Vladimir Borovikovsky: Selected Paintings |
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| Author:
| Veneva, Sirma |
| Series title: | Selected Paintings Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5469-3831-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 - 1825) was a Russian painter of Ukrainian origin who dominated portraiture in Russia at the turn of the 19th century.He became a popular portrait painter and created about 500 portraits during his lifetime, 400 of which survived to the 21st century. He had his own studio, and often relied on assistants to paint the less important parts of a portrait. His sitters included members of the imperial family, courtiers, generals, many aristocrats, and...
More DescriptionVladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 - 1825) was a Russian painter of Ukrainian origin who dominated portraiture in Russia at the turn of the 19th century.He became a popular portrait painter and created about 500 portraits during his lifetime, 400 of which survived to the 21st century. He had his own studio, and often relied on assistants to paint the less important parts of a portrait. His sitters included members of the imperial family, courtiers, generals, many aristocrats, and figures from the Russian artistic and literary worlds. Most of his portraits are intimate in style.