Vladimir Borovikovsky

Vladimir Borovikovsky, a Russian artist of Ukrainian Cossack origin, dominated portraiture at the turn of the 19th century, capturing the ideals of beauty and inner worlds of his sitters.

ABOUT

Born in 1757 in Mirgorod, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine), Vladimir Borovikovsky began his artistic journey rooted in icon painting, following his father's tradition. Initially, he served as a Cossack before dedicating himself fully to art, crafting icons and portraits in the Cossack Baroque style in his hometown. A pivotal moment arrived in 1788 when his allegorical paintings for Empress Catherine II, depicting her and Peter I as peasants, so impressed her that she inv…

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NOTABLE WORKS

A.I. Vasilyev 1750 Porträt der Maria Feodorovna (1759-1828) 1750 · Astrakhan State Art Gallery Portrait of Alexander Rumyantsev (1680–1749) 1750 Portrait of Anna Bezobrazova 1790 · Russian Museum Porträt des Olga Kuzminichna Filippova (1772-1829) 1790 · Russian Museum Porträt der Elizaveta Markovna Olenina 1791 · Tretyakov Gallery

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Dmitry LevitzkyPortraiture

Influenced

Alexey VenetsianovRussian Realism