CHERNETSOV Grigory

November 12, 1802 (Luch Kostroma Province) - June 8, 1865 (St. Petersburg)

painter and graphic artist.

icon painter, was born in the family, elder brother of artists NG and PG Chernetsov. Original art education, apparently, was at home. From 1819 as volnoprihodyaschego pupils attend classes at IAH. In 1821 he studied at the SF Galaktionov, from 1822 - at AG Warneke, in 1824-1827 was engaged in "promising and landscape" class in MN Vorobiev. From 1822 to receive a pension from the Society for the Promotion of Artists. In 1822 and 1823 for the drawing from nature and the landscape was awarded a small silver medals in 1826 for a perspective view - a large silver medal. In 1827, for the type of the War Gallery at the Hermitage and the landscape from nature was a small gold medal and a certificate for the title of the class artist.

How OPKh retired in 1823 and 1825 went to work in Finland. In 1826, together with his brother Nicanor went to Kostroma in 1827 - in Revel, in 1830 traveled to the Caucasus.

In 1829 he joined the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty as a court painter. In 1831 his picture "view in the vicinity of St. Petersburg" was awarded the title of academician. In 1832-1837 commissioned by Nicholas I worked on the big picture "Parade of the meadow on the Empress, for which created a lot of preparatory sketches, drawings and sketches - in particular, comply with 223 portraits of nature.

In 1833-1834 together with his brother Nicanor contributed to the base in the city of Kostroma Province Lukh parish school. After the opening of the school supported him financially, supplying teaching and drawing accessories.

In 1834 he worked on the graphical view of St. Petersburg, as well as on the painting "The parade on the occasion of the opening of the monument to Alexander I in St. Petersburg».

In 1838 the means of Princess TB Potyemkina together with his brothers Nicanor and Polycarp, as well as an artist AI Ivanov traveled to the Volga. GG and NG Chernetsova detail sketched panoramic views of both sides of the river, creating graphical Parallel banks of the Volga, as well as the scenic panorama of the Volga (1838-1851), which was 700 meters in length with a height of 2, 5 m .

In 1840-1842 the brothers traveled to Italy, in 1842-1843 traveled to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece and Turkey. Upon his return to St. Petersburg in 1844, the brothers have received for their work remuneration from Nicholas I. In the same year was published lithographic album of Palestine, consisting of four notebooks, six sheets each. In 1846-1849 G. and NG Chernetsova and AI Ivanov again made a trip to Italy, also visited Smyrna, Ephesus and Constantinople.

Gregory and Nikanor Chernetsova co-wrote "Travel notes from the East" (1840), "Journey to the Volga» (1838-1862).

was engaged in teaching, among his students - AI Ivanov, NI Tihobrazov, NM Alekseev.

In 1999 the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin Museum in 2000 in them. Pushkin in Moscow was an exhibition of works Chernetsov.

Gregory Chernetsov - one of the leading masters of Russian art in the first half of the XIX century, the representative of the academic trend. He is known primarily as a landscape painter, though, as a court painter, wrote to various official events - parades, festivals, the military oath. When you create pictures Chernetsov served many preparatory works: sketches, drawings, sketches and studies, which constitute the bulk of his artistic heritage.

long collaboration with his brother Nicanor identified similarities creative style masters, most notably in the figure. In this regard, a significant attribution problem is the separation of their works.

Artworks GG Chernetsova are in many museums and private collections, including the State Russian Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, the Scientific Research Museum of Russia Academy of Arts, GMII im. Pushkin and others.