"Grigory Ugryumov. 1764-1823"
ARTinvestment.RU   11 января 2015

In the Russian Museum exhibition to 250-летию birthday of one of the masters of Russian painting — Grigory Ugryumov

State Russian Museum
29 October 2014 - early February 2015
Mikhailovsky castle
St. Petersburg, Sadovaya street, 2

In the Russian Museum exhibition to the 250th anniversary of the birthday of one of the masters of Russian painting - Grigory Ugryumov (1764-1823). Picture etudes "Test of strength Jan Asmara" has become a significant phenomenon in the history of Russian art at the turn of XVIII-XIX centuries, it was not only one of the biggest artists of the time, but the head of the class of historical painting is the most important in the academic system. More than thirty years Ugryumov taught at the Imperial Academy of arts, he educated a generation of artists; among his uchenikavto@, А. Е. Егоров, В. К. Шебуев.

Grigory Ugryumov created paintings on historical, biblical and mythological subjects, addressed also to the genre of portraiture. Many of his works are rightly included in the Golden Fund of Russian painting. Formed the exhibition of paintings and graphic works from the collection of the Russian Museum and other Museum collections allow you to recreate a holistic and objective view of the work of a remarkable artist and about the era in which he lived and rabotal@

Source: rusmuseum.ru