Akim
Yegorovich Karneyev

He studied at the Moscow art school, then in 1853 - at the Academy of fine arts. Received medals: in 1856 - 2 silver; in 1857 two 2 silver; in 1858 - 2 silver, and 1 for the painting "Dressing the girls down the aisle"; in 1859 - 2 gold for the painting "Departure of a peasant boy in the school"; in 1860, 1 gold for the program "the sobriety Society"; in the same year, the knowledge of the class artist. In 1861 was sent by the pensioner for granica in 1867, the title of academician for the painting "Unequal marriage in Italy." He wrote a large part of the images in the temple Fraternal cemetery in Sevastopol, as well as the image and pattern for St. Vladimir Church there. Opened the original art school in Sevastopol.

Born in the family of state serfs, eight-year-old boy is given a rural parish school — his ability to draw notes teacher V. I. Ilyin and bring information about this to the Manager of the chamber of State properties A. V. Bilevich reporting able the boy, the Minister of state property count Kiselev, who manages to place young A. Karneeva the Moscow Stroganov school (a remarkable care about talent!). And then count Kiselev takes part in the fate of the talented youngster: he gives him (obviously had such a right) freedom and dismissed from the bar of the state peasants. Since 1853, A. Korneev studying in Academy of arts under A. T. Markov, annually receiving medals for their success. In 1860, the artist went to the overseas pensioner's trip, where with great benefit to improve their skills visited Paris, London, Luxembourg and Rome (for a picture of Italian life "the Unequal marriage" Academy of arts produced Karneeva in academics). In Russia, the painter goes to work in Sevastopol, but there is still the rest of your life. In the city of A. E. Korneev opened the initial drawing school for the benefit of the domestic arts, and helping those young people who have the ability and desire for the arts.