Ivan Sydorovych Yizhakevych ( uk, Іва́н Си́дорович Їжаке́вич; January 18, 1864 – January 19, 1962) was a Soviet and Ukrainian painter and writer, People's Painter of the Ukrainian SSR (1951).

Life, education and work

Yizhakevych was born in the village of Vyshnopil, Kiev Governorate. He was educated at the M. Murashko School of Art in Kyiv, Ukraine from 1882 to 1884. Following this Yizhakevych studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1884 to 1888. Yizhakevych's paintings reflect themes from Ukrainian history, such as Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv,

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battles, and

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. Yizhakevych also illustrated works by Ukrainian writers, among them: Taras Shevchenko,

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, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Ivan Franko, and produced paintings of common people and their lives. Yizhakevych made numerous artistic contributions to Kyiv churches. File:Їжакевич І. С. Вежа Івана Мазепи (Печерськ). 1910-і рр.jpg, File:Їжакевич І. С. Володимирська Гірка. 1910-і рр.jpg, File:І.С. Їжакевич. Богоматір Оранта. 1884. Олія. Кирилівська церква, хори, конха молитовні.jpg, File:І.С. Їжакевич Ф.І. Данилов. Святі апостоли Петро і Павло. 1884. Олія. Кирилівська церква, нижній регістр передвівтарних стовпів.jpg, File:І.С. Їжакевич , Ф.І. Данилов. Святі апостоли Петро і Павло. 1884. Олія. Кирилівська церква, нижній регістр передвівтарних стовпів.jpg, File:Izhakevich Intercession Monastery.jpg, Intercession Monastery

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1864 births 1962 deaths 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 19th-century Ukrainian male artists 19th-century Ukrainian painters 20th-century Ukrainian male artists 20th-century Ukrainian painters Painters from the Russian Empire People from Cherkasy Oblast People from Kiev Governorate Recipients of the title of People's Painter of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet painters Soviet printmakers Ukrainian male painters Ukrainian printmakers Burials at Baikove Cemetery {{Ukraine-painter-stub