Vasily Mate
Vasily Vasilyevich Mate or Mathé (6 March 185622 April 1917) was a Russian etcher and wood engraver of German descent, active in St. Petersburg (later Petrograd) during Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II's reigns In contrast to other Russian artisans of the era which prioritized poetry,Nonsensical. What does visual art/artisanship have to do with poetry?
Also recorded as Vasily Vasilyevich Mate
Vasily Mate
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- Birth Name
- Wilhelm Johann Mathé
- Born
- 23 February 1856
- Birthplace
- Verzhbolovo, Augustów Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 9 April 1917
- Place of death
- Petrograd, Russian Republic
- Field
- Etching and wood engraving
- Education
- * Lavrentiy Seryakov
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- engraver · painter · graphic artist · illustrator · art educator · printmaker · etcher
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The "era" prioritised? Does it mean visual arts were not met with interest, really? Mistranslation, or just too short to transport meaningful idea? Unsourced, too. He was a skilled engraver and was one of the major engravers in Russia during the late 19th century. He collaborated with major Russian painters and produced engravings of their paintings, thus helping popularize Russian art.
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• Birth Name — Wilhelm Johann Mathé • Born — 23 February 1856 • Birthplace — Verzhbolovo, Augustów Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 9 April 1917 • Place of death — Petrograd, Russian Republic • Resting Place — Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Petersburg • Field — Etching and wood engraving • Education — * Lavrentiy Seryakov • Fyodor Iordan • Alma Mater — Imperial Academy of Arts
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Vasily Mate lived from 1856 to 1917 and was a painter, etcher and engraver. Vasily Mate was born in 1856. Vasily Mate died in 1917. Saint Petersburg is recorded as a place of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Illustration — Timofey Granovsky • Illustration — Alexander Serov • Illustration — Pavel Tretyakov • Illustration — Alexander Pushkin • Illustration — Vasily Karazin • Illustration — Dmitry Rovinsky • Illustration — Nikolai Gogol
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- 1.Également orthographié Maté ou Mathé ( ) selon les transcriptions.
- 2.Bénézit B00118599 .
- 3.Василий Васильевич Матэ. Энциклопедия Кругосвет / www.krugosvet.ru.
- 4.Матэ Василий Васильевич. 2000.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 10
- Матэ Василий Васильевич. 2000.
- Василий Васильевич Матэ, 1856—1917. Искусство. 1948.
- Василий Васильевич Матэ. 1948.
- В. В. Матэ и его ученики. Художник РСФСР. 1982.
- Серебряный век. Портретная галерея культурных героев рубежа XIX–XX веков. Litres. 2017-09-05. 978-5-457-86681-2.
- Матэ, Василий Васильевич. Серебряный век. Портретная галерея культурных героев рубежа XIX–XX веков. biography.wikireading.ru.
- История гравюры и литографии в России. Litres. 2017-09-05. 978-5-457-40834-0.
- Василий Васильевич Матэ. Энциклопедия Кругосвет / www.krugosvet.ru.
- Русские художники. Матэ Василий Васильевич. www.artsait.ru.
- Матэ Василий Васильевич. kk-combat.ucoz.ru.
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