Mikhail Ivanovich Skotti
Mikhail Ivanovich Skotti ( Russian Михаил Иванович Скотти ; * 1812 in Saint Petersburg , † 1861 in Paris ) was a Russian painter of Italian origin. He mainly worked with oil paints , watercolors and pencils .
Skotti began his painting career at Karl Brjullow's drawing school . As early as 1831 and 1832, Skotti was awarded two silver medals at the Russian Art Academy because of his talent . Before he moved to Italy in 1838, one of his works also received an award.
On his return five years later, Skotti visited Constantinople and was finally employed in a Moscow academy in 1849.
literature
- A. Polowzow: Russkij biografitscheskij slowar. Tom XVIII . Isd. Imperatorskago Russkago istoritscheskago obschtschestwa, 1904, pp. 615–616. (Russian)
Web links
Wikisource: Michail Skotti - Sources and full texts (Russian)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skotti, Mikhail Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Скотти, Михаил Иванович (Russian); Scotti, Mikhail Ivanovich (English transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1861 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |