Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin (Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин, 11 May [O.S. 29 April] 1811 - 30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1893) was a Russian painter, Major General and administrator. Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Russian Карл Павлович Брюллов) called by his friends the Great Karl ( December 12, 1799 – June Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries [1]
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Biography
Noble youth
Grigory Gagarin was born in Saint Petersburg to the noble Rurikid princely Gagarin family. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River The Rurik Dynasty was the ruling Dynasty of Kievan Rus', the successor Russian principalities and early united Russia, from 862 to 1598 Gagarin (Гагарин is a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma His father, G. I. Gagarin, was a Russian diplomat in France and later the ambassador to Italy. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The History of France from 1789 to 1914 ( The long 19th century) extends from the French Revolution to World War I and includes An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian [2] Thus until the age 13 the boy was with his family in Paris and Rome and then studied in the collegium Tolomei in Siena. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. [1] Grigory did not receive a formal artistic education, but took private lessons from the famous Russian painter Karl Briullov who at that time lived in Italy. Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Russian Карл Павлович Брюллов) called by his friends the Great Karl ( December 12, 1799 – June [2][3]
In 1832 he returned to Saint Petersburg, became acquainted with Alexander Pushkin and illustrated his works The Queen of Spades and The Tale of Tsar Saltan. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Queen of Spades (Пиковая дама Pikovaya dama is an acclaimed Short story by Alexander Pushkin about human avariciousness The Tale of Tsar Saltan of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan ( Сказка о Царе Салтане о сыне [3] He also became close to the opposition Circle of Sixteen and Mikhail Lermontov. Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов) ( –) a Russian Romantic Writer and Poet, sometimes [4]
He worked as a Russian diplomat in Paris, Rome and Istanbul; stayed two years in Munich. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. [1] In 1839, after his return to Russia, he – together with Russian writer Vladimir Sollogub – travelled from Saint Petersburg to Kazan. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sollogub wrote the novel Tarantas about this journey, and Gagarin illustrated it. [3]
Caucasian War
Gagarin also continued his friendship with Lermontov. In 1840 he followed the exiled Lermontov to the Caucasus in the Tengin Regiment in the Caucasian War. The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East The Caucasian War of 1817–1864 also known as the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire ended with the According to D. A. Stolypin, they lived together in the same tent. [4] They took part in the operations against the Gortsy, the native people inhabiting the mountains of the Causasus, but also continued their creative work. There are known a few works of art labeled "Lermontoff delineavit, Gagarin pinxit" (Lermontov drew, Gagarin painted). In 1841 Lermontov was killed on a duel, but Gagarin continued his military service. As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals with matched weapons in accordance with their combat [4] In 1842 he took part in the General Chernyshyov expedition in Daghestan and served with the dragoons until 1848. The Republic of Dagestan dæɡɪˈstɑːn (IntEng ˈdeɪɡəstæn (AmEng (Респу́блика Дагеста́н Дагъистанлъул ДжумхIурият Daɣistanłul A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in Horse riding and cavalry combat especially He received a few orders for bravery and the military ranges of Rittmeister and Colonel. Rittmeister (in German language literally riding master or Cavalry master) was the Military rank of a commissioned Cavalry officer Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country [1]
In 1848-1855 he lived in Tiflis serving under Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (Михаи́л Семёнович Воронцо́в ( 30 May 1782 &ndash 18 Nov 1856) was a Among the military and administrative duties, Gagarin did a lot of works for the city. He built a theater there, frescoed the Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, and restored frescoes of the old Georgian cathedrals, including the Betania monastery. Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or The "Sioni" Cathedral of the Dormition (სიონი (ტაძარი is a Georgian Orthodox Cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital The Betania Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (ბეთანიის ყოვლადწმინდა ღვთისმშობლის შობის [1][3]
Imperial Academy of Arts
In 1855 Grigory moved to Saint Petersburg to work under Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg, who was the president of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Maria Nikolaievna (Мария Николаевна ( August 18 1819 - February 21 1876) was a daughter of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy [1] In 1858 Gagarin received the military rank of Major General. In 1859 he became the Vice President of the Imperial Academy of Arts, and he remained there until 1872. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year [1] Some sources list him as the President of the Academy, probably considering the Grand Duchess to be only a formal head of the institution. As the Vice President of the Academy Gagarin supported the "Byzantine style" (Russian Revival). Byzantine architecture is the Architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The Russian Revival style (Псевдорусский неорусский стиль is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture [1] He built the "Museum of Early Christian Art" at the Academy. [1] Gagarin also continued to support Lermontov's poetry, staging Lermontov's Demon in the royal Hermitage Theatre (1856). The Hermitage Theatre ( Эрмитажный театр, Ermitazhnïy teatr) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of five Hermitage [4]
Gagarin died in Châtellerault, France in 1893. Châtellerault is a commune in the Vienne département, in the Poitou-Charentes région of France [1]
Works
 Gondola Races on the Grand Canal in Venice, 1830s |
 Alexander Column in scaffolds, 1832-1834 |
 Trick Riding of Kurds and Tatars in front of the Fortress Sardarabad in Armenia |
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 Muhammad preaching, 1840-1850 |
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