Andrei Matveev: Painting Allegory from Antwerp to Russia

In 1725, artist Andrei Matveev sent his Allegory of Painting to Catherine I from Antwerp, where Peter the Great had sent him to study. Matveev’s Allegory remains the earliest known easel painting on an allegorical subject by a Russian painter. This article examines the circumstances surrounding the...

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Main Author: Margaret Samu
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Illinois Open Publishing Network 2024-01-01
Series:Вивліоѳика
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Online Access:https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/vivliofika/article/view/1420