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Pyotr Sokolov (other)
Pyotr Sokolov may refer to * (1764–1835), secretary of the Russian Academy * Pyotr Sokolov (portraitist) (1791–1848), Russian portraitist, father of the painter of the same name * Pyotr Sokolov (painter) (1821–1899), Russian painter and graphic artist, son of the portraitist of the same name * Pyotr Sokolov (footballer) (1890–1971), Russian football player and spy {{hndis, Sokolov, Pyotr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Academy
The Russian Academy or Imperial Russian Academy (russian: Академия Российская, Императорская Российская академия) was established in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1783 by Empress Catherine II of Russia and princess Dashkova as a research center for Russian language and Russian literature, following the example of the Académie française. In 1841 it was merged into the Imperial Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences (the predecessor of today's Russian Academy of Sciences). Presidents * 1783–1796 – Yekaterina Dashkova (concurrently serving as the Director of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Sciences) * 1796–1801 – Pavel Bakunin (Бакунин, Павел Петрович) (concurrently serving as the Director, and later President, of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Sciences) * 1801–1813 – Andrey Andreyevich Nartov (Нартов, Андрей Андреевич) * 1813–1841 – Aleksandr Shishkov (Ш ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Sokolov (portraitist)
Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov (russian: link=no, Пётр Фёдорович Сóколов) (1791, Moscow – , Merchik, Kharkov Governorate) was a Russian aquarelle portraitist who painted many of the most distinguished figures of the Pushkin era. He was the father of the painters Pyotr Sokolov, Pavel Sokolov and Alexander Sokolov. Early life Sokolov was born in Moscow, and between the years of 1800 to 1809 he attended Imperial Academy of Arts where he studied with Alexei Yegorov and Vasily ShebuyevBibliographical article in Russia"Соколов Петр Федорович [1791 - 1848]" Retrieved 1 April 2014. who both were very famous and respected artists. In 1809, Sokolov painted "Andromache Mourning Hector" ("Андромаха оплакивает убитого Гектора") for his institution's competition, receiving a minor gold medal as well as the title of "Artist". As part of the Academy's offerings, the students who won the major gold medal were al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Sokolov (painter)
Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Петрович Соколов; 1821, Saint Petersburg - 2 October 1899, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter and illustrator. Biography He was the eldest son of the watercolor portraitist Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov. Although he received lessons from his father, he was largely self-taught until 1840, when he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts. He studied there for three years with his uncle, Karl Bryullov, as well as Pyotr Basin and Fyodor Bruni.Brief biography @ RusArtNet. He preferred hunting and genre scenes, but also did the occasional portrait. From 1877 to 1878, he was a frontline correspondent in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
