Stepan
Stepanovich Pimenov

Born in St. Petersburg in 1784 in the family of a customs officer. He studied at the Academy of arts (1795-1803) under M. I. Kozlovsky and I. P. Prokofiev. The project tombstones of his teacher Kozlowski – with the figure of the Muse of Sculpture, immersed in a sad Duma (gypsum, 1802, Russian Museum), has demonstrated excellent understanding of the canons of classicism. Raised in 1804 to build sculptural decoration of the Kazan Cathedral, sang for him the statue of Prince Vladimir and Alexander Nevsky, effectively combining these antikithira canons with key motifs of ancient Russian history (cast in bronze, statues are installed in the niches of the main facade). In all his work (group of Hercules and Antaeus in front of the portico of the Mining Institute (Pudozh stone, 1809-1811); an allegorical figure for the decoration of the Admiralty (1811, has not been preserved; in 1860 was removed, and then recreated only partially); the glory and the Warrior on the Narva triumphal gate, copper sheet, 1830-1833) consistently achieve strong monumental-plastic effects, visibly accompanying architecture. Adorned with their works, a number of buildings by Carlo Rossi (Yelagin part of the decoration, 1818-1822, and Michael, 1823-1825, palaces; Glory in the chariot and the Warrior, leading horse right hand in created in collaboration with V. I. Demut-Malinovsky group on the arch of the General staff, copper sheet, 1827-1828, the Quadriga of Apollo on the Alexandrinsky theatre attic, copper sheet, 1831-1832).

In 1809 he was invited at the St. Petersburg porcelain factory "to oversee for the sculptural part," executed the model for a large number of products, including (in part) for the famous Guriev service with figures in Russian folk costumes (1809-1816, Catherine Palace-Museum, Pushkin, Russian Museum). Taught at the Academy of fine arts (1809-1830). In 1830 he was dismissed from the Academy by order of Nicholas I, dissatisfied with his recent works.

Died S. S. Pimenov in St. Petersburg March 22 (3 April) 1833.