Ivan Martos

Ivan Martos studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. Samuil Galberg is recorded as having studied under Ivan Martos. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Saint Petersburg and Rome. Employment is recorded with Imperial Academy of Arts. Works named in the authority record are Alexander I Statue in Taganrog, Monument to Lomonosov in Arkhangelsk, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky and Statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa. Work by Ivan Martos is recorded in the collections of State Historical Museum. Distinctions recorded are Order of St.

• Born — 1754 • Birthplace — Ichnya, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire • Died — 5 April 1835 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire • Resting Place — Lazarevskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg • Known for — Sculpture • Works — Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow, 1816–1818 • Education — Alumni • Elected — Member Professor

Martos was born between Chernigov and Poltava in city of Ichnya and enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts between 1764 and 1773. He was then sent to further his education with Pompeo Batoni and Anton Raphael Mengs in Rome. Upon his return to Russia in 1779, Martos started to propagate the ideas of Neoclassicism. He executed a large number of marble tombs, which are often regarded as the finest in the history of Russian art. Enjoying the patronage of the Russian royalty, Martos held a professorship at the Imperial Academy of Arts since 1779 and became its dean in 1814. His main claim to fame is the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square, conceived in 1804 but not inaugurated until 1818. Owing to the many years he spent on this one work, Martos did not produce much other sculpture in the period. He died at St Petersburg. His later outdoor sculptures - those of Duke de Richelieu above the Potemkin Stairs in Odessa, Prince Potemkin in Kherson, Alexander I in Taganrog, and Mikhail Lomonosov in Kholmogory - became the symbols of those towns, although modern art critics often compare them unfavorably with his earlier, less bombastic works. During the Soviet dictatorship Martos's memorial statues - including those of Nikita Panin and his family - were snatched from the cemeteries to be exhibited in the newly set up museums, while his colossal bronze statue of Catherine II, unveiled at the top of the Moscow Nobility Column Hall in 1812, was destroyed altogether.

• Illustration — Monument to Mikhail Lomonosov, in Arkhangelsk, Russia • Illustration — Monument to the Duc de Richelieu, in Odesa, Ukraine • Illustration — Monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitri Pozharsky, in Moscow, Russia • Illustration — Headstone for M. P. Sobakin • Illustration — Headstone for S. S. Volkonsk

The authorities additionally record the headings Ivan Petrowitsch Martoss, Ivan Petrovich Martos, Ivan Petrovitš Martos, I. Martos and I. His recorded language was Russian. 2 children are recorded: Alexei Ivanovich Martos and Nikita Ivanovich Martos.

Ivan Martos is recorded as sculptor, artist, art educator and university teacher.