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Encyclopedia > Anton Losenko

Anton Losenko (ukr. Антон Павлович Лосенко) (30.7(10.8).1737-23.11(4.12).1773) was Ukrainian painter and portrait maker. Ukrainian (украї́нська мо́ва, ukrayins’ka mova) is the language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


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Portrait Painting Under Elizabeth and Catherine (1209 words)
Anton Losenko (1731-73) benefited from the opening of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg in 1757.
Losenko was one of the first Russian professors at the Academy.
Losenko based his canvas on Mikhail Lomonosov’s "Russian History," rather than drawing from the Bible or Greek and Roman history, as in the Western European school.
We appraise, authenticate and issue certificates of authenticity for paintings by Anton Losenko. (396 words)
Anton Losenko was a Ukrainian-Russian Neoclassical painter who specialized in historical subjects and portraits.
Anton was born to a family of a Ukrainian kossak.
The painting not only brought him the title of the Academician but also the professorship position to the Imperial Academy of Art (since 1770 he is Adjunct-Professor, since 1772 he is a full Professor and the Director of the Academy).
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