GOLOVACHEVSKY (Glovachevsky) Kirill Ivanovich

May 27, 1735 (Korop near Chernigov) - July 27, 1823 (St. Petersburg)

painter and graphic artist.

born in the family priest. The boy was sent to the Kiev Theological Academy, where in March 1748 moved to St. Petersburg and enrolled in the court choir.

in 1753 was dismissed from the choir along with AP Losenko and I. Sablukova as "sleeping with a voice", and together they determined to study art to IA Argunov. In 1758 the work of students Argunova with "certificate" sent to the Cabinet of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. In December of that year, followed by a decree on admission Golovachevskogo in IAH.

In 1762 awarded the title of associate in 1765 elected as an academician. In 1766 appointed as adviser IAH, since 1771 was also the inspector of the Academy of exercising supervision over its inmates. In 1773, amounted to "inventory of the paintings of the Academy of Arts».

known "Portrait of KI Golovachevskogo with three pupils of the Academy of Arts" brush Venetsianov AG (1811).

creative legacy Golovachevskogo is small and has only a few reliable products. He worked primarily as a portraitist. In his paintings was influenced and inspired by the art Argunova PA Rotary. He turned to historical subjects.

His son - Alexander Kirillovich Golovachevsky (1791 - about 1828) - painter-miniaturist.

Works KI Golovachevskogo are a number of museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Art Museum of Estonia in Tallinn, and others.