Fyodor Bronnikov

Fyodor Bronnikov studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg, Italy and France. Work by Fyodor Bronnikov is recorded in the collections of Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Tretyakov Gallery, Radishchev Art Museum, Odesa Fine Arts Museum and Shadrinsk Town Museum of Local Lore named after V.P. Distinctions recorded are Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class.

• Name — Fyodor Bronnikov • Native Name — Фёдор Бронников • Occupation — Russian painter • Birthplace — Shadrinsk, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire • Place of death — Anticoli Corrado, Rome Province, Italy • Died — 14 September 1902 • Alma Mater — Alumni • Awards — Medal • Movement — Peredvizhniki • Education — Professor

He displayed an early affinity for drawing and received his first art lessons from his father, who was a decorative painter. At the age of sixteen, when his father died, he packed his bags and went to Saint Petersburg, hoping to enter the Imperial Academy of Arts. After failing to gain admission, he became an apprentice in the workshop of Evstafy Bernardsky, a well known woodcutter. His talent drew the attention of the sculptor Pyotr Clodt, who arranged for him to audit classes at the Academy. In 1850, he was able to become a regular student, and worked with Alexey Markov. He graduated in 1853 and was awarded a stipend to study in Italy for his graduation painting, The Mother of God. The following year, he settled in Rome and established his own studio on Via Vittoria, near the Villa Borghese. He painted a wide variety of canvases, including landscapes, village scenes, genre scenes, historical works and, of course, portraits of the city's notable citizens. His health was poor, so he remained there after his stipend expired, to take advantage of the warm climate. He paid a long visit home from 1863 to 1865. While there, the Academy awarded him a professorship in history painting for his depiction of Horace reading his satires to Gaius Maecenas. He also came into contact with a group of dissident artists who would later be known as the Peredvizhniki; which inspired him to paint a series of genre works on peasant life. Later, he became a member of the group and regularly sent paintings from Italy to show in their exhibitions. He was awarded the Order of St. Anna as well as being named an Academician and an honorary member of the Academy. During this period he created one of his best known works: The Cursed Field (1878), an indictment of slavery. He died near Rome and was buried in the Protestant Cemetery. Despite having lived in Italy for most of his life, he left over 300 paintings and drawings and the equivalent of 400 Rubles to establish an art school in Shadrinsk. The school was not established until the Soviet period and the works were used as the basis for a museum.

Fyodor Bronnikov is recorded as having received Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class. The damned box. Place of execution in ancient Rome. Shadrinsk Town Museum of Local Lore named after V.P. The identifiers under which Fyodor Bronnikov may be traced in institutional catalogues. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Feodor Andrejewitsch Bronnikoff, Fedor Andreevich Bronnikov and Fyodor Andreyevich Bronnikov.