Boris Orlovsky
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Boris Ivanovich Orlovsky (
Neoclassical
sculptor.
Biography
Born into a serf peasant family in Tula, Russia, his artistic talent led to him being freed by his master and sent to the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. After studying for six years in Italy under Bertel Thorvaldsen, he returned to teach at the Academy where he later became a Professor. At the same time, he improved his skill in the studios of Santino Campioni and Agostino Triscorni. Boris Orlovsky died in 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Orlovsky's statues of
Kazan Cathedral reveal a realistic undercurrent in his otherwise Neoclassical work, typified by the Angel on top of the Alexander Column at the Palace Square
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Orlovsky's statue ofKazan Cathedral
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The angel on the Alexander Column
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Orlovsky's statue ofKazan Cathedral
Further reading
External links
Media related to Boris Orlovsky at Wikimedia Commons