Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,655,660 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Stupin, Aleksandr

    0.01 sec.
Stupin, Aleksandr Vasil’evich 

Born Feb. 13 (24), 1776; died July 31 (Aug. 12), 1861, in Arzamas. Russian painter and art instructor.

From 1800 to 1802, Stupin studied with I. A. Akimov at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. He was the founder and leader of the Arzamas school of painting (1802–61). In 1809, Stupin was made an academician in recognition of the work of his school. Of his own works, mainly art studies executed in a strict academic style have been preserved. His works are housed in the Russian Museum in Leningrad and the Art Museum in Gorky.

REFERENCE

Kornilov, P. E. “A. V. Stupin.” In Russkoe iskusstvo: Ocherki o zhizni i tvorchestve khudozhnikov. Pervaia polovina deviatnadtsatogo veka. Moscow, 1954.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.