Alexey Tarasovich Markov
{{short description|Russian painter}}
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{{Infobox artist
| native_name = Алексей Тарасович Марков
| image = Gorbunov Kirill p Markov Alexey.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Portrait by Kirill Gorbunov, 1851, Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1802|03|12}}
| birth_place = Veliky Novgorod
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1878|02|28|1802|03|12}}
| death_place = Saint Petersburg
| resting place = Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
| nationality = Russian
| education = {{hlist|Andrey Ivanov|Alexei Egorov|Vasily Shebuyev}}
| alma_mater = {{Imperial Academy of Arts|Alumni|1824}}
| awards = {{Imperial Academy of Arts|Medal|1830}}
| known_for = Painting
}}
Alexey Tarasovich Markov ({{langx|ru|Алексей Тарасович Марков}}, 24 March 1802 - 12 March 1878) was a Russian painter, best known for his history paintings and church decorations, typical of the Neoclassical style.[http://www.artsait.ru/art/m/markov/main.htm Русская живопись: Biography and works of Markov]
Biography
His father was a watchmaker. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts under Andrey Ivanovich Ivanov, Alexei Yegorov and Vasily Shebuyev; graduating in 1824, having received several medals. In 1825, he became a "pensioner" of the academy, on condition that he continue to study and improve. He received a gold medal and a stipend for a study trip outside of Russia in 1830, as recognition for his painting "Socrates, Before his Death, Talking with Students About the Immortality of the Soul".
He visited Dresden and Rome, copying frescoes and paintings, notably those of Raphael, as well as producing his own. In 1836, his work "Fortune and the Beggar" brought him the title of Academician. In 1842, for his painting of Christian martyrs in the Colosseum, he was named a Professor (2nd Degree). Ten years later, he was promoted to Professor (1st Degree) and was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor in 1865.
Although he was an excellent craftsman, his chief contribution to Russian art was his diligent teaching. He sought out young artists, who in turn favored his classes when requesting apprenticeships.
In addition to his paintings, he created frescoes and decorative works. One of his most prominent is "Joseph Meeting his Brothers in Egypt", in the attic of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. He also performed the drawings and composition for the depiction of the Trinitarian God on the ceiling of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, although the actual work was executed by Ivan Makarov, Ivan Kramskoi, Nikolay Koshelev and Bogdan Wenig.
Works
File:Markov Alexey 002.jpg|Priam, asking Achilles for the body of Hector (1824)
File:Markov Alexey 001.jpg|Fortune and the Beggar (1836)
File:Alexey Markov - Евстафий Плакида в Колизее+ (1839) ГТГ.jpg|Saint Eustace in the Colosseum (1839)
File:Markov 004.jpg|The Virgin and Child (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой апостол Павел (1849) ГРМ.jpg|Paul the Apostle (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой апостол Пётр (1849) ГРМ.jpg|Saint Peter (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой Василий Великий (1849) ГРМ.jpg|Basil of Caesarea (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой Григорий Богослов (1849) ГРМ.jpg|Gregory of Nazianzus (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой Иоанн Златоуст (1849) ГРМ.jpg|John Chrysostom (1849)
Alexey Markov - Святой Николай Чудотворец (1849) ГРМ.jpg|Saint Nicholas (1849)
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Ramazanov |first=Nikolai A. |author-link=Nikolai Ramazanov |url=http://pushkinskijdom.ru/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ramazanov-Materialy-dlya-istorii-hudozhestv-v-Rossii.pdf |title=Материалы для истории художеств в России |date=2014 |publisher=Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences |isbn=978-5-336-00162-4 |editor-last=Belyaev |editor-first=Nikolai S. |location=St. Petersburg |pages=22, 41, 227, 267, 313, 364, 397, 447, 448, 565, 568, 570, 587 |language=ru |oclc=952577337}}
- {{cite book| author = С. Н. Кондаков | url =https://dlib.rsl.ru/viewer/01004180464#?page=128 | title = Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764-1914 |date = 1915 |volume= 2 | pages = 123–124 | language= ru | ref = Directory of the Imperial Academy of Arts}}
- In the original Russian, this article incorporates text from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, (1890-1907)
External links
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- [https://rah.ru/the_academy_today/the_members_of_the_academie/member.php?ID=53019 Alexey Tarasovich Markov] at the Russian Academy of Arts' official website {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://www.encspb.ru/object/2803934747?lc=en Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia:Search results for Alexey Markov]
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Category:Russian male painters
Category:Imperial Academy of Arts alumni
Category:People from Veliky Novgorod
Category:19th-century painters from the Russian Empire
Category:19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire