Ivan Tvorozhnikov

Ivan Ivanovich Tvorozhnikov (Russian: Иван Иванович Творожников; October 10, 1848 – 1919) was a Russian painter and a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

Ivan Tvorozhnikov
Tvorozhnikov in 1888
Born(1848-10-10)October 10, 1848
Died1919(1919-00-00) (aged 70–71)
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1906)
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1875)
Known forPainting

Biography

Tvorozhnikov graduated from the Saint Petersburg Drawing School attached to the Society of Imperial Incentive. Finishing his studies there in 1868, he entered the Academy of Arts, where he continued his education up to 1875. Tvorozhnikov's major works are considered to be The salvation books vendor (1888), Grandmother and granddaughter, Mirovich by the corpse of Ioann Antonovich on July 5, 1764, By the church (1889) and God sent the mercy.

A son of peasants from Moscow Guberniya, Tvorozhnikov was born in Zhukovo village of the Tver uyezd. Being 12 years old, he was sent to Saint Petersburg for wages. Later, Tvorozhnikov repeatedly visited the Tver Guberniya.

Works

Further reading

  • (in Russian) Михайлов, А. Иван Творожников. Художник, 1987, N 12.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Ivan Tvorozhnikov" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.

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