Aleksey Kivshenko
Aleksey Kivshenko | |
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| Алексей Кившенко | |
 Aleksey Kivshenko (1890s) | |
| Born | 22 March 1851 Venyov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 October 1895 (aged 44) Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1884) Professor by rank (1893) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1877) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Peredvizhniki |
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Aleksey Danilovich Kivshenko (Russian: Алексей Данилович Кившенко; 22 March [O.S. 10 March] 1851 — 2 October 1895) was a Russian painter, primarily of historical scenes. Among the best-known were those depicting the Russo-Turkish Wars. He also created hunting and genre scenes and was associated with the Peredvizhniki.
Biography
He was born on a small stud farm. His father was interested in art and music, so he encouraged his son's early attempts at drawing. His first studies began when he was nine; at the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts with Ivan Kramskoi.[1]
From 1867 to 1877, he was a student at the Imperial Academy of Arts, under the direction of Kārlis Hūns.[2] He also audited classes at the State Institute of Technology and the Medico-Surgical Academy, but these were not to his liking. While there, he helped support himself by working as a scribe for the Admiralty Board.[3]
In 1880, after receiving a foreign fellowship, he began to travel extensively, visiting Paris,
In 1891, he accompanied Nikodim Kondakov on an archaeological expedition to Palestine and Syria, returning with numerous sketches of everyday life in the region, as well as the ancient buildings.[1] Many of these were used as book decorations. In 1893, he became a full member of the Academy and taught a class in battle painting.[2] He died of undisclosed causes during a visit to Germany.
Selected paintings
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Patriarch NikonRevising the
Service-Books -
General Kutuzov at the Council of Fili; his best known work. The other participants are identified on the file in Wikimedia Commons -
Imam Shamil Surrendering to
Count Baryatinsky
References
- ^ a b c Brief biography @ Russian Painting.
- ^ a b c Biographical notes Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine @ RusArtNet.
- ^ Brief biography @ LiveJournal.
External links
- Biographical notes and more paintings @ Воскресный день
- Russian archaeologists in Jericho @ Императорского Православного Палестинского Общества (Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society).
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