Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Ива́нов; July 28 (July 16 [OS]), 1806 – July 15 (July 3 [OS]), 1858) was a Russian painter who adhered to the waning tradition of Neoclassicism but found little sympathy with his contemporaries. He was born and died in St. Petersburg. He has been called the master of one work, for it took 20 years to complete his magnum opus The Appearance of Christ Before the People.[1]

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Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
Александр Андреевич Иванов
Portrait of Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov by Sergey Petrovich Postnikov
Born	(1806-07-16)July 16, 1806 Saint Petersburg
Died	July 3, 1858(1858-07-03) (aged 51) Saint Petersburg
Education	Member Academy of Arts (1836)
Alma mater	Imperial Academy of Arts (1827)
Known for	Painting
Awards

Biography

Early Years and Education

Alexander Andreyevich was born to an art professor Andrey Ivanov. Aged 11, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts and studied at his father's course together with Karl Briullov. For his good achievements he was awarded with two silver medals, in 1824 he received a golden medal for the painting 'Priam Asking Achilles to Return Hector's Body'. In 1827 he was honoured with the Big Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts for 'Joseph interprets the butler's and the baker's dreams' and was promoted to the XIV grade artists.

Ivanov's benefactors decided to send him abroad to study art, but required one more picture, thus he creates 'Bellerophon sent to a campaign against the Chimera'. In 1830 Ivanov departs to Europe, first in Germany, then to Italy.

Italian Years

Ivanov's first works in Rome were copies of The Creation of Adam of the Sistine Chapel and some drafts of Biblical scenes. He dreamed to create an epic painting of the Messiah coming to people, but first he decided to try himself on lesser scale picture. In 1834-1835 he finished 'Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena'. The painting had great success both in Rome and St Petersburg. The Russian Imperial Academy of Arts granted Ivanov an honorary academic degree in 1836.

He spent most of his life in Rome where he befriended Gogol and was influenced by the Nazarenes.

The Appearance of Christ Before the People

Ivanov spent 20 years (1837–1857) in Rome, working on his greatest masterpiece 'The Appearance of Christ Before the People'.[2]

Death

Ivanov died of cholera on July 3, 1858. He was buried in St. Petersburg at the Novodevichy Cemetery. In 1936, he was reburied with the transfer of the monument to the Tikhvin Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

Influence and Critics

Critical judgement about Ivanov improved in the following generation. Some of the numerous sketches he had prepared for The Appearance have been recognized as masterpieces in their own right. The most comprehensive collection of his works can be viewed at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.

Gallery

• Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov's paintings
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  The Appearance of Christ Before the People (1837–57)
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  Noli me tangere Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena, 1835
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  Joseph interprets the butler's and the baker's dreams, 1827
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  Priam Asking Achilles to Return Hector's Body, 1824
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  Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparis singing and playing, 1831-1834
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  Bellerophon sent to a campaign against the Chimera, 1829
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  Appian Way at Sunset, 1845
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  Cleansing of the Temple, 1824
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  Last supper, 1850
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  Vittoria Caldoni portrait, 1834
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  Nikolai Gogol portrait, 1841

References

External links

• Media related to Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov at Wikimedia Commons
• Online gallery of Ivanov's works
• Painting 'Priam Asking Achilles to Return Hector's Body' in The State Tretyakov Gallery

На других языках

[de] Alexander Andrejewitsch Iwanow

[es] Aleksandr Andréyevich Ivánov

[fr] Alexandre Ivanov

[it] Aleksandr Andreevič Ivanov (pittore)

[ru] Иванов, Александр Андреевич