Vasily Khudyakov
Vasily Khudyakov | |
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| Василий Григорьевич Худяков | |
 Portrait lithograph by Vasily Timm, from the Russian Art Folio (1861) | |
| Born | January 5, 1826 Akshuat, Simbirsk Governorate |
| Died | July 26, 1876 (aged 50) |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1851) Professor by rank (1860) |
| Alma mater | Moscow School of Painting Imperial Academy of Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
Vasily Grigorievich Khudyakov (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Худяков; 5 January 1826 [O.S. 24 December 1825] — 26 July 1871 [O.S. 14]) was a Russian history, portrait and genre painter.
Biography[edit]
He began his studies at the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, then spent almost two years at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (MSPSA). His mentor there was Professor Fyodor Zav'yalov, who invited him to be an assistant for decorative work that was being done in the entrance hall of Kremlin Palace.[1] Some of his paintings were shown at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where they received a silver medal.[2]
In 1848, he went to Saint Petersburg and audited classes at the Academy. In his rush to be named a "Free Artist", he accepted a silver medal and passed up the opportunity to compete for a gold one.[2] After that, he mostly painted portraits on commission. In 1851, upon completing one of Dean Avraam Melnikov, he was named an "Academician".
Among other notable works at this time were "Finnish Smugglers", one of the first two works purchased by Pavel Tretyakov for his gallery,[1] and "Persecution of Christians in the East", purchased by Tsar Nicholas I as a gift to King Otto of Greece.
In 1856, he visited France and Italy; staying in Paris, Rome and Naples for about four years while continuing to execute commissions for members of the Russian nobility. On the basis of these works, he was named a Professor by the Academy in 1860. After returning, he became a teacher at the MSPSA. In 1862, he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he continued to exhibit frequently.[1] He died of cholera in 1871.
Selected paintings[edit]
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Finnish Smugglers -
Captured Queen Syuyumbika leaving Kazan -
Herodias and her daughter before cutting off the head of John the Baptist
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Brief biography @ the Tretyakov Gallery.
- ^ a b Brief biography @ Russian Paintings.
Further reading[edit]
- Stites, Richard (2005). Serfdom, Society, and the Arts in Imperial Russia: The Pleasure and the Power. New Haven, CO; London: Yale University Press. pp. 329, 344. ISBN 0-300-10889-3. LCCN 2005933516. OCLC 123081421.
External links[edit]
Media related to Vasily Khudyakov at Wikimedia Commons
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| Artists | |
- Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts
- Academic staff of the Imperial Academy of Arts
- Imperial Academy of Arts alumni
- 1825 births
- 1871 deaths
- 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire
- Male painters from the Russian Empire
- Portrait painters from the Russian Empire
- Russian history painters
- Painters from Moscow
- Genre painters from the Russian Empire
- Deaths from cholera
- Tretyakov Gallery
- 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire
- Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni
- Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry alumni