Vasily Raev
Vasily Raev | |
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Василий Егорович Раев | |
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Born | 1808 |
Died | March 29, 1871 | (aged 62–63)
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1840)[1] |
Known for | Painting |
Vasily Egorovich Raev (1808–1871) was a Russian painter and member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
Biography[]
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He was originally a serf, belonging to a Mr.Kushelev, who later gave him his freedom. He received his initial training at a private painting school in Arzamas, operated by Alexander Stupin. He continued his studies at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, with Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov.
In 1837, he made a trip to the Caucasus, bringing back numerous sketches of the Ural and Altai mountains. In 1840, the Academy awarded him the title of "Artist" (no-class). In 1842, he was sent abroad as a pensioner of the Academy. While in Rome, in addition to painting, he studied mosaics. In 1849, he was forced to return to Russia, due to continuing political unrest in Italy.
For two years, he worked on creating mosaics. He was recognized as an Academician in 1851. He went abroad again in 1854. In the last years of his life he was engaged in painting in the Byzantine Style.
He was also a sought-after teacher. His students included Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail Lebedev, and Alexey Bogolyubov.
Among his best known works are a view of Rome from Monte Mario and the "Vision of Alypius". His works may be seen at the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, and the .
Selected paintings[]
The Vision of Alypius
View of the Church at Sheremetev Palace
Alexander Column in a Thunderstorm
Italian Landscape Near Rome
Portrait of Ivan Alexandrovich Balashov
View of Rome from Monte Mario
Workers for the Demidov Family
References[]
Literary sources[]
- С. Н. Кондаков (1915). Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764-1914 (in Russian). 2. p. 163.
External links[]
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- Vasily Raev - Artworks @ the Athenaeum
- Vasili Egorovich Raev @ AskArt
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- Imperial Academy of Arts alumni
- 1808 births
- 1871 deaths
- Russian artists
- People from Pskov Governorate