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Porträt der Elizaveta Vorontsova by Aleksey Antropov
An icon from the iconostasis of the St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv by Aleksey Antropov
Lord God Safaof by Aleksey Antropov
The Last Supper by Aleksey Antropov
Apostol (St. Peter) by Aleksey Antropov
Portrait of the Lady in Waiting A.M.Izmaylova by Aleksey Antropov
Portrait of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna by Aleksey Antropov

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About Aleksey Antropov

Russian · 1716–1795

18th-century Russian[1] court portraitist who trained Dmitri Levitsky and brought a distinctive parsuna stillness to Petrine formal portraiture.

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Most worksTretyakov Gallery, Zamoskvorechye District · 8 works
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Aleksey Antropov?
    Aleksey Antropov was born in St Petersburg in 1716[1] and spent his entire working life in service to the Russian[1] court and church. He trained under Andrey Matveyev, Ivan Vishnyakov, Louis Caravaque, and Pietro Rotari. He later supervised icon painting and taught portrait[1] painting, with Dmitri Levitsky as his most consequential student.
  • What is Aleksey Antropov known for?
    Aleksey Antropov is known for his portraiture, particularly during the reign of Elizabeth Petrovna, when there was an appetite for more psychologically direct portraits. Peter Leek described Antropov as having achieved "a remarkable degree of veracity" in his portraits, despite the constraints of the genre. In 1762[1] alone, Antropov painted four portraits of Peter III.
  • What was Aleksey Antropov's art style?
    Aleksey Antropov's style retained something of the earlier parsuna tradition, with sharp colour contrasts against dark backgrounds and a certain frontal stillness. This made him seem less fashionable than his contemporary Ivan Argunov, but gave his work a quality of concentrated attention. His style achieved "a remarkable degree of veracity" despite the constraints of official portraiture.

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  1. [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Aleksey Antropov Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Allison Lee Palmer, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book Palmer, Allison Lee, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book Peter. Leek, Russian Painting Used for: biography.

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