Ivan Fyodorovich Seleznyov (russian: Иван Федорович Селезнёв; 3 January 1856, in

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– 31 March 1936, in Kiev) was a Russian Empire and Soviet painter and art teacher, known mostly for his historical paintings.

Biography

He was born to a peasant family that originally came from Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire. From 1872 to 1881, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts with

Pavel Chistyakov Pavel Petrovich Chistyakov (russian: Павел Петрович Чистяков; 5 July 1832, Prudy, Vesyegonsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate — 11 November 1919, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian Imperial painter and art teacher; known for historical ...

.Brief biography
@ RusArtNet. While there, he was awarded two silver medals (1877, 1878) and one gold medal (1880), for his painting of Jacob recognizing Joseph's clothes.Biographical notes
@ ArtRu.info Upon graduating, he received the title of "Artist" first degree for his painting of Saint Sergius blessing

Dmitri Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

. The following year, his depiction of Prince Dmitriy Yurievich Krasny, the youngest son of Yury of Zvenigorod, won him a stipend to study in Rome. He was there from 1883 to 1886. From 1886 to 1890, he taught at the Kiev Drawing School, operated by

Nikolay Murashko Mykola Ivanovych Murashko ( uk, Микола Іванович Мурашко, translit=Mykola Ivanovych Murashko; 20 May 1844, Glukhov, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire – 22 September 1909, Bucha, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire ...

. From 1898 to 1920, he gave classes at the

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. After 1901, he also taught at the newly established and served as Director there from 1911 to 1914. Among his more notable students were

Boris Aronson Boris Aronson (October 15, 1898 – November 16, 1980) was an American scenic designer for Broadway and Yiddish theatre. He won the Tony Award for Scenic Design six times in his career. Biography The son of a Rabbi, Aronson was born in Kiev, ...

, Mykhailo Kozyk, Boris Vladimirski and . He was one of the founders of the "Kiev Fellowship of Religious Painting" and served as its Chairman after 1908. He also did restoration work on the frescoes at St. Cyril's Monastery.

Works

Аккорд.jpg, Last chord (1885) Seleznev-269x400.jpg, Chapel (1892) Seleznyov-Girl.jpg, Girl
(date unknown) В Помпее.jpg, In

Pompeii Pompeii (, ) was an ancient city located in what is now the ''comune'' of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g. at Boscoreale, Stabiae), was buried ...

later reproduced as a popular postcard, in several variations.(1886)

References

External links

Postcard version of painting
@ Hobby Group {{DEFAULTSORT:Seleznyov, Ivan 1856 births 1936 deaths Painters from the Russian Empire Soviet painters 19th-century Ukrainian painters 19th-century Ukrainian male artists Ukrainian male painters 20th-century Ukrainian painters 20th-century Ukrainian male artists History painters Artists from Kyiv