Issac Levitan. Selfportrait. 1880

Isaac Ilyich Levitan (Russian language: Исаак Ильич Левитан, August 30, 1860 - July 22 (August 4 new style), 1900) was a classical Russian landscape art painter who advanced the genre of the mood landscape. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (554x750, 45 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (554x750, 45 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Russian (Russian: ,  ) is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavonic languages. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... The Harvesters, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565: Peace and agriculture in a pre-Romantic ideal landscape, without sublime terrors Landscape near Bologna, by Frans Koppelaar, 2001: Realistic landscape painted after nature Landscape art depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers and forests. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Isaac Levitan was born in a shtetl of Kibarti, Kovno region, Lithuania, into a poor but educated Jewish family. His father Elyashiv Levitan, was a son of a rabbi, completed a Yeshiva and in addition was self-educated. He taught German and French in Kovno and later worked as a translator at a railway bridge construction for a French building company. In the beginning of 1870 the Levitan family moved to Moscow. A shtetl or shtetele (Yiddish: , diminutive form of Yiddish shtot, town) was typically a small town or village with a large Jewish population in pre-Holocaust Central and Eastern Europe. ... City Flag Kaunas (Polish: Kowno, often anglicized as Kovno; Russian Каунас, formerly Ковно), is the second largest city in Lithuania with 400,000 inhabitants. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy Rabbi (Sephardic Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«; Ashkenazi Hebrew רֶבִּי rebbÄ« or rebbÉ™; and modern Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished (in... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ...

In September 1873, Isaac Levitan entered the Moscow School of painting, sculpturing and architecture where his older brother Avel already studied for two years. After a year in the copying class Isaac transferred into a naturalistic class, and soon into a landscape class. Levitan's teachers were the famous Savrasov, V.G. Perov and V.D. Polenov. For his successes, Levitan was awarded with a box of paints and two dozen brushes. 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... School of painting, sculpturing and architecture - the Moscow school of painting, sculpturing and the architecture, the largest alongside with St. ... Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov, 1870s Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov (Russian: Алексей Кондратьевич Саврасов; 1830 – 1897) was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1872. ... Polenov Vasily Dmitrievich (20. ...

In 1875, his mother died, and his father fell seriously ill (he died in 1877) and became unable to support four children. The family slipped into abject poverty. As patronage for Levitan's talent and achievements and to keep him in the school, he was given a scholarship.

Autumn day. Sokolniki. 1879

In 1877, Isaac Levitan's works were first publicly exhibited and were positively recognized by the press. After Alexander Soloviev's assassination attempt on Alexander II, in May 1879, mass deportations of Jews from big cities of the Russian Empire forced the family to move to a suburb, Saltykovka, but in the fall, with pressure on the officials from art devotees, Isaac Levitan was allowed back. In 1880 his painting Осенний день. Сокольники (Autumn day. Sokolniki) was bought by famous philanthropist and art collector Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov. (See also Tretyakov gallery) Isaac Levitans 1879 painting This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Isaac Levitans 1879 painting This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevitch (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (born April 17, 1818 in Moscow; died March 13, 1881 in St. ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1924) Area Approx. ... Tretyakovs portrait by Repin (1883) Tretyakov Pavel Mikhailovich (1832 - 1898) was a businessman, patron of art, collector, and philanthropist. ... Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov (1883) The State Tretyakov Gallery is the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. ...

In the spring 1884, Levitan participated in the mobile art exhibition by the group known as the Peredvizhniki and since 1891 became a member of the Peredvizhniki partnership. During the study in the Moscow School of painting, sculpturing and architecture, Levitan befriended Konstantin Korovin, Mikhail Nesterov, architect Fyodor Shekhtel, and painter Mikhail Chekhov whose famous brother writer Anton Chekhov became the closest friend of the artist for life. Levitan often visited Chekhov and some think Levitan was in love with his sister, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova. 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Peredvizhniki (Передвижники, in Russian) - the Russian artists-realists entering into Company of mobile art exhibitions (1870-1923). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin (Russian: Константин Алексеевич Коровин) (November 23 (N.S. December 5), 1861, Moscow - September 11, 1939, Paris) was a Russian painter. ... Holy Vision to Youth Bartholomew (1890) Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (May 19, 1862, Ufa - October 18, 1942, Moscow) was a leading representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. ... Michael Chekhov (August 29, 1891 – September 30, 1955), was an actor, director, author, and developer of his own acting technique used by the likes of Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, and Robert Stack, just to name a few. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: , Anton Pavlovič ÄŒehov) (29 January 1860 [O.S. 17 January] – 15 July 1904 [O.S. 2 July]) was a physician, major Russian short story writer and playwright. ...

Levitan. Portrait by Valentin Serov (1893)

He collaborated with Chekhov brothers in the illustrated magazine "Moscow" in the beginning of 1880s he illustrated M. Fabritsius edition "Kremlin". In 1885-1886 together with Korovin he wrote scenery of performances of the Private Russian opera of S.I.Mamontov. Levitan autoportrait This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Levitan autoportrait This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Self-portrait, 1880ies Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (Russian: Валентин Александрович Серов) (1865 - 1911) was a Russian painter. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...

Shore (Плес). 1889

In the end of the 1880s he visited the "drawing evening" in Polenov’s house. The landscape painter deeply felt both the lyrical, revealing, unique charm and quiet greatness of Russian nature. Levitan practically did not paint urban landscapes. With the exception of the (currently lost) "View of Simonov monastery", mentioned by Nesterov, Moscow is present only in the painting "Illumination of the Kremlin". In the end of the 1870s he worked a lot in the vicinities of Moscow, and created the special variant of the "landscape of mood", in which the shape and condition of nature are spiritualized, and become carriers of conditions of the human soul ("Autumn day. Sokolniki", 1879). During work in Ostankino, he painted fragments of the mansion’s house and park, but basically he was fond of poetry chamber places in the forest or modest countryside. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1310, 168 KB) Description: Title: de: Nach dem Regen, Plöss Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 80 × 125 cm Country of origin: de: Rußland Current location (city): de: Moskau Current location (gallery): de: Tretjakow-Galerie Other notes: de... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1310, 168 KB) Description: Title: de: Nach dem Regen, Plöss Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 80 × 125 cm Country of origin: de: Rußland Current location (city): de: Moskau Current location (gallery): de: Tretjakow-Galerie Other notes: de... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house for the wealthy. ...

In the summer of 1890 Levitan went to Yuryevets (Юрьевец) and among numerous landscapes and etudes he wrote "The View of Krivooserski monastery". So the plan of one of his best pictures, "The silent monastery", was born. The image of a silent monastery and planked bridges over the river, connecting it with the world around, expressed deep reflections of the artist about life. It is known that this picture made a strong impression on Chekhov. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Yuryevets may refer to: Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast, a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia Yuryevets, Vladimir Oblast, an urban settlement in Vladimir Oblast, Russia This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Monastery of St. ...

In 1897, already world-famous, he was elected to the Imperial Academy of Arts and in 1898 he was named the head of the Landscape Studio at his alma mater. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The edifice for the academy was built in 1764-89 to a design by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe and Alexander F. Kokorinov. ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ...

Lake. Russia 1900. The last, unfinished Levitan painting.

Levitan met the last year of his life (1900) at Chekhov’s in Crimea. In spite of the painter being terminally ill, his last works are full of light. They reflect tranquility and the eternal beauty of Russian nature. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ...

He was buried in Dorogomilov Jewish cemetery and in April 1941 was reburied in the Novodevichy Cemetery, next to Chekhov's necropolis. Levitan did not have a family or children. Grave of Anton Chekhov Novodevichy Cemetery (Новодевичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is the most famous cemetery in Moscow, Russia, situated next to the World Heritage Site, the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the citys third most popular tourist site. ...

Isaac Levitan's hugely influential art heritage consists of more than a thousand paintings, among them watercolors, pastels, graphics, and illustrations. Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... As a noun, a graphic usually refers to a computer image or picture, or an infographic, such as a chart. ... Illustration by Jesse Wilcox Smith. ...

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