Nikolai Nevrev
Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Не́врев) (1830–1904) was a Russian painter.
Life
Nevrev was born to a family of merchants in Moscow. At the age of 21, Nevrev entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied under the Russian-Italian painter, Mikhail Sсotti. In the 60s, Nevrev painted one of his masterpieces, "The Bargain" (1866), in which he depicted the sale of a serf. His other paintings focused on criticisms of the Church.
Painting
He temporarily stopped working in the 1870s, for seemingly unknown reasons, but began painting historical art in the 80s. In 1881, Nevrev became a member of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions. Nevrev's best work during this time was arguably his genre paintings, each exhibiting a human moral. At the age of 74, Nevrev lost his son and consequently committed suicide.
Commemoration
On 25 September 1980, the Soviet Union issued a 6 kopek postage stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of his birth (together with that of Konstantin Flavitsky).
An international open-air painting festival is held annually in his honor in the Mogilev Region of Belarus.
Gallery
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Princess Praskovya Yusupova before becoming a nun (1886).
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The Bargain, 1866
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The Ward, 1867
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Oprichniki
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False Dmitry takes an oath of allegiance to king Sigismund III Vasa (1874)
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Roman of Halych receives an ambassador from Pope Innocent III, 1875
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Pavel Mochalov among his admirers, 1888
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Malyuta Skuratov approaching Metropolitan Philip in order to kill him (1898)
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References
- Russian Painting, Vladimir Fiala
External links
- Bargaining (1866)
- Boyar on the Porch
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