Boris Orlovsky

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Boris Ivanovich Orlovsky (Russian: Борис Иванович Орловский), (1793 - December 28, 1837), was a Russian sculptor.

Born into a peasant family in Tula, Russia, his artistic talent led to him being freed by his master and sent to the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. After studying in Italy under Bertel Thorvaldsen, he returned to teach at the Academy where he later became a Professor. At the same time, he improved his skill in the studios of Santino Campioni and Agostino Triscorni. Boris Orlovsky died in 1837 in Saint Petersburg.

Orlovsky's statues of Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly in front of the Kazan Cathedral reveal a realistic undercurrent in his otherwise Neoclassical work, typified by the Angel on top of the Alexander Column at the Palace Square.

Orlovsky's statue of Mikhail Kutuzov in front of the Kazan Cathedral

Orlovsky's statue of Michael Barclay de Tolly in front of the Kazan Cathedral

The angel on the Alexander Column

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NAME	Orlovsky, Boris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Orlovsky, Ivanovich Orlovsky; (Russian: Борис Иванович Орловский)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Russian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	1793
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tula, Russia
DATE OF DEATH	December 28, 1837
PLACE OF DEATH	Saint Petersburg, Russia