State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow Russian Museum Saint Petersburg
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg RUSSIAN PAINTING: DMITRY LEVITSKY SUVERTOK OLGA IVANOVNA School 1958, Moscow, 2007
Russian portrait painting Dmitry Levitsky Borovikovsky Rokotov The Visual arts were slowly developing in Russia. The 18 th and early 19 th centuries produced portraitists Rokotov, Levitsky and Borovikovsky, who showed the significance of human personality with the complex spiritual world.
Russian portrait painting Borovikovsky “Portrait of Lopukhinoi” Rokotov “Portrait of Struiskoi” Leviskij “Rzhevskaya and Davydova”
Smolny Institute. Smolny Institute was founded by Katherina the Great
Smolny Institute Ivanovich Beysky was the head of the Institute Smolyanki were the girls of noble origin who were going to become courtiers
Dmitry Levitsky was born in 1735 in Kiev. His father was a clergyman in the Theological Academy and was a well-educated person.
Dmitry Levitsky: series “Smolyanki”. Levitsky’s portraits are united by optimistic perception of life and admiration for the variety of its form. Levitsky created numerous unforgettable portraits, among them is a series “Smolyanki”.
Smolyanki were well educated and well bred, they were fond of music, literature, painting. . While looking at the picture you are struck by his deep perception of the spiritual life of young female souls. In “Necklidov’s Portrait”he managed to show the shimmer of light over the expensive fabrics, delicate lace and the beautiful young face.
The portrait of Katherine the Great Later he was interested in the portraits of outstanding people. He didn’t think her to be and ideal monarch and he managed to show it. Levitsky painted every detail of her cloth: double-headed eagles on the robe of state, order’s band, the creases in her dress. But he paid the least regard to her face. A frozen smile and a haughty expression make it similar to a mask.
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