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Nikolay
Petrovich Zagorsky

Russia • 1849−1893

Biography and information

Painter and genre painter. The volunteer at the Academy of Arts in 1864; pupil from 1866 to 1875, Received medals: in 1868 - 2 silver; in 1869 - 2 and 1 silver; in 1870 - 1 silver; in 1870 - 1 silver; in 1873 - a small gold medal for the painting "David playing the harp before Saul". In 1875 the title of class artist of 1 degree for the program "the Apostle Paul yasnyaet dogma of faith."

From his works, all testifying that he was endowed with a great gift of observation, but not quite conquered the art equipment, are given more of the picture: "the Family scene" (1875), "Spouse" (1879), "an unknown lady" (1886), "the paramedic in the waiting" (1886; in the Tretyakov Gal., in Moscow), "Poor" and "Sore heart" (Rus. Museum) and Sepia drawing "Farewell to Trustee" (in the Tretyakov gallery). Zagorski also wrote portraits.

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