List of Russian artists - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of artists of the Russian Federation, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

, Tsardom of Russia
Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year...

and Grand Duchy of Moscow
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....

, including ethnic Russians

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in Russia but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and/or worked there for a significant period of time.

For the full plain list of Russian artists on Wikipedia, see :Category:Russian artists.

See also: List of Russian architects, List of Russian inventors, List of Russian explorers, List of Russian language writers, Russian culture

Russian culture

Russian culture is associated with the country of Russia and, sometimes, specifically with ethnic Russians. It has a rich history and can boast a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts, especially when it comes to literature and philosophy, classical music and ballet, architecture...

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Portrait	Person
	Ivan Aivazovsky Ivan Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky July 29, 1817 – May 5, 1900) was a Russian world-renowned painter of Armenian descent living and working in Crimea, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings... (1817–1900) Russian Empire seascape and landscape painter, portraitist (portrait by Alexey Tyranov Alexey Tyranov Alexei Vasilievich Tyranov was a Russian painter. Early in his career he painted icons with his brother; he then traveled to St. Petersburg to study at the Academy, where he took lessons with Alexey Venetsianov. From 1836 he was a pupil of Karl Bryullov... , 1847)
	Fedor Alekseev Fedor Alekseev Fedor Yakovlevich Alekseev was an early Russian painter of landscape art.After training in the Saint Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, he spent three years in Venice studying the works of famous French and Italian landscape painters.Returning to Saint Petersburg to work, his popularity grew... (1753–1824) Russian Empire cityscape and landscape painter
	Nikolay Anokhin Nikolay Anokhin Nikolay Anokhin , contemporary Russian artist from Moscow, born in 1966.Graduated from the Moscow Art School, and then from Surikov Moscow Art Institute. From 1988 to 1992 he took art courses from Members of the Russian Academy of Arts painters Aleksei Gritsai and Sergei Tkachev.His works were... (1966–) Soviet Union Russia still life and landscape painter
	Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Petrovna Antipova was a Russian and Soviet painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, and Art teacher. She lived and worked in Leningrad - Saint Petersburg and is regarded as one of the brightest representatives of the Leningrad school of painting.... (1917–2009) Soviet Union Russia portrait, genre, and still life painter
	Mark Antokolski Mark Antokolski Mark Matveyevich Antokolski was a Russian sculptor who was admired for psychological complexity of his historical images and panned for occasional lapses into sentimentalism.-Biography:... (1843–1902) Russian Empire sculptor (portrait by Ilya Repin)
	Aleksei Antropov (1716–1795) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... Russian Empire painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1784)
	Ivan Argunov (1729–1802) Russian Empire painter, portraitist (self-portrait, end of 1750s)

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Portrait	Person
	Léon Bakst Léon Bakst Léon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes... (1866–1924) Russian Empire Early Modern France painter, stage and costume designer (self-portrait, 1893)
	Maria Bashkirtseva Marie Bashkirtseff Marie Bashkirtseff was a Ukrainian-born diarist, painter and sculptor.... (1858–1884) Russian Empire Early Modern France paintress (self-portrait, 1880)
	Nikolai Baskakov Nikolai Baskakov Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov - Soviet, Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre and portrait painting.- Biography :Nikolai... (1918–1993) Soviet Union Russia portrait, genre, and landscape painter
	Alexandre Benois Alexandre Benois Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois , an influential artist, art critic, historian, preservationist, and founding member of Mir iskusstva , an art movement and magazine... (1870–1960) Russian Empire Early Modern France painter, stage designer (portrait by Leon Bakst Léon Bakst Léon Samoilovitch Bakst was a Russian painter and scene- and costume designer. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev circle and the Ballets Russes, for which he designed exotic, richly coloured sets and costumes... , 1898)
	Ivan Bilibin Ivan Bilibin Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin was a 20th-century illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes. Throughout his career, he was inspired by Slavic folklore.... (1876–1942) Russian Empire Early Modern France painter, illustrator, stage designer (portrait by Boris Kustodiev Boris Kustodiev Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev was a Russian painter and stage designer.-Early life:Boris Kustodiev was born in Astrakhan into the family of a professor of philosophy, history of literature, and logic at the local theological seminary. His father died young, and all financial and material burdens... , 1901)
	Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky was a Russian painter.-Life:Bogdanov-Belsky was born in the village of Shitiki in Smolensk Governorate in 1868... (1868–1945) Russian Empire Latvia realist painter (self-portrait, 1915)
	Victor Borisov-Musatov Victor Borisov-Musatov Victor Elpidiforovich Borisov-Musatov , was a Russian painter, prominent for his unique Post-Impressionistic style that mixed Symbolism, pure decorative style and realism. Together with Mikhail Vrubel he is often referred as the creator of Russian Symbolism style.-Biography:Victor Musatov was born... (1870–1905) Russian Empire symbolist painter (self-portrait with sister, 1898)
	Vladimir Borovikovsky Vladimir Borovikovsky Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky was a Russian painter who dominated Russian portraiture at the turn of the 19th century.-Biography:Vladimir Borovikovsky was born Vоlоdymyr Borovyk in Myrhorod on July 24, 1757. His father, Luka Borovyk was a Ukrainian Cossack and an amateur icon painter... (1757–1825) Russian Empire painter, portraitist (portrait by Bugaevsky-Blagodatny, a pupil of Borovikovsky)
	Alexander Briullov Alexander Brullov Alexander Pavlovich Brullov was a Russian artist associated with the latest phase of the Russian Neoclassicism.Alexander Brullov was born in Saint Petersburg into a family of French artists: his great grandfather, his grandfather, his father and his brothers were artists. His first teacher was... (1798–1877) Russian Empire (French French people The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups... descent) neoclassical architect and painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1830)
	Karl Briullov Karl Briullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov , also transliterated Briullov or Briuloff and referred to by his friends as "The Great Karl", was a Russian painter... (1799–1852) Russian Empire (French French people The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups... descent) neoclassical painter (self-portrait, 1848)
	Alexey Brodovitch Alexey Brodovitch Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian-born photographer, designer and instructor who is most famous for his art direction of fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar from 1938 to 1958.- Early life in Russia :... (1898–1971) Russian Empire United States painter, illustrator, graphic designer, photographer
	Feodor Bruni (1799–1875) Italy Russian Empire neoclassical painter (self-portrait, 1810s)

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Portrait	Person
	Marc Chagall Marc Chagall Marc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J... (1887–1985) Russian Empire Early Modern France (Jewish descent) painter, illustrator, stained glass artist, stage designer, ceramics and tapestries designer (portrait by Yehuda Pen Yehuda Pen Yehuda Pen was a Jewish-Belarusian artist-painter, a teacher and an outstanding figure of the Jewish Renaissance in the Russian and Belarusian art of the beginning of 20th century... )
	Nikolay Chekhov (1858–1889) Russian Empire painter, illustrator
	Mihail Chemiakin Mihail Chemiakin Mihail Chemiakin is a Russian painter, stage designer, sculptor and publisher, and a controversial representative of the nonconformist art tradition of St. Petersburg.-Early life:Chemiakin was born to a military family... (1943–) Soviet Union Russia United States Early Modern France sculptor, painter, stage designer (left on photo with Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet, and actor whose career had an immense and enduring effect on Russian culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often humorous street... )
	Pavel Chistyakov Pavel Chistyakov Pavel Petrovich Chistiakov was a Russian painter and teacher of art.He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts under Petr Basin. He was a pensioner of the Academy of Arts in Paris and in Rome... (1832–1919) Russian Empire painter, arts teacher (portrait by Chistyakov's pupil Ilya Repin)
	Peter Clodt Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg Baron Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, known in Russian as Pyotr Karlovich Klodt , was a favourite sculptor of Nicholas I of Russia.Stemming from a distinguished family of Baltic Germans, Clodt von Jürgensburg, Klodt started his career as a professional artillery officer and amateur sculptor... (1805—1867) Russian Empire (Baltic German descent) sculptor

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Portrait	Person
	Vasily Demut-Malinovsky Vasily Demut-Malinovsky Vasily Ivanovich Demuth-Malinovsky was a Russian sculptor whose works represent the quintessence of the Empire style.... (1779–1846) Russian Empire neoclassical sculptor
	Alexander Deyneka Alexander Deyneka Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters of the first half of the 20th century.... (1899–1969) Russian Empire Soviet Union social realist painter, graphic artist, sculptor
	Dionisy (c. 1440–1502) Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia.... medieval frescoe and icon-painter

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Portrait	Person
	Stepan Erzia (1876–1959) Russian Empire Soviet Union Argentina Art Nouveau sculptor, woodcut artist (a lithography by an Argentinian artist)
	Mikhail Evstafiev Mikhail Evstafiev Mikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev , is a Russian artist, photographer, and writer.He began painting and photographing at an early age. His mother, grandmother and great grandfather — all prominent Russian sculptors — inspired him to develop his own style in art... (1963–) Soviet Union Russia avante-garde painter, writer, photographer

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Portrait	Person
	Peter Carl Fabergé Peter Carl Fabergé Peter Karl Fabergé also known as Karl Gustavovich Fabergé in Russia was a Russian jeweller of Baltic German-Danish and French origin, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.-Early... (1846–1920) Russian Empire (French French people The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups... descent) jeweler
	Étienne Maurice Falconet Étienne Maurice Falconet Étienne Maurice Falconet is counted among the first rank of French Rococo sculptors, whose patron was Mme de Pompadour.-Life:Falconet was born to a poor family in Paris... (1716–1791) Russian Empire Rococo sculptor
	Vladimir Favorsky Vladimir Favorsky Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky was a Soviet graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter, muralist, and teacher. He was a People's Artist of the USSR from 1963 and a full member of Soviet Academy of Arts from 1962, as well as of the Four Arts society.... (1886–1964) Russian Empire Soviet Union graphic designer, woodcut illustrator, stage designer, painter (1920s photo)
	Konstantin Flavitsky Konstantin Flavitsky Konstantin Dmitriyevich Flavitsky was a Russian painter.His most famous painting is Princess Tarakanova, in the Peter and Paul Fortress at the Time of the Flood based on the legend of the death of Yelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova, the daughter of Aleksey Grigorievich Razumovsky and Elizabeth of... (1830–1866) Russian Empire neoclassical painter (portrait by Fyodor Bronnikov, 1866)
	Pavel Fedotov Pavel Fedotov Pavel Andreyevich Fedotov was an amateur Russian painter known as a Russian Hogarth. He was only 37 years old when he died in a mental clinic.- Biography :... (1815–1852) Russian Empire realist painter

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Portrait	Person
	Naum Gabo Naum Gabo Naum Gabo KBE, born Naum Neemia Pevsner was a prominent Russian sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art.-Early life:... (1890–1977) Russian Empire Germany United Kingdom constructivist sculptor, kinetic artist
	Nikolai Galakhov Nikolai Galakhov Nikolai Nikolaevich Galakhov - Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, living and working in Saint Petersburg, regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape paintings.... (born 1928) Soviet Union Russia landscape painter
	Nikolai Ge Nikolai Ge Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge was a Russian realist painter famous for his works on historical and religious motifs.-Early life and education:... (1831–1894) Russian Empire history painter, realist, portraitist (portrait by Nikolai Yaroshenko Nikolai Yaroshenko Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko or Mykola Oleksandrovych Yaroshenko was a Ukrainian-born painter.-Biography:Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko was born on in the city of Poltava, Russian Empire to a son of an officer in the Russian Army... )
	Mikhail Gerasimov (1907–1970) Russian Empire Soviet Union archaeologist, anthropologist, forensic sculptor
	Feofan Grek (c. 1340 – c. 1410) Byzantine Empire Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia.... medieval frescoe and icon-painter
	Elena Guro Elena Guro Elena Genrikhovna Guro was a Russian Futurist painter, playwright, poet, and writer of fiction.-Early life:Guro was born in St. Petersburg on January 10, 1877. Her father was Genrikh Stepanovich Guro, an officer in the Imperial Russian Army of French descent. Her mother Anna Mikhailovna... (1877–1913) Russian Empire futurist painter

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Portrait	Person
	Alexei Harlamov Alexei Harlamov Alexei Alexeievich Harlamoff was a Russian painter.Harlamoff paintings are signed "Harlamoff", which may be a translation he learned while studying in Paris. This does not translate into the Russian language from English. One transliteration into English would be "Aleksei Alekseevich Kharlamov"... (1840–1925) Russian Empire Early Modern France painter, portraitist
	Viktor Hartmann Viktor Hartmann Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann was a Russian architect and painter. He was associated with the Abramtsevo Colony, purchased and preserved beginning in 1870 by Savva Mamontov, and the Russian Revival.-Life:Victor-Edouard Hartmann was born in St... (1834–1873) Russian Empire (Volga German Volga German The Volga Germans were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, they were allowed to maintain German culture, language, traditions and churches: Lutherans, Reformed,... descent) painter, ornamentist, architect, Russian Revival style artist

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Portrait	Person
	Alexander Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov , 1806 – July 15 , 1858) was a Russian painter who adhered to the waning tradition of Neoclassicism but found little sympathy with his contemporaries.... (1806–1858) Russian Empire neoclassical painter (portrait by Sergey Postnikov)
	Sergei Ivanov Sergei Ivanov (painter) Sergey Vasilyevich Ivanov was a Russian painter and graphic artist. He was a member of peredvizhniki and a co-founder of the Union of Russian Artists.... (1864–1910) Russian Empire history painter, realist, graphic artist, illustrator (portrait by O.E. Braz, 1909)
	Anton Ivanov-Goluboy (1818–1863) Russian Empire neoclassical landscape painter

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Portrait	Person
	Valery Jacobi Valery Jacobi Valery Ivanovich Jacobi was a Russian painter and an older brother of Pavel Jacobi , a notable revolutionary and ethnographer.Valery Jacobi was born to a family of an estate owner and started his education in the Kazan University, but broke his study to enlist in Russian Army during the Crimean War... (1834–1902) Russian Empire neoclassical and realist painter
	Alexandre Jacovleff Alexandre Jacovleff Alexandre Yevgenievich Jacovleff was a Russian neoclassicist painter, draughtsman, designer and etcher.-Biography:... (1887–1938) Russian Empire Early Modern France neoclassical painter, draughtsman, designer, etcher (self-portrait Arlecchino and Pierrot Pierrot Pierrot is a stock character of pantomime and Commedia dell'Arte whose origins are in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne; the name is a hypocorism of Pierre , via the suffix -ot. His character in postmodern popular culture—in... ,1914)

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Portrait	Person
	Ilya Kabakov Ilya Kabakov Ilya Kabakov, Russian Илья́ Ио́сифович Кабако́в , is a Russian-American conceptual artist of Jewish descent, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. He worked for thirty years in Moscow, from the 1950s until the late 1980s. He now lives and works on Long Island... (1933–) Soviet Union United States conceptual installation artist, painter, illustrator
	Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics... (1866–1944) Russian Empire Germany Early Modern France abstractionist painter
	Mikhail Kaneev Mikhail Kaneev Mikhail Alexandrovich Kaneev – Soviet Russian painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, regarded as one of the major representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his cityscapes of Leningrad and ancient Russian... (1923–1983) Soviet Union cityscape and landscape painter
	Nikolay Kasatkin (1859–1930) Russian Empire Soviet Union realist painter
	Ivan Khrutsky Ivan Khrutsky Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was a Polish Belarusian painter known by his still lifes and portraits.He was born into a Polish family descended from szlachta in the village of Ulla, Vitebsk Governorate, in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1827 Chrucki came to St. Petersburg and in 1830 entered... (1810–1885) Russian Empire (Polish descent) still life and genre painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1883)
	Orest Kiprensky Orest Kiprensky Orest Adamovich Kiprensky was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably Alexander Pushkin's portrait , which prompted the poet to remark that "the mirror flatters me".- Biography :... (1782–1836) Russian Empire romantic painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1828)
	Vyacheslav Klykov Vyacheslav Klykov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Klykov was a Russian sculptor who specialized in public monuments to key figures of national history and culture.... (1939–2006) Soviet Union Russia monument sculptor
	Sergey Konenkov Sergey Konenkov Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov was a famous Russian and Soviet sculptor. He was often called "the Russian Rodin".-Early life:... (1874–1971) Russian Empire Soviet Union sculptor (portrait by Pavel Korin Pavel Korin Pavel Dmitriyevich Korin was a Russian painter and art restorer. He is famous for his preparational work for the unimplemented painting Farewell to Rus.-Life and career:... )
	Pavel Korin Pavel Korin Pavel Dmitriyevich Korin was a Russian painter and art restorer. He is famous for his preparational work for the unimplemented painting Farewell to Rus.-Life and career:... (1892–1967) Russian Empire Soviet Union history painter, portraitist, art restorer (1932 photo)
	Konstantin Korovin Konstantin Korovin Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin was a leading Russian Impressionist painter.-Biography:Konstantin was born in Moscow to a merchant family officially registered as "peasants of Vladimir Gubernia". His father, Aleksey Mikhailovich Korovin, earned a university degree and was more interested in arts... (1861–1932) Russian Empire Early Modern France impressionist painter (portrait by Valentin Serov Valentin Serov Valentin Alexandrovich Serov was a Russian painter, and one of the premier portrait artists of his era.-Youth and education:... , 1891)
	Mikhail Kozlovsky Mikhail Kozlovsky Mikhail Ivanovich Kozlovsky was a Russian Neoclassical sculptor active during the Age of Enlightenment.... (1753–1802) Russian Empire neoclassical sculptor
	Ivan Kramskoi (1837–1887) Russian Empire painter, portraitist, arts critic (self-portrait)
	Arkhip Kuindzhi Arkhip Kuindzhi Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi was a Russian landscape painter.Arkhip Kuindzhi was born in January 1841 in Mariupol , but he spent his youth in the city of Taganrog. He grew up in a poor family, and his father was a Greek shoemaker Ivan Khristoforovich Kuindzhi... (1842–1910) Russian Empire (Greek Greeks The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world.... descent) landscape painter (portrait by Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1848 — Moscow, July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He was described as co-founder of folklorist/romantic modernism in the Russian painting and a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art.- Childhood ... , 1869)
	Boris Kustodiev Boris Kustodiev Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev was a Russian painter and stage designer.-Early life:Boris Kustodiev was born in Astrakhan into the family of a professor of philosophy, history of literature, and logic at the local theological seminary. His father died young, and all financial and material burdens... (1878–1927) Russian Empire Soviet Union painter, stage designer (self-portrait, 1912)

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Portrait	Person
	Mikhail Larionov Mikhail Larionov Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was an avant-garde Russian painter.-Life and work:... (1881–1964) Russian Empire Early Modern France avant-garde painter (self-portrait, 1910)
	Klavdy Lebedev (1852–1916) Russian Empire history painter
	Aristarkh Lentulov Aristarkh Lentulov Aristarkh Lentulov was a major Russian avant-garde artist of Cubist orientation who also worked on set designs for the theatre.- Biography :... (1882–1943) Russian Empire Soviet Union avant-garde painter (self-portrait, 1915)
	Alexey Leonov (1934–) Soviet Union Russia cosmonaut and painter
	Isaac Levitan Isaac Levitan Isaac Ilyich Levitan was a classical Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the "mood landscape".-Youth:... (1860–1900) Russian Empire (Jewish descent) landscape painter (self-portrait, 1880)
	Rafail Levitsky Rafail Levitsky Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky was a Russian genre, romantic, and impressionist artist who was an active participant in the Peredvizhniki Movement.... (1847–1940) Russian Empire Soviet Union romantic, genre, impressionist painter, photographer (portrait by Ilya Repin, 1878)
	Dmitry Levitzky Dmitry Levitzky Dmitry Levitzky was a Russian-Ukrainian portrait painter.-Biography:... (1735–1822) Russian Empire painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1783)
	Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries was the atmosphere of Venus. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art,... (1711–1765) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... Russian Empire polymath, scientist, writer, artist (portrait by L. S. Miropol'sky, 1787, after G. Prenner)
	Anton Losenko Anton Losenko Anton Pavlovich Losenko was a Ukrainian Neoclassical painter who lived in Imperial Russia and who specialized in historical subjects and portraits.- Life :... (1737–1773) Russian Empire neoclassical painter, portraitist

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	Konstantin Makovsky Konstantin Makovsky Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky was an influential Russian painter, affiliated with the "Peredvizhniki ". Many of his historical paintings, such as The Russian Bride's Attire , showed an idealized view of Russian life of prior centuries... (1839–1915) Russian Empire history painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1856)
	Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian painter and art theoretician, born of ethnic Polish parents. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.-Early life:... (1878–1935) Russian Empire Soviet Union (Polish descent) suprematist avante-garde painter (self-portrait, 1912)
	Sergey Malyutin Sergey Malyutin Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin was Russian painter, architect and stage designer. He is credited with designing and painting the first Russian matryoshka doll in 1890.- References :... (1859–1937) Russian Empire Soviet Union painter, folk artist, architect, portraitist* (self-portrait)
	Ivan Martos Ivan Martos Ivan Petrovich Martos was a Russian sculptor and art teacher of Ukrainian origin who helped awaken Russian interest in Neoclassical sculpture.... (1754–1835) Russian Empire neoclassical scultpor (portrait by P.O. Rossi, 1813)
	Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.- Early life :... (1878–1930) Russian Empire Soviet Union avante-garde poet, playwright and propaganda artist (1912 photo)
	Mikhail Mikeshin Mikhail Mikeshin Mikhail Osipovich Mikeshin was a Russian artist who regularly worked for the Romanov family and designed a number of outdoor statues in the major cities of the Russian Empire.Mikeshin was born on 21 February 1835 in a village near Roslavl... (1835–1896) Russian Empire neoclassical sculptor (portrait by Ilya Repin, 1888)
	Vera Mukhina Vera Mukhina Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina was a prominent Soviet sculptor.- Life :Mukhina was born in Riga into a wealthy merchant family, and lived at Turgeneva st. 23/25, where a memorial plaque has now been placed. She later moved to Moscow, where she studied at several private art schools, including those of... (1889–1953) Russian Empire Soviet Union sculptress, social realist (portrait by Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov was a major representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. He was a pupil of Pavel Tchistyakov at the Imperial Academy of Arts, but later allied himself with the group of artists known as the Peredvizhniki... , 1940)

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	Ernst Neizvestny Ernst Neizvestny Ernst Iosifovich Neizvestny is a Russian sculptor. He currently lives and works in New York City. His last name in Russian literally means "unknown".... (1925–) Soviet Union Russia United States sculptor (left on photo, receiving Order of Honor Order of Honor (Russian Federation) The Order of Honour is a state order which was founded by the President's Decree of the Russian Federation of №442 of 2 March 1994. The Order of Honour is awarded to citizens for high achievements in government, economic production, scientific research, sociocultural, public and charitable... from Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when... , 2000)
	Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov was a major representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. He was a pupil of Pavel Tchistyakov at the Imperial Academy of Arts, but later allied himself with the group of artists known as the Peredvizhniki... (1862–1942) Russian Empire Soviet Union religious symbolist painter, portraitist (portrait by Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1848 — Moscow, July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He was described as co-founder of folklorist/romantic modernism in the Russian painting and a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art.- Childhood ... )
	Gury Nikitin Gury Nikitin Gury Nikitin was a Russian painter and iconographer. He worked principally on wall paintings and frescos, but also produced icons on wood panels and designed engravings. He was head of the Kostroma Brotherhood of Painters, an artists guild, until his death... (1620-25 – 1691) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... fresco and icon-painter, illustrator
	Ivan Nikitin (1690–1742) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... Russian Empire painter, portraitist

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	Alexander Opekushin Alexander Opekushin Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin was s Russian sculptor. Among his works are part of the sculptures of the Millennium of Russia monument in Velikiy Novgorod , the monument to Alexander Pushkin in Moscow , the monument to Mikhail Lermontov in Pyatigorsk , the monument to Alexander II in Moscow... (1838–1923) Russian Empire Soviet Union monument sculptor, architecture decorator
	Boris Orlovsky Boris Orlovsky Boris Ivanovich Orlovsky , , 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... (1793–1837) Russian Empire neoclassical monument sculptor
	Sergei Osipov Sergei Ivanovich Osipov Sergei Ivanovich Osipov was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his... (1915–1985) Russian Empire Soviet Union landscape and still life painter

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	Leonid Pasternak Leonid Pasternak Leonid Osipovich Pasternak was a Russian post-impressionist painter. He was the father of the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak.-Biography:... (1862–1945) Russian Empire Germany United Kingdom (Jewish descent) post-impressionist painter, graphic artist, illustrator (self-portrait with wife Rosa Kaufman, 1927)
	Andrew Pavlovsky Andrew Pavlovsky Andrew Pavlovsky is a contemporary Russian artist. He is a member of the Moscow Artists Union, the International Federation of Artists and Russian Philosophical Union.- Biography :... (1962–) Soviet Union Russia expressionist painter, graphic designer
	Vasily Perov Vasily Perov Vasily Grigorevich Perov ; 2 January 1834 – 10 June 1882) was a Russian painter and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki, a group of Russian realist painters.... (1834–1882) Russian Empire realist painter (self-portrait)
	Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin, was an important Russian and Soviet painter and writer.-Early years:... (1878–1939) Russian Empire Soviet Union symbolist painter
	Vasily Polenov Vasily Polenov Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists.-Biography:... (1844–1927) Russian Empire Soviet Union llandscape painter, realist (portrait by Ilya Repin)
	Liubov Popova (1889–1924) Russian Empire Soviet Union cubist abstractionist paintress
	Vasili Pukirev Vasili Pukirev Vasily Vladimirovich Pukirev was a Russian painter and illustrator. He is primarily known as the artist of the painting The Unequal Marriage. Vasily studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture... (1832–1890) Russian Empire realist painter

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	Charles Radoff Charles Radoff Xavier Basil Radoff - Russian painter.Xavier Basil Radoff was born on March 15, 1894 in Izmail, Bessarabia, Russia . Born to Basil Radoff and Marta Eudokia-Radoff. He was the second son and had three sisters. His family was poor and all the family finances went toward the eldest son’s... (1894–1986) Russian Empire Soviet Union landscape painter, neo-impressionist
	Ilya Repin (1844–1930) Russian Empire Finland history painter, realist, portraitist (self-portrait 1878)
	Alexander Rodchenko Alexander Rodchenko Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko was a Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design; he was married to the artist Varvara Stepanova.... (1891–1956) Russian Empire Soviet Union avante garde painter, sculptor, photographer, graphic designer (1923 photo)
	Nicholas Roerich Nicholas Roerich Nicholas Roerich, also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh , was a Russian mystic, painter, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure. A prolific artist, he created thousands of paintings and about 30 literary works... (1874–1947) Russian Empire painter, philosopher, culture scientist, traveler, public figure (portrait by Svetoslav Roerich Svetoslav Roerich Svetoslav Nikolaevich Roerich Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage. He studied architecture in England in 1919 and entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920... , 1944)
	Fyodor Rokotov Fyodor Rokotov Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov was a distinguished Russian painter who specialized in portraits.... (1736–1809) Russian Empire painter, portraitist
	Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev is considered to be the greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons and frescoes.-Biography:... (c. 1360–1430) Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia.... medieval frescoe and icon-painter (Russian Icon of St. Andrei Rublev, holding one of his works)
	Lev Russov Lev Russov Lev Alexandrovich Russov was a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, living and working in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Russian Federation, regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his... (1926–1987) Soviet Union portrait, genre, and still life painter
	Andrei Ryabushkin Andrei Ryabushkin Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin was a Russian painter. His major works were devoted to life of ordinary Russians of the 17th century.-Biography:... (1861–1904) Russian Empire history painter (portrait by Vasiliy Mate Vasiliy Mate Vasily Vasilyevich Mate , or Mathé, was a Russian artist and engraver. While he was not the author of any major original works, he 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... )

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	Vasily Sadovnikov Vasily Sadovnikov Vasily Semyonovich Sadovnikov was a Russian painter, and a leading Russian master of perspective painting.-Early years and serfdom:Vasily Semenovich Sadovnikov was born in 1800 in Saint Petersburg into the family of a serf of the Princess N.P. Golitsina... (1800–1879) Russian Empire perspective painter
	Alexander Samokhvalov (1894–1971) Russian Empire Soviet Union easel and monumental painter, graphic artist, book illustrator
	Bogdan Saltanov Bogdan Saltanov Bogdan Saltanov , also known as Ivan Ievlevich Saltanov, was an Armenian-born Russian painter at the court of Alexis I of Russia and his successors. Saltanov headed the painting workshop of the Kremlin Armoury from 1686... (1626–1703) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... (Armenian descent) icon-painter, illustrator, portraitist
	Konstantin Savitsky Konstantin Savitsky Konstantin Apollonovich Savitsky was a Russian realist painter born in the city of Taganrog in the village Frankovka or Baronovka, named after former governor Otto Pfeilizer-Frank. Today this area is occupied by Taganrog Iron and Steel Factory TAGMET.... (1844–1905) Russian Empire realist painter
	Alexei Savrasov (1830–1897) Russian Empire lyrical landscape painter (portrait by Iosif Volkov)
	Alexander Semionov (1922–1984) Soviet Union cityscape and landscape painter
	Zinaida Serebriakova Zinaida Serebriakova Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova was among the first female Russian painters of distinction.-Family:Zinaida Serebriakova was born on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kharkov into one of Russia's most refined and artistic families.She belonged to the artistic Benois family... (1884–1967) Russian Empire Soviet Union Early Modern France paintress, social realist (self-portrait At the Dressing-Table, 1909)
	Valentin Serov Valentin Serov Valentin Alexandrovich Serov was a Russian painter, and one of the premier portrait artists of his era.-Youth and education:... (1865–1911) Russian Empire impressionist painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1880s)
	Ivan Shadr Ivan Shadr Ivan Shadr , pseudonym of Ivan Dmitriyevich Ivanov was a Russian/Soviet sculptor and medalist who took his pseudonym after his hometown of Shadrinsk.- Life :... (1887–1941) Russian Empire Soviet Union sculptor (c. 1930s photo)
	Silvestr Shchedrin (1791–1830) Russian Empire neoclassical landscape painter (self-portrait, 1817)
	Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven... (1814–1861) Russian Empire romantic poet and painter (self-portrait, 1840)
	Ivan Shishkin Ivan Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was a Russian landscape painter closely associated with the Peredvizhniki movement.Shishkin was born in Yelabuga of Vyatka Governorate , and graduated from the Kazan gymnasium... (1832–1898) Russian Empire landscape painter (portrait by Ivan Kramskoi Ivan Kramskoi Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi was a Russian painter and art critic. He was an intellectual leader of the Russian democratic art movement in 1860-1880.-Life:... , 1880)
	Fedot Shubin Fedot Shubin Fedot Ivanovich Shubin is widely regarded as the greatest sculptor of 18th-century Russia.A peasant's son, Shubin was born in a Pomor village near Kholmogory and, inspired by the example of his neighbour Mikhail Lomonosov, he walked all the way to St Petersburg at the age of 18... (1740–1805) Russian Empire neoclassical sculptor (self-portrait, here on 1955 Soviet post mark)
	Silaeva Nina (1963) Russia Soviet Union painter
	Anatolii Ivanovich Sivkov Anatolii Ivanovich Sivkov Anatoly Ivanovich Sivkov is a contemporary Russian painter. Sivkov studied from 1966-73 at the renowned Novosibirsk State University in Akademgorodok , a suburb of Novosibirsk. Sivkov lives and works In St... (1952) Russian Empire Soviet Union easel painter, graphic artist, stage designer
	Konstantin Somov Konstantin Somov Konstantin Andreyevich Somov was a Russian artist associated with the Mir iskusstva. Born into a family of a major art historian and Hermitage Museum curator, he became interested in the 18th century art and music at an early age.Somov studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts under Ilya Repin from... (1869–1939) Russian Empire painter, graphic artist, illustrator, portraitist (self-portrait, 1898)
	Grigory Soroka Grigory Soroka Grigoriy Vasilyevich Soroka ; —) was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school.- Life :Soroka was born in Pokrovskoye village , in the family of landowner Milyukov. In 1842-1847 he studied art from Alexey Venetsianov then he was returned to his owner. In 1850s-1860s... (1823–1864) Russian Empire genre painter, portraitist (self-portrait)
	Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian artist and teacher, a master of historical, religious and genre paintings.Sorokin was born in the Kostroma Province. In his youth he studied fine arts and his talent was noticed by a local priest who commissioned him to decorate a church. On the advice of... (1821-1892) Russian Empire painter, professor
	Vasily Surikov Vasily Surikov Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was the foremost Russian painter of large-scale historical subjects... (1848–1916) Russian Empire history painter (self-portrait)

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	Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Efimovich Timkov - Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists , lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, worldwide known for his landscape... (1912–1993) Russian Empire Soviet Union Russia landscape painter
	Feodor Tolstoy (1783–1873) Russian Empire neoclassical painter, illustrator, medallion and wax-relief artist (portrait by Sergey Zaryanko Sergey Zaryanko Sergey Konstantinovich Zaryanko was a Russian painter, he was as a pupil of Venetzianov.-References:... , 1850)
	Nikolai Tomsky Nikolai Tomsky Nikolai Vasilyevich Tomsky was a much-decorated Soviet sculptor, designer of many well-known ceremonial monuments of the Socialist Realism era.- Biography :... (1900–1984) Russian Empire Soviet Union monument sculptor
	Vasily Tropinin Vasily Andreevich Tropinin Vasily Andreevich Tropinin was a Russian Romantic painter. Much of his life was spent as a serf; he didn't attain his freedom until he was more than forty years old... (1776–1857) Russian Empire romantic painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1844)
	Zurab Tsereteli Zurab Tsereteli Zurab Konstantines dze Tsereteli is a Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect who holds the office of President of the Russian Academy of Arts.- Life :... (1934–) Soviet Union Russia painter, sculptor, architect (left on photo with Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics... )

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	Grigory Ugryumov Grigory Ugryumov Grigory Ivanovich Ugryumov was a Russian painter. He is often described as the first Russian history painter.Ugryumov was born in Moscow. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg from 1170 to 1785, and also attended schools in France and Italy... (1764–1823) Russian Empire neoclassical history painter
	Yevgeny Ukhnalyov Yevgeny Ukhnalyov Yevgeny Ilyich Ukhnalyov is a Russian artist. He is a founding member of the Russian Guild of Heraldic Artists and the author of many state symbols of modern Russia including its coat of arms... (1931–) Soviet Union Russia painter, illustrator, designer, heraldic artist
	Simon Ushakov Simon Ushakov Simon Fyodorovich Ushakov was a leading Russian graphic artist of the late 17th-century. Together with Fyodor Zubov and Fyodor Rozhnov, he is associated with the comprehensive reform of the Russian Orthodox Church undertaken by Patriarch Nikon.-Biography:We know almost nothing about the early... (1626–1686) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... icon-painter

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	Nina Tokhtaman Valetova (1958–) Soviet Union Russia metaphysical realism, fantasy, and visionary painter (self-portrait, 2010)
	Feodor Vasilyev (1850–1873) Russian Empire lyrical landscape painter (self-portrait, 1873)
	Apollinary Vasnetsov Apollinary Vasnetsov Apollinary Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1856, the village of Riabovo, Vyatka province - January 23, 1933, Moscow) was a Russian painter and graphic artist whose elder brother was the more famous Viktor Vasnetsov. He specialized in scenes from the medieval history of Moscow.Vasnetsov was a painter and a... (1856–1933) Russian Empire Soviet Union history painter, stage designer (portrait by Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1848 — Moscow, July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He was described as co-founder of folklorist/romantic modernism in the Russian painting and a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art.- Childhood ... , 1890)
	Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1848 — Moscow, July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He was described as co-founder of folklorist/romantic modernism in the Russian painting and a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art.- Childhood ... (1848–1926) Russian Empire Soviet Union mythology and history painter, Russian Revival style artist (self-portrait, 1868)
	Alexey Venetsianov Alexey Venetsianov Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov was a Russian painter, renowned for his paintings devoted to the peasant life and ordinary people.Alexey Venetsianov was born to a merchant family of Greek descent in Moscow. He entered state service in the early 19th century and moved to St. Petersburg, where he... (1780–1847) Russian Empire genre painter (self-portrait, 1810)
	Vasily Vereshchagin (1842–1904) Russian Empire battle painter
	Ivan Vishnyakov Ivan Vishnyakov Ivan Yakovlevich Vishnyakov was a Russian painter.Vishnyakov was born in Moscow. He was a pupil of Louis Caravaque, a French artist, who worked in Russia. Vishnyakov worked in the painting department of the Ministry of Construction, and painted primarily portraits at that time... (1699–1761) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... Russian Empire portraitist
	Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel is usually regarded amongst the Russian painters of the Symbolist movement. In reality, he deliberately stood aloof from contemporary art trends, so that the origin of his unusual manner should be sought in Late Byzantine and Early Renaissance painting.-Early... (1856–1910) Russian Empire (German–Polish descent) symbolist painter (self-portrait, 1885)
	Yevgeny Vuchetich Yevgeny Vuchetich Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich was a prominent Soviet sculptor and artist. He is known for his heroic monuments, often of allegoric style.He was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire... (1908–1974) Russian Empire Soviet Union monument sculptor

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	Marianne von Werefkin Marianne von Werefkin Marianne von Werefkin , born Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina , was a Russian-Swiss Expressionist painter.-Life and career:... (1860–1938) Russian Empire Switzerland (German descent) avante-garde expressionist paintress (self-portrait, c. 1910)

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	Nikolai Yaroshenko Nikolai Yaroshenko Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko or Mykola Oleksandrovych Yaroshenko was a Ukrainian-born painter.-Biography:Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko was born on in the city of Poltava, Russian Empire to a son of an officer in the Russian Army... (1846–1898) Russian Empire realist, genre and landscape painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1895)
	Konstantin Yuon Konstantin Yuon Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon or Juon was a noted Russian painter and theatre designer associated with the Mir Iskusstva. Later, he co-founded the Union of Russian Artists and the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia.-Biography:... (1875–1958) Russian Empire Soviet Union painter, stage designer

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	Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets Pyotr Zakharovich Zakharov-Chechenets was a Russian painter of Chechen origin. He is believed to be the only professional painter of Chechen origin in the 19th century and might be the first professional Chechen painter ever.... (1816–1846) Russian Empire painter, portraitist (self-portrait, 1842)
	Karp Zolotaryov Karp Zolotaryov Karp Ivanovich Zolotaryov was a Muscovite painter, interior designer and wood carver, employed by Posolsky prikaz and the Kremlin Armoury. Zolotaryov was the author of iconostasis of the Transfiguration church in Novodevichy Convent and the Church of the Intercession at Fili and the icons of... (fl. last quarter of the 17th century) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... icon-painter, interior designer, wood carver
	Alexey Zubov Alexey Zubov Alexey Fyodorovich Zubov was a Russian etcher.Zubov and his brother Ivan were accepted as apprentices to their father Fyodor in the Kremlin icon shop at an early age... (1682 – c. 1750) Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year... Russian Empire etcher