Petr Zabolotskiy
Pyotr Yefimovich Zabolotskiy (Russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Заболо́тский or Заболоцкий; 1803 — March 12 [O.S. February 28] 1866) was a Russian portrait painter, representative of the romantic academicism of the Nicholas era, author of the widely known Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov of the poet Mikhail Lermontov. From 1857, he was an Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
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Petr Zabolotskiy
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- Name
- Pyotr Zabolotsky
- Born
- 1803
- Birthplace
- Tikhvin, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 12 March 1866
- Nationality
- Russian Empire.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Education
- Imperial Academy of Arts.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Pyotr Yefimovich Zabolotskiy (Russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Заболо́тский or Заболоцкий; 1803 — March 12 [O.S. February 28] 1866) was a Russian portrait painter, representative of the romantic academicism of the Nicholas era, author of the widely known Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov of the poet Mikhail Lermontov. From 1857, he was an Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
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Biography
Petr Zabolotskiy studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Employment is recorded with Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology. Work by Petr Zabolotskiy is recorded in the collections of Hermitage Museum, Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts and Tretyakov Gallery.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pyotr Zabolotsky • Born — 1803 • Birthplace — Tikhvin, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 12 March 1866
Biography
Biography
He was born into a bourgeois family (according to another source, in the family of a poor craftsman). There is practically no information about Zabolotsky's childhood and youth, or his first experiences in fine art. He was close to the schools of A. G. Venetsianov, Orest Kiprensky and Vasiliy Tropinin. A. R. Tomilov, a patron of the arts, collector and art theorist, contributed to the artist's creative growth. Thanks to his help, Zabolotsky entered the Imperial Academy of Arts (1825) as an auditor. During his studies, he was awarded two silver medals. Among his teachers were the portraitist Alexander Varnek and the historical painter Alexei Egorov. The artist was awarded the title of academician in 1857. Mikhail Lermontov took painting lessons from him in Saint Petersburg. Zabolotsky is the author of two portraits of M. Lermontov painted in oil in 1837 and 1840. Despite the bright, sparkling hussar uniform (full dress uniform) in which Lermontov is depicted, attention is primarily drawn to the general inspiration of his appearance, the lively look of his expressive eyes. In 1862 he taught drawing at the St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology. His son was the artist Pyotr Petrovich Zabolotsky.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Petr Efimovich Zabolotskii, Pyotr Zabolotsky, Pytor Yefimovich Zabolotsky, Petr Efimovich Zabolotsky and Pjotr Jefimowitsch Sabolotskij. His recorded language was Russian. One child is recorded: Pyotr Petrovich Zabolotsky.
Identity
Identity
Petr Zabolotskiy is recorded as a citizen of Russian Empire. Recorded with the occupation painter. Classed in the genre portrait.
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Life and career
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1803
Petr Zabolotskiy was born on 1 January 1803.
1866
Petr Zabolotskiy died on 28 February 1866.
Paintings
• Illustration — Portrait of Mikhail Lermontov (Zabolotsky) in the Men's uniform of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment (1837) • Illustration — Lermontov in civilian clothes (1840) • Illustration — Portrait of a Young Woman in a Black Dress (1830s) • Illustration — Boy with a balalaika (1835) • Illustration — Nikolai Alekseevich Tomilov (1837) • Illustration — Tikhvin mayor • Illustration — Portrait of N. V. Evreinova (1840)
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- 1.Заболотский (Заболоцкий, Заболодский) Пётр Ефимович. Musée virtuel russe.
- 2.Article ru auteur1=Anna Kimerling auteur2=Oleg Leibovich « Je suis né à l'époque stalinienne » : autoportrait politique d'un journaliste soviétique Maison d'édition HSE 2019 10.17323/978-5-7598-1795-6 lire en https://doi.org/10.17323/978-5-7598-1795-6 consulté le=5 novembre 2025 .
- 3.Заболотский Пётр Ефимович. École d'art pour enfants n° 9 de Tikhvine.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Русское искусство : очерки о жизни и творчестве художников. Первая половина девятнадцатого века. Iskousstvo. 671-682. 1954. 489749250.
- Лермонтовская энциклопедия. Sovetskaïa entsiklopediia. 172. 1981.
- Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764–1914. Tovarichtchestvo R. Golike i A. Vilborg. 2. 71. 1915. 707072219.
- Елева — Кадышев. Iskousstvo. 4, livre 1. 165-166. 1983.
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