Vasily Kuzmich Shebuyev (russian: Васи́лий Козьми́ч Шебу́ев; , in Kronstadt – , in

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 ...

) was a Russian painter, State Councilor and Rector at the

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His father was of noble lineage and served as the ranking custodian of

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s at the Admiralty Board. His artistic abilities were noticed early and he began taking lessons at the Imperial Academy as soon as he was old enough. In 1794, he officially became a student there, studying under

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and

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/ref> He won a silver after his first year, and a gold medal the year following. In 1797, he graduated with a first degree certificate. He immediately became an assistant teacher and, a year later, was entrusted with teaching drawing to younger students. In 1803, he was sent on a fellowship to study in

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, where he practiced copying the old masters and made anatomical drawings from observing

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s. Three years later, he was recalled to Saint Petersburg to participate in decorating the Kazan Cathedral. After that, his life became devoted to the Academy. He was named an Academician in 1807, rose through the ranks, and eventually became Rector of Painting and Sculpture in 1832. Ten years later his title became the "Honored Rector". In 1831, he used his anatomical drawing experience to create anatomy textbooks for art students. Among those who studied under him at the Academy, one may name Karl Briullov, Alexander Ivanov, Fyodor Bruni and

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. In addition to his responsibilities there, he was appointed Director of the Imperial Tapestry Manufactory in 1831, having earlier been made a

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in 1823, in which capacity he oversaw the creation of the church canopy at Tsarskoye Selo. He was also named Supervisor of Paintings for

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in 1844.

Works

File:Self-portrait with fortune-teller by V.Shebuev (1805, Russian museum).jpg, Self-portrait with fortune-teller (1805) File:Vasilii ShebuevKamil.jpg, The Death of Camilla (1821) File:Vasilii Shebuev Nevski.jpg,

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(1836) File:PlafonAH.jpg, The vision of the prophet

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Ready sketch of the ceiling for the Church of St. Catherine in the

. (1836) File:Shebuev Simeon-Bogopriimets, 1847.jpg, Simeon (Gospel of Luke) (1847)

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