The work of the famous painter Alexander Andreevich Ivanov belongs to the greatest phenomena of Russian culture, and his extraordinary person is no less interest than the works he created. The artist’s childhood and youth passed in a home and academic environment, isolated from social life and in many ways quite artificial. Absolute Russophile, he practically did not know Russia and was never even in Moscow, not leaving during the years of study from St. Petersburg “Further Parolov”. Italy became his spiritual homeland. Ivanov, like no one else, was concerned about the fate of Russian culture and felt himself in Rome – the capital of the arts, the “plenipotentiary of Russian art, designed to exalt it among European powers. The central work of Alexander Ivanov was the picture “The appearance of Christ the people (the appearance of the Messiah).” She was given many years of work and deep thoughts, the moments of the highest creative upsurge and the most bitter doubts are associated with her, and numerous sketches for paintings …
Author
Stepanova S.S.
Editor
Romanova N.N.
Artist
DRENCHEVA N. G.
Publisher
Art-building, 2012
Series
Small series of arts
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