Dmitry Levitzky (Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky) (Russian: Дмитрий Григорьевич Левицкий, 1735-1822) was a Russian portrait painter. Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...

Biography

Dmitry was born in Kiev, currently Ukraine in a family of clergyman and engraver Grigory Levitzky. His father was his first art teacher. Later be became a pupil of Aleksey Antropov who came to Kiev to paint the Kiev Cathedral of St. Andrew. Motto: Oblast Municipality Municipal government City council (Київська Міська рада) Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko Area 800 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 2,642,486 100% 3,299/km² Founded City rights around 5th century 1487 Latitude Longitude 50°27′ N 30°30′ E Area code +380 44 Car plates  ? Twin towns Athens, Brussels, Budapest...

In 1770, Levitzky became famous as a portrait painter after the exhibition of six of his portraits in the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. For the portrait of Alexander Kokorinov, Director and First Rector of the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg (1769) he was elected an academician and appointed the Professor of the portrait painting class at the Academy of Arts. He remained on this position until 1788. 1770 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name of Academy of Three Noblest Arts in 1757. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an academy. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1772-1776 Levitzky worked on a series of portraits of the pupils of the privileged women establishment Smolny Institute for Young Ladies in St. Petersburg commissioned by Catherine II. The girls are depicted performing dances, music, plays. 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The Smolny Institute is the Neoclassical edifice in St Petersburg, which has played an important part in the Russian history. ... H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to...

Though Levitzky had many commissions, they were, in most cases, poorly paid, and the painter died in poverty in 1822. 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Works

Architect Alexander Kokorinov, Director and First Rector of the Imperial Academy of Arts, 1769 The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name of Academy of Three Noblest Arts in 1757. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...	Prokofiy Demidov. 1773 Coat of arms of the Demidov family. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...	E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. Khovanskaya. 1773.	Alexander Lanskoy, Aide-de-camp to the Empress, 1782 H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Duchess Ursula Mniszech, 1782 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...	Catherine II as Legislator in the Temple of the Goddess of Justice. 1783 H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...	Self-Portrait. 1783 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Levitsky in Olga's gallery
• Levitsky at CGFA gallery

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