Isaak Asknaziy
Isaak Asknaziy | |
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Verkhnyadzvinsk, Belarus) | |
Died | 1902 Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire | (aged 45–46)
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1885) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1879) |
Known for | Painting |
Awards |
Isaak L'vovich Asknaziy (
Biography
He was born to a family of wealthy
When he was fourteen, he began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. His first drawings won praise from the sculptor, Mark Antokolsky, and he became a regular student there in 1874.[2] Although his primary instructor was Pavel Chistyakov, Antokolsky would continue to be his mentor throughout his education. True to his beliefs, he petitioned the Academy to allow him to work on Sunday, rather than on the Sabbath.[2] He won several silver medals and was awarded two gold medals; for his depiction of Abraham banishing Hagar and her son Ishmael (1878) and for "The Whore Before Christ" (1879).[1]
In 1880, he was awarded the title of "Artist, First Class" and received a stipend to travel abroad for four years. He visited Italy, Germany and Austria, where he worked with
In 1885, he returned to Saint Petersburg and was married.[1] He continued to focus on Jewish themes, primarily from the Old Testament and, in 1900, produced one of his best-known works: "Ecclesiastes". Despite some degree of financial difficulty, he never accepted commissions that ran counter to his beliefs.[2] He usually did a great deal of research in libraries and museums to ensure that his works were historically accurate. For some reason, however, his works were not popular among the wealthy Russian Jews, who would have seemed to be his natural audience, and sold better abroad; especially in the United States.[2]
Selected paintings
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An Elderly Jew
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Ecclesiastes
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Jewish Wedding with KlezmerBand
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The Whore Before Christ
References
- ^ a b c d Biographical notes @ Русская живопись (Russian painting).
- ^ a b c d Katznelson, J. L.; Ginzburg, Baron D., eds. (1909). . Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron (in Russian). Vol. 3. St. Petersburg: Brockhaus & Efron. pp. 293–295.
External links
- Biography and appreciation @ Российская академия художеств