1. Russian Artwork1716-1797 Presented by Dar Ortega

2. A Brief History of Russian Paintings In the beginning of the nineteenth century almost all portrait artwork had a westernized style to it, emphasizing facial expressions and contrasting colors and fabrics. Iconic painting was a form of painting used especially in the beginning of the fifteenth century that expressed spirituality in Russia. “Icons are characterized by elegance, grace, and fine taste” (Riasanovsky). Parsuna style of painting emerged in the late 1600s. It is the portrait paintings of well known secular person of that time. Parsunas are the transitional paintings from Icons to Portraits. Russian artwork took on many forms during the eighteenth century. Most notably is the transition from the parsuna to a more westernized style.

4. Bridged the gap between the Petrine era and later 18th century painters

5. Helped revive art in the 1730s and 1740s

6. Mentored DimitriiLevitskii

7. A favorite painter of Peter III

8. Painted AnastasiiaMikhailovna, M. Rumiantseva, and Catherine The Greathttp://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Alexei_Antropov

10. Shows great attention to detail of the facial expression and contrasting colors

11. Portrays contrast with several types of fabric

12. Brooch is similar to that in the portrait of M. Rumiantsevahttp://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame2.html

14. Shows her royalty with intricate details

15. Posed in a sitting position shown as less formal

16. Brilliant diamond detail on the crown and solid gold orb

17. Double-headed eagle appears numerously

18. This style shows the transition from parsuna to a more westernized style of paintinghttp://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame2.html

20. His father was a priest who painted icons

21. One of the first students in the Academy of Arts

22. Favored artist by Catherine II

23. Best known for paintings of theater students

24. Another of his famous and more personal paintings is that of Nikolai Novikov in 1787http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/visual_arts/Mastactva.html

26. Depicts two girls playing a shepherd and a shepherdess in a pastoral play at the Smolnii Institute

27. Painted at the request of Catherine The Great in 1773

28. Like Levitskii, he pays special attention to facial features and gives the girls a youthful lookhttp://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame2.html

30. Nikolai Novikov was against the serfdom in Russia

31. Often criticized Catherine II “enlightenment” efforts

32. Nikolai was arrested and imprisoned in Schuluersserburg fortress in 1792

33. He was released by Catherine’s son Paul in 1796

34. Levitskii painted him after his release in 1797http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame2.html

35. The time of enlightenment during the eighteenth century in Russia was a time of many great advancements, fresh ideas, and social changes. Among these was the introduction of a more westernized style of painting portraits. Although this style resulted as a slow progress over time from the iconic style of painting, these portraits became very popular and helped Russia become a part of the more modernized European World.

36. Works Cited Boguslawski, Alexander. Russian Painting. Retrieved 24 Oct, 2009 from http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/ruspaint.html Hajduk, Ryhor et al. Virtual Guide to Belarus. Belarusian Fine Arts. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2009 from http://www.belarusguide.com/culture1/visual_arts/Mastactva.html Absolute Astronomy. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2009 from http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Alexei_Antropov Riasanovsky, Nicholas and Mark D. Steinberg. A History of Russia to 1855 Volume I Seventh Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.