Mark Antokolski
Also recorded as Markus M. Antokol'skij · Mark Matveyevich Antokol'sky · Mark Antokol'sky · Mark Matveevich Antokolsky
Mark Antokolski
Viktor Vasnetsov · Public domain
- Born
- 1840 · Vilnius.
- Died
- 1902 · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Lithuania · Russia
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Fields
- painting · art of sculpture
- Education
- Imperial Academy of Arts
- Known for
- Peter I Monument in Taganrog · Monument to Peter the Great in Arkhangelsk
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Mark Antokolski studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. Boris Schatz is recorded as having studied under Mark Antokolski. The field of work recorded is painting and art of sculpture. Works named in the authority record are Peter I Monument in Taganrog and Monument to Peter the Great in Arkhangelsk. Work by Mark Antokolski is recorded in the collections of Israel Museum, National Museum in Warsaw and Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Mark Antokolski is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Mark Antokolski tomb This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 7810333000 (category) This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLM team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the monuments database!
Марк Антокольский. "Петр I". Бронза. 1872. ГТГ. Уменьшенное повторение статуи 1872 года.
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1840
Mark Antokolski was born in 1840 at Vilnius.
1902
Mark Antokolski died in 1902 at Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
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Vilnius.
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- 1.С. Н. Кондаков. Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764-1914. 2. 243. 1915.
- 2.Irena Veisaitė: Tolerance and involvement Yves Plasseraud, Brill | Rodopi, 2015, p.196.
- 3.Jones, Tom Devonshire. The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. 21 November 2013. 978-0-19-968027-6.
- 4.Boris Schatz: The Father of Israeli Art Yigal Zalmona, The Israel Museum, 2006, signed letter from Paris, p.18.
- 5.The Cahen D'Anvers in France and Italy. jch.history.ox.ac.uk.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Krivdina, Olga A. Эпоха Марка Антокольского. Buksmart. 2020. 978-5-907043-97-8.
- Kuznetsova, Era V. М. М. Антокольский. Iskusstvo. 1989. 5-210-00481-3.
- Litvak, Olga. The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. 228–254. 2007. 978-0-8122-4002-3.
- Androsov, Sergey O. Antokol’sky, Mark (Matveyevich). The Dictionary of Art. Grove's Dictionaries. 2. 173. 1996. 1-884446-00-0.
- Bénézit, Emmanuel. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Gründ. 1. 561. 2006. 2-7000-3070-2.
- Freitag, Wolfgang M. Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists. Garland. p. 11, entries nos. 247–248. 1997. 0-8240-3326-4.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q449595: Mark AntokolskiWikimedia Foundation
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The authorities additionally record the headings Markus M. One child is recorded: Alexandra Ricoy, countess Sforza. Formation and teaching. Antokolski studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Antokolski received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Work by Mark Antokolski is
Israel Museum, National Museum in Warsaw and Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
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