Dmitry Levitzky1735–1822Портрет Павла I
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Портрет Павла I” now? Collection: Pavlovsk Museum-Preserve, Saint Petersburg. Unknown.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Russian
поясной; 1/2 влево, голова почти внфас; в чёрной треуголке с золотым галуном и белым плюмажем, надетой на пудренный парик с буклями и темным бантом в косе; в белом галстуке и жабо; в зеленом мундире с красным отложным воротником; в Андреевской ленте; правая рука отставлена в сторону; фон коричневый, внизу переходящий в облачный с заревом.
Pavlovsk Museum-Preserve
Details
- Accession number
- ЦХ-2169-III
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Pavlovsk Museum-Preserve — © ГМЗ «Павловск» · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
In the life of Dmitry Levitzky
The whole life1756–1822 · Workplace
Saint Petersburg
1770
Fame after the Academy Exhibition and the Title of Academician
He exhibited six of his portraits at the Imperial Academy of Arts and attracted universal attention; for the portrait of the architect A. F. Kokorinov the 35-year-old Levitzky received the title of academician.
1771–1788
Head of the Academy's Portrait Class
From 1771 he taught at the Academy of Arts and headed its portrait class for seventeen years; he retired in 1788.
1773–1778
Commissions from Empress Catherine II
Levitzky's name appears repeatedly in the empress's personal accounts: 1,000 rubles for two portraits of her (1773), 800 rubles for a portrait of the Prussian king, and 1,000 rubles for a large portrait of Catherine II (1778) — enormous sums for the time.
1786 · Career
the Council of the Academy of Arts
He was elected a member of the council of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
late 1790s
Failing Eyesight
In the late 1790s Levitzky's eyesight began to fail, and he came to paint only rarely.
