Stepan Alexandrovsky
Stepan Alexandrovsky | |
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| Степан Александровский | |
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| Born | January 6, 1843 |
| Died | February 14, 1906 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery, St. Petersburg |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1869) |
| Known for | Watercolour painting |
| Relatives | Ivan Alexandrovsky (elder brother) |
| Elected | Member Academy of Arts (1874) |
Stepan Fyodorovich Alexandrovsky (Russian: Степа́н Фёдорович Александро́вский; 6 January 1843 [O.S. 25 December 1842] – 14 February 1906 [O.S. 1 February]) was a Russian painter in the Academical style, best known for his watercolour portraits.
Biography
[edit]He attended a classical grammar school and was originally planning for a career in medicine, but soon found himself attracted to art. In pursuit of that, he moved to St. Petersburg and began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts. One of his portraits was awarded a small silver medal in 1861.[2]
He was a regular participant in the Academy's exhibitions and was named an "Artist" in 1864. Later he became a "First-Class Artist" (1869). He was named an "Academician" in 1874 for his portrait of War Minister, Dmitry Milyutin.[2] By 1884, he was a "Free Artist" and honorary member of the Academy.
He was one of the founding members of the Society of Russian Watercolorists. Among his best-known works are a series of portrait albums: thirty of Central Asian dignitaries who came to Moscow for the coronation of Alexander III (1884); forty-five of the Knights of various military orders (1886); and members of an embassy from 'Abd al-Ahad Khan, the Emir of Bukhara (1889).[2]
He also provided illustrations for several periodicals and participated in exhibitions held by the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts.[3]
Works
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![Fyodor Tyutchev, 1876, after the 1864 photograph by Andrey Denyer; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, commissioned by Pavel Tretyakov[4]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Stepan_Alexandrovsky_after_Andrey_Denyer%2C_Fyodor_Tyutchev%2C_1876%2C_Tretyakov_Gallery_686.jpg/250px-Stepan_Alexandrovsky_after_Andrey_Denyer%2C_Fyodor_Tyutchev%2C_1876%2C_Tretyakov_Gallery_686.jpg)
Fyodor Tyutchev, 1876, after the 1864 photograph by Andrey Denyer; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, commissioned by Pavel Tretyakov[4] -
![Luigi Premazzi, 1882; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg[5]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Luigi_Premazzi.jpg/250px-Luigi_Premazzi.jpg)
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![The Milkmaid, 1892; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, donated in 1898 by Princess Maria Tenisheva[6]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Alexandrovsky-Girl.jpg/250px-Alexandrovsky-Girl.jpg)
The Milkmaid, 1892; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, donated in 1898 by Princess Maria Tenisheva[6]
![Fyodor Tyutchev, 1876, after the 1864 photograph by Andrey Denyer; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, commissioned by Pavel Tretyakov[4]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stepan_Alexandrovsky_after_Andrey_Denyer,_Fyodor_Tyutchev,_1876,_Tretyakov_Gallery_686.jpg)
![Luigi Premazzi, 1882; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg[5]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luigi_Premazzi.jpg)
![The Milkmaid, 1892; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, donated in 1898 by Princess Maria Tenisheva[6]](/p/https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandrovsky-Girl.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Catalogued in Goldstein, Sofya N. (1965). Иван Николаевич Крамской (in Russian). Moscow: Iskusstvo. p. 362. OCLC 7262671.
- ^ a b c "Александровский, Степан Федорович". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: F. A. Brockhaus. 1890–1907.
- ^ Biographical notes @ RusArtNet.
- ^ Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, ed. (2001). Живопись второй половины XIX века. А — М (collection catalog). Государственная Третьяковская галерея : каталог собрания. Живопись XVIII–XX веков (in Russian). Moscow: Krasnaya Ploschad. p. 50, cat. no. 45. ISBN 5-900743-56-X. OCLC 773947243.
- ^ Bardovskaya, Larisa V.; et al. (1996). Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (ed.). Луиджи Премацци. Акварели и рисунки [Luigi Premazzi: Watercolours and Drawings] (artbook / exhibition catalogue) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Slaviya. p. 16, ill. p. 6. ISBN 5-88654-034-2.
- ^ Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, ed. (2008). Собрание княгини М. К. Тенишевой (collection artbook / catalog) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Palace Editions. pp. 57, 94; cat. no. 2, ill. 40. ISBN 978-5-93332-267-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Belyayev, Nikolai S. (2018). Почетные вольные общники Императорской Академии художеств (PDF) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-5-336-00234-8. OCLC 1083287293.
- Breshko-Breshkovsky, Nikolay N. (January 16, 1904). "У академика С. Ф. Александровского". Ogonyok (in Russian). No. 1. St. Petersburg: Birzhevyie Vedomosti. p. 6. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- Bulgakov, Fyodor I. [in Russian] (1889). "Александровский, Степан Федорович". Наши художники (in Russian). Vol. 1. St. Petersburg: Suvorin Typography. p. 11. OCLC 38661216.
- Sobko, Nikolai P. [in Russian] (1893). "Александровский, Степан Федорович". Словарь русских художников (in Russian). Vol. 1. St. Petersburg: Stasyulevich Typography. cols. 80–83. OCLC 889716402.
- Voltsenburg, Oskar E. [in Russian]; et al., eds. (1970). "Александровский, Степан Фёдорович". Художники народов СССР (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Iskusstvo. p. 95.
External links
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Media related to Stepan Alexandrovsky at Wikimedia Commons
- Stepan Alexandrovsky at the Russian Academy of Arts' official website (in Russian)
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