Pavel
Savich Shiltsov

Russia • 1820−1893
Pavel Savvich Shiltsov (1820 – 1893) — famous Russian painter, genre painter, portrait painter, copyist, academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He studied at the St. Petersburg Lutheran school St. Catherine and the Imperial Academy of arts (history painting) A. G. Warneckelater – K. P. Briullov. In 1847 he was awarded the title of class artist of historical and portrait painting. In 1848, at his own request dismissed "from St. Petersburg bourgeois society."

The features of creativity of Pavel Savvich Shiltsovamaster drew a lot of portraits. So, the famous "Portrait Of N. P. Lomtev"(1859) his hands were exhibited at all-Russian exhibition of 1882 in Moscow.

The famous works of S. P. Shiltsova: "Nun", "Woman in Russian dress with a Cup", "Child", "Girl", "Crimean landscape", "Portrait of an Italian peasant"the iconostases of the churches of St. Paraskeva in Vilno and Helsingfors, the icon of the iconostasis in the upper tier of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Moscow). In 1882-1883, he worked on the painting of the Church women of the St. Petersburg drawing school. Master wrote icons of St. Nicholas Church in Sortavala (Karelia), carried out the painting of the Helsinki Cathedral of the assumption.

Member of St. Petersburg meeting of artists (1863-1864 — the artists ' Club).
For many years he was a teacher of drawing in the Ann's Protestant Lutheran school (St. Petersburg).
In 1860-1880, he worked mainly on the portraits of Alexander II (1862), Sorokhtina (1872), Westberg (1879). Participated in exhibitions of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Mainly engaged in portrait painting, paintings for churches, the examination of works of art. Carried out the painting of the ceiling and walls in the women's drawing school in St. Petersburg, and for the chapel of the Immaculate conception, which was part of the Roman Catholic Seminary, drew 3 copies of paintings B. E. Murillo.
Since 1872 Shiltsov participated in exhibitions in 1882 in Moscow, his work can be seen at the all-Russia industrial and art exhibition.

Today to see works by Pavel Savvich Shiltsova in the Tretyakov gallery, in private collections and some Museum collections in Russia and abroad.
The year of the death of the painter is not known for sure, according to some information — is 1893.
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