Pavel Aleksandrovich Brullov, also Briullov or Bryullov (russian: Павел Александрович Брюллов; 29 August 1840,
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
- 16 December 1914, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter and professor of architecture.
Biography
His father,
Alexander Brullov
Alexander Pavlovich Brullov (, spelled Brulleau until 1822, when the family name was changed according to Russian pronunciation, sometimes also spelled Brulloff; 29 November 1798 – 9 January 1877) was a Russian artist associated with Russian ...
, was a Professor of Architecture at the
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name ''Academy of the T ...
and his uncle was the painter
Karl Bryullov
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 ...
.
He originally studied physics and mathematics at
Saint Petersburg State University, becoming a Candidate in 1863.
["Брюлловъ (Павелъ Александровичъ)", ''Энциклопедический словарь'' ( Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary), edited by I. E. Andreyev, Saint Petersburg, 1891, Vol.IV, supp.A "Босъ — Бунчукъ]
/ref> At the same time (from 1861 to 1864) he took classes in architecture at the Academy, where he studied under Konstantin Thon
Konstantin Andreyevich Thon, also spelled Ton (russian: Константи́н Андре́евич Тон; October 26, 1794 – January 25, 1881) was an official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I. His major works includ ...
, Andrei Stackenschneider Andrei Ivanovich Stakenschneider (russian: Андрей Иванович Штакеншнейдер) (March 6 regorian 1802 – August 20 regorian 1865), also spelled ''Stackenschneider'' and ''Stuckenschneider'', was a Russian architect. His ecle ...
, David Grimm and his father. In 1864, he graduated with the rank of "Artist Third-Degree".
Following this, he went abroad, visiting Italy, France and England. In Paris, he attended the classes of Léon Bonnat
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Early life
Bonnat was born in Bayonne, but from 1846 to 1853 he lived in M ...
at the École des Beaux-arts
École des Beaux-Arts (; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centur ...
. In 1870, his painting "После работы" (After Work) was awarded a medal at the Imperial Academy. From 1872 until his death, he was a member of the "Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions" (Peredvizhniki
Peredvizhniki ( rus, Передви́жники, , pʲɪrʲɪˈdvʲiʐnʲɪkʲɪ), often called The Wanderers or The Itinerants in English, were a group of Russian realist artists who formed an artists' cooperative in protest of academic restr ...
), serving as their treasurer and governing board member.[Y. D. Minchenkov, "Брюллов Павел Александрович", ''Воспоминания о передвижниках'' (Memoirs
of the Peredvizhniki), Moscow, АСТ-Пресс (2010)]
/ref> In 1883, he became a full member of the Academy, serving on the board after 1904. From 1897 to 1912, he was Curator of the art department at the Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum (russian: Государственный Русский музей), formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (russian: Русский Музей Императора Александра III), on ...
.
Selected paintings
Pavel Brullov 002.jpg, Spring (1875)
Pavel Brullov 003.jpg, Veranda. Algeria (1882)
Pavel Brullov 004.jpg, Road to the sea. Algeria (1883)
Pavel Brullov 001.jpg, Landscape with river (1900)
Pavel Brullov 005.jpg, Swimming pool (1902)
References
External links
Pavel Brullov
@ Russian Painting
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1840 births
1914 deaths
Landscape painters
19th-century painters from the Russian Empire
Russian male painters
20th-century Russian painters
Full Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts
Peredvizhniki
19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire
20th-century Russian male artists