Alexander IvanovRussian, 1806–1858Нагой мальчик
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Yes, on view now
Where is “Нагой мальчик” now? State Russian Museum, Mikhaylovskiy dvorets, Zal 15. Akademicheskiy zal. F. A. Bruni, A. Ye. Yegorov, P. V. Basin, A. A. Ivanov, Saint Petersburg. Yes, on view now. Checked September 28, 2026.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
RoomMikhaylovskiy dvorets, Zal 15. Akademicheskiy zal. F. A. Bruni, A. Ye. Yegorov, P. V. Basin, A. A. Ivanov
Closed· opens at 10:00 AM
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Russian
Серия этюдов обнаженных мальчиков на фоне пейзажа — подготовительные штудии для картины «Явление Христа народу».
Бесконечное пространство фона, резко оторванного от первого плана, — воплощение «исторического времени» — вечной и неизменной природы. По справедливому замечанию М. М. Алленова, только ребенок, не знающий борения страстей, подобен натуре и может войти в пейзажи А. А. Иванова, не разрушив их структуры. В сочетании с пленэрными задачами, виртуозно и с большим опережением своего времени решаемыми художником в этюдах с обнаженными мальчиками, такая концепция отношения мира и человека, безусловно, отражает романтическое мировоззрение. Русский музей. От иконы до современности. СПб. 2015. С . 145.
State Russian Museum
Details
- Accession number
- Ж-5293
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In the catalog
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- Image: State Russian Museum — © State Russian Museum
In the life of Alexander Ivanov
The whole life1848
Death of his father and teacher Andrei Ivanov
The painter's father and first mentor died: the painting professor Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov (1775–1848), who had been confirmed as adjunct professor of the Academy's history class in the year of his son's birth.
1858
Brings “The Appearance of Christ” to St Petersburg
Only in 1858 did Ivanov dare to send the painting to St Petersburg and come with it; the exhibition of the canvas with all its sketches and studies in a hall of the Academy of Arts made a strong impression, and his landscape studies were ahead of Russian painting of the day. The same year the artist died of cholera.
3 July 1858
Died
