Vasily Sadovnikov
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Vasily Semyonovich Sadovnikov ( – ) was a Russia
n painter, and a leading Russian master of perspective painting.
into the family of a serf of the Princess N.P. Golitsina. He got his freedom only in 1838, after her death, already a well-known artist.
, where he came in contact with painters Maxim Vorobiev
and Alexey Venetsianov
, who not only helped the gifted youth professionally but also took an active part in his liberation. Sadovnikov's mainly fulfilled "views", but these views are always inhabited with vivid scenes, which characterize the artist not only as a landscapist but also as a genre master.
His views of St. Petersburg and its suburbs of 1830-1850 and interiors of its palaces, commissioned by the royal court and other high patrons, are best known. Sadovnikov's Panoranic View of the Nevsky Avenue (1830-1850), which was 16 meters long, was later etched and published on separate lists.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n painter, and a leading Russian master of perspective painting.
Early years and serfdom
Vasily Semenovich Sadovnikov was born in 1800 in Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
into the family of a serf of the Princess N.P. Golitsina. He got his freedom only in 1838, after her death, already a well-known artist.
Studies
Sadovnikov studied in the studio of the architect Andrey VoronikhinAndrey Voronikhin
Andrey Nikiforovich Voronikhin was a Russian architect and painter. As a representative of classicism he was also one of the founders of the monumental Russian Empire style...
, where he came in contact with painters Maxim Vorobiev
Maxim Vorobiev
Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev was a Russian Romantic landscape painter.-Early life:Vorobiev was born into the family of a soldier, who on retirement became a guard in the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg...
and Alexey Venetsianov
Alexey Venetsianov
Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov was a Russian painter, renowned for his paintings devoted to the peasant life and ordinary people.Alexey Venetsianov was born to a merchant family of Greek descent in Moscow. He entered state service in the early 19th century and moved to St. Petersburg, where he...
, who not only helped the gifted youth professionally but also took an active part in his liberation. Sadovnikov's mainly fulfilled "views", but these views are always inhabited with vivid scenes, which characterize the artist not only as a landscapist but also as a genre master.
His views of St. Petersburg and its suburbs of 1830-1850 and interiors of its palaces, commissioned by the royal court and other high patrons, are best known. Sadovnikov's Panoranic View of the Nevsky Avenue (1830-1850), which was 16 meters long, was later etched and published on separate lists.