Автопортрет

1821

Turns down the pensioner’s trip

The Academy’s president, A. N. Olenin, insisted that Bryullov stay for three more years under A. I. Ermolaev, a mentor who had little authority among the students; his request for another teacher was refused, and Karl gave up the pensioner’s trip.

1821 · Premio

Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts

1821–1822

The Society for the Encouragement of Artists pays for a trip abroad

To judge his talent, the Society for the Encouragement of Artists asked Bryullov for several programme works, “Oedipus and Antigone” and “The Repentance of Polynices” (both 1821), and then offered to pay for a trip abroad; in return he undertook to send detailed reports of what he saw and new works.

16 August 1822

Leaves for Italy with his brother Alexander

On 16 August 1822 Karl left for Italy with his brother Alexander as a pensioner of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists.

1823

Copies Raphael’s “School of Athens”

Immediately after arriving in Rome Bryullov received a commission from the Society to copy Raphael’s fresco “The School of Athens”; it was his last work as a pupil.

1823

Arrival in Rome

In May 1823 the Bryullov brothers reached Rome, having visited Riga, Königsberg, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Venice, Padua, Verona, Mantua and Bologna on the way.