Dmitry Levitzky1735–1822Портрет графа И.А.Игельстрома
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Palácio de Pavlovsk
São Petersburgo, Rússia
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- Neste estado desde
- Fonte
- O museu
Sobre a pintura
Nas palavras do museu — em russo
поясной, 3/4 вправо, голова прямо, в белом гладком парике с буклями, белом галстуке с жабо, в зеленом мундире с красным отложным воротником, отворотами и жилетом; на плечах оливковый плащ, подбитый лиловым, во Владимирской ленте, с Андреевской и Владимирской звездами; правой рукой оперся о трость, левой подбоченился; фон темно-серый.
Palácio de Pavlovsk
Pormenores
- Número de inventário
- ЦХ-2218-III
Entretanto, na vida de Dmitry Levitzky
A vida inteira1756–1822 · Local de trabalho
Saint Petersburg
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 · Carreira
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.
