Each picture of Bryullov is the next touch to the portrait of a genius

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Brullov's first painting "Geniuses of Art" was painted by him during 1817-1820, during his student days.

Becoming a genius

Karl Bryullov (1799-1852), the brightest representative of the Bryullov family of artists and architects, studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts of the Emperor himself from 1809 to 1821, during which he remained the best student. Among his teachers was A. Ivanov ("The Appearance of the Messiah"), who liked Bryullov's student painting about Narcissus so much that he bought it for his private collection.

Graduation work brought Bryullov the Big Gold Medal, and gave him the right to travel abroad to improve his skills at the expense of the Academy.

The brilliant artist Karl Bryullov was in demand until his death. He was an unsurpassed portraitist, great people posed for him, including members of the royal family. His portrait work has witnessed the times.

The artist spent a long period in Italy. This explains such a large number of Italian stories. On the first trip(1823-1835) to this country, the center of attraction for all artists, Bryullov painted many canvases that became a prerequisite for his world fame. Among them is Bryullov's painting "The Last Day of Pompeii" (1833). At the exhibition in Paris, she was awarded the Gold Medal. Carl was an amazing draftsman. His sepia (drawings close to watercolor, but made in brown shades), among which the ingenious "Mountain Hunters", like other famous paintings by Bryullov, are known all over the world.

Here, in Italy, the artist met Countess Y. Samoilova, who became his friend, muse and model for many years. Bryullov's painting "Horsewoman" - an equestrian portrait of Samoilova - has become a recognized masterpiece of world painting.

The painter from childhood was not distinguished by good he alth. The years (1836-1843) spent in St. Petersburg did not contribute to its strengthening. And the painting of the Great Dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral finally undermined it. In 1849, Bryullov left Russia forever and, after visiting Madeira, settled in Italy with his friend A. Pittoni, an ally of Garibaldi. Portraits of members of this family and some paintings painted during that period are kept in private collections to this day.

The most famous paintings, such as The Fountain of Bakhchisaray (1849), also contributed to the worldwide recognition of the artist.

The play of color in the style of Karl Bryullov

The most famous paintings of Bryullov are familiar to everyone. There is no doubt that the painting "The Last Day of Pompeii" will be recognized even by people who are very far from the "world of beauty".

» (1842). Karl Bryullov is a wonderful colorist. Some compare him to Rubens. After viewing a retrospective of his paintings, a bright joyful feeling remains in the soul. He was subject to all genres of painting, in any of which he deserves the characteristic "brilliant".

M. Gorky attributed him to the three geniuses of Russian culture and art, which are Pushkin, Glinka and Bryullov, the brightest representatives of the "golden age" of Russia.