риццони; 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and Genre art, genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. Biography He was born to an Italian family of artisans; originally from Bologna. He received his first lessons from his brother Pavel Rizzoni, Pavel, who was also an artist.Brief biography
@ Russian painting. In 1852, he enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Bogdan Willewalde. Five years later, he was awarded two silver medals for his work. That same year, he ma ...
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Mikhail Botkin
Mikhail Petrovich Botkin (russian: Михаил Петрович Боткин; 26 June 1839 – 22 January 1914) was a Russian painter, engraver, art collector, archaeologist and philanthropist. Vasily Botkin, the writer, and Sergey Botkin, the physician, were his brothers. Life and career Botkin was born in Moscow, the son of Anna Ivanovna (Postnikova) and Petr Kononovich Botkin, from a family of merchants who were engaged in the tea trade. His mother died when he was two and, when he was fourteen, his father died so his upbringing was completed by his older brother Vasily. In 1856, he entered the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under and Fyodor Bruni. Two years later, he decided to travel, spending several years in Germany, France and Italy. When he returned in 1863, he presented two paintings on Classical subjects at the Academy and was awarded the title of Academician. He also received the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov), Order of Sain ...
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