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Rokotov, Fedor Stepanovich
| 1735 (?) – 1808 |
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A portrait painter. Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov, the most poetic and enigmatic Russian painter of the 18th century, enjoyed recognition and fame during his lifetime, but was completely forgotten about after his death. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that a new interest emerged in his work. Rokotov was born into a family of serfs belonging to Prince Repnin’s dynasty. He was freed whilst he was still young and in 1760 was admitted to the Academy of Arts on "the verbal order" of its President Count I.I.Shuvalov. He studied "under Lorrain, Lagrain and von Tebasso; learned a lot from Rotari and Tocque" ("Memoirs of Jacob Stelin"). The first major success of the young artist was his ceremonial portrait of Catherine II painted in 1763 to mark her coronation. In 1765 Rokotov was granted membership to the Academy of Arts. In about 1767 Rokotov moved from Petersburg to Moscow. His creative nature was such, that he required an environment in which he could feel independent of official orders. By the early 1770s Rokotov was a fully-fledged master. During this period he created most of his best-known portraits (the portrait of A.P.Struiskaya, 1772, and others). His work is difficult to define in terms of any single style – it has features of rococo and early sentimentalism. In the 1780s Rokotov’s work acquired certain elements of classicism. One of the best portraits painted by him at this time was the portrait of V.E.Novosiltsova, 1780. Little is known of the final years of this artist’s life and work. He died in Moscow and was buried in the Novospassky Monastery. His grave has not been preserved.
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Portrait of Unknown Man
1757
oil on canvas
44,5 x 33,5
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of Grand Prince Petr Fedorovich
1758
oil on canvas
112,5 õ 91
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of Unknown Woman in a Dark-Red Dress
1760s
oil on canvas
64 õ 48,3
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Portrait of G.G.Orlov in Armour
1762-1763
oil on canvas
96,9 x 75,8
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of I.G.Orlov
1762-1765
oil on canvas
59 x 47
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of Catherine II
1763
oil on canvas
155.5 x 139
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of Catherine II (study)
1763
oil on canvas
59,5 õ 46,9
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Rose-coloured Dress
1770s
oil on canvas
58.8 x 46.7
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of A.S.Tulinova
1770s
oil on canvas
59,3 õ 46
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Portrait of A.P. Struiskaya
1772
oil on canvas
59.8 x 47.5
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of N.E.Struisky
1772
oil on canvas
59,3 x 47,2
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of V.I. Maikov
1775
oil on canvas
60 x 47.8
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of E.N.Orlova
1779
oil on canvas
72,5 x 56; (oval)
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of V.E.Novosiltsova
1780
oil on canvas
70.5 x 59 (oval)
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Cocked Hat
Early 1770s
oil on canvas
58 x 47
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of I.I.Baryatinsky as a Young Man
Early 1780s
oil on canvas
64,7 x 51,4; (oval)
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of P.N.Lanskaya
Early 1790s
oil on canvas
74 x 57; (oval)
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of A.Yu.Kvashnina-Samarina
First half of the 1770s
oil on canvas
59,5 õ 47,2
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of Count A.I. Vorontsov
Not earlier than 1765
oil on canvas
55.8 x 46.5
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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Portrait of P.I.Vyrubov
Not later than 1768
oil on canvas
138 õ 106
at 10, Lavrushinsky Lane, Hall 4
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