Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy ( Russian Фёдор Петрович Толстой ; born February 10 . Jul / 21 February 1783 greg. In Saint Petersburg , † April 13 jul. / April 25, 1873 greg. ) Was a famous Russian painter, draftsman and 19th century sculptor.
He graduated from a military school of the Imperial Russian Navy in Saint Petersburg in 1802 . At this time he became increasingly interested in art and became a guest student at the State Art Academy . In 1804 he left the armed forces and since then has devoted himself to painting. Tolstoy was particularly active in non-traditional areas, such as creating wax reliefs , smaller portraits and medals. In 1810 he got a permanent job at the St. Petersburg Mint, where he created medals with motifs from the Patriotic War of 1812 .
In 1828 he became vice-president of the art academy, 14 years later professor. As a sculptor, he was involved in the architectural design of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow .
Tolstoy was actively involved in Taras Shevchenko's release from exile in 1857 .
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy was a cousin of the scandalous officer and adventurer Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy . Tolstoy's daughter Ekaterina Junge was a portrait, genre and landscape painter.
See also
Web links
- Short biography and picture gallery (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A detailed history of the petitions and the return of Shevchenko to Petersburg Yunge EF Memoirs. Correspondence compositions. 1843-1911, Publishing House "Kuchkovo Pole", Moscow, 2017; accessed on July 30, 2018 (Russian)
- ↑ Shevchenko in Petersburg (1858–1861) ; on litopys.org.ua ; accessed on July 30, 2018 (Ukrainian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tolstoy, Fyodor Petrovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Толстой, Фёдор Петрович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian painter, draftsman and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1783 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1873 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |