Ivan Firsov
Illustration — The Young Painter (1760s) Ivan Firsov (Russian: Иван Иванович Фирсов, c.1733 in Moscow – c.1785 in Saint-Petersburg) was a Russian painter.
Ivan Firsov
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- 1733 · Moscow.
- Died
- 1785 · Saint Petersburg.
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Illustration — The Young Painter (1760s) Ivan Firsov (Russian: Иван Иванович Фирсов, c.1733 in Moscow – c.1785 in Saint-Petersburg) was a Russian painter.
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He studied and worked at the "Chancellory of Buildings" (Канцелярия от строений) from 1747 to 1756, and was a pupil of Ivan Vishnyakov. In the late 1750s, he became a Court Painter. In that office, he created decorative paintings in the palaces and churches, designed costumes and other appurtenances for festivals, painted icons and created theatrical scenery. His canvas, "The Young Painter" is one of the first works of Russian genre art. It was done during or immediately after a stay in Paris, where he had been sent to study at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. It is currently in the Tretyakov Gallery.
Фирсов И. Цветы и фрукты. 1754 Десюдепорт. Холст, масло. 99х208. Русский музей
Ivan Firsov · Русский музей
И.И. Фирсов. Амуры с охотничьей добычей. Десюдепорт. Холст, масло. 100х210. ГТГ
Ivan Firsov · tretyakovgallery.ru›ru/museum/news/2553/
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1733
Ivan Firsov born at Moscow.
1785
Ivan Firsov died at Saint Petersburg.
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- In the original Russian, this article incorporates text from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907).
- T. V. Аlekseyeva: Из истории русского искусства второй половины 18 века: Иван Фирсов (History of Russian Art of the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century), Искусство (1976)
- Yevgraf Konchin: Итак, Иван Фирсов? (So, Ivan Firsov?). Magazine article from Юный художник (Young Artist), October 1982, pgs. 39-41
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