
Mikhail Nesterov1862–1942Si può ammirare?
Ufa, Russia
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1874–1886 · Formazione
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
1882
Portrait of the dying Perov
Nesterov returned to Moscow hoping to study with Perov again, but his beloved teacher was already dying; he managed to paint a portrait of his fading mentor and re-entered the school under Alexei Savrasov.
summer 1883
Meets Maria Martynovskaya
Nesterov spent the summer of 1883 in Ufa, where he met Maria Ivanovna Martynovskaya, his future wife. Back in Moscow he studied in Vladimir Makovsky's class.
summer 1885
Marries Maria Martynovskaya against his parents' will
In the summer of 1885, against his parents' wishes, Nesterov married Maria Ivanovna Martynovskaya; after the wedding he went on earning his living by illustrating Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky.
1885
Awarded the title of Free Artist
For the painting “The Calling of Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov to the Throne” Nesterov received the title of Free Artist; a year later “Petitioners to the Tsar” earned him the title of Class Artist and the Large Silver Medal. By the late 1880s he was known for his pictures of pre-Petrine Russia.
May 1886
Daughter Olga is born; his wife dies
In May 1886 Nesterov's daughter Olga was born and his wife Maria Ivanovna died. He later carried the image of his beloved wife into many of his works.