Serebryakov Vasily

December 20, 1810 (St. Petersburg) - May 1, 1886 (St. Petersburg)

painter and graphic artist.

born in the family courtyard freed man. In 1821 he studied at the IAH in the class of historical painting. Advice of AG Warneke. During the period of training was repeatedly awarded with medals: in 1830 - a small silver in 1831 - a large silver for drawing from nature in 1832 - a large silver for a picture of a given program to represent Jupiter and Mercury, visiting Baucis and Philemon. In 1833 he was awarded a small gold medal for the program "Hector in lozhnitse Helena accuses Paris of inaction against the Greeks besieging Troy." In the same year received a certificate of degree 1 for the title of the class artist, and on the Academy for Excellence.

in 1836 as a pensioner IAH sent to Rome. He studied museum collections, copied the works of old masters (Raphael, M. Albertinelli, Guercino and others). In 1836, played a copy of a painting, Reni's Saint Petronilla ", subsequently acquired for the Museum of IAH. In 1846, together with SM Vorobiev was in Palermo at the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. In the same year he returned to Russia. In 1847 Nicholas I presented copies of the works of Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea del Sarto from the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

lived in St. Petersburg. Since 1848, served as superintendent drawing classes IAH. In 1848, over represented in the Council IAH portraits and painting "Head of the Italian girls" was awarded the title of academician. He worked in the field of monumental and religious paintings. I created murals in Gatchina cathedral image for Horse Guards regiment of the Annunciation Church in St. Petersburg and the Church of Richelieu Lyceum in Odessa.

works are in several museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, the Scientific Research Museum of Russia Academy of Arts.