Shishkin created the epic of the Russian forest. “Nature is always new,” he said.

Venetsianov came from the merchant class and was essentially self-taught. His "Journal of Cartoons" was banned by Emperor Alexander I.

Vereshchagin called himself “a man of impromptu”. During his lifetime he had more than sixty personal exhibitions.

Gericault’s work was greatly influenced by his tragic love for his uncle’s wife. The last years of his life were marked by illness and poverty.

Yaroshenko served in the army all his life, retiring with the rank of major general. In the late 1880s, after the death of Kramskoy, they became the “sole” l...

A refined master, Stuck was born into a family of Bavarian peasants and was self-taught. The images of “femme fatales” he created have become archetypal.

Kuindzhi was born into the family of a poor Greek shoemaker. At the height of his fame, he stopped exhibiting his paintings.

Contemporaries called him “the divine Michelangelo.” He worked in sculpture, painting and architecture, setting an example of artistic universalism. He, like...

Millet is recognized as one of the best draftsmen of the 19th century. His painting “Angelus” was reproduced more often than any other work by contemporary a...

By his own admission, Nesterov found his way into art after the shock caused by the early death of his beloved wife. He was a true poet of the Russian landsc...

Shchedrin's father was a sculptor, and his uncle was an excellent painter. Most of his short life is connected with Italy.

From the age of twelve, Chasserio began to study with Ingres. His best friend was Théophile Gautier.