Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov (Russian: Андрей Иванович Иванов; 1775,

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- 24 July 1848,

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) was a Russian painter in the Neo-Classical style who specialized in historical scenes.Wikisource (Russian): Biography
from the ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary'' by Andrei Somov

Biography

He was abandoned by his parents and was raised at the

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. He was enrolled in the elementary courses at the

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in 1782, and later studied with

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and

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, graduating in 1797. He began teaching there in 1798 and became an Academician in 1803. During this time, he was engaged in copying the old Italian masters and painting icons. In 1812 he was appointed a Professor for his painting of Prince Mstislav the Brave and the defeat of

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. In 1820, he painted the fresco "

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Hovering in the Sky" for the iron staircase at the Academy. His painting "The Death of General Kulnev" angered Tsar Nicholas I when it was exhibited in 1830, apparently because it portrayed a controversial (and almost certainly apocryphal) moment from the incident; Kulnev's order to his allied officers to remove their insignia so the enemy wouldn't know that the Russian army was without a commander. As a result, Ivanov was removed from the Academy.RusArtNet: Biography
/ref> A few years later, when

Karl Briullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), original name Charles Bruleau, also transliterated Briullov and Briuloff, and referred to by his friends as "Karl the Great", was a ...

returned to Russia and was presented with a

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, he took it off his head and placed it on Ivanov's instead, as a sign of respect and appreciation. Despite his forced retirement, Ivanov remained active as a painter and member of several artistic societies. He died of

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. His grave in the

Smolensk Cemetery Smolensky Cemetery () is the oldest continuously operating cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Ива́нов; July 28 (July 16 Adoption of the Gregorian calendar#Adoption in Eastern Europe, S, 1806 – July 15 (July 3 S, 1858) was a Russ ...

Selected paintings

File:Andrey Ivanov 003.jpg, Prince Mstislav defeating Rededya File:Andrey Ivanov 002.jpg, Adam and Eve
with their children File:Andrey Ivanov 004.jpg, The christening of
Grand Duke Vladimir File:Andrey Ivanov 005.jpg, The Young Hero from Kiev

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov, Andrey Ivanovich Russian painters Russian male painters History painters 1775 births 1848 deaths Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Awarded with a large gold medal of the Academy of Arts Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts

Biography

Selected paintings

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