Jurgis Baltrušaitis (born in Paantvardziani in 1873 - died in Paris in 1944) was a Lithuanianpoet, an art-historian and an art-theoretic, who wrote his literary works in Lithuanian and Russian.
He was also a Lithuanian diplomat, long time (1920-1938) served as the Lithuanian envoy in the USSR. One of the foremost exponents of iconology. His son, Jurgis Baltrusaitis junior, also was the Lithuanian diplomat during the years of annexation of Lithuania, when Lithuanian diplomatic service continued to defend Lithuanian interests in some Western countries.
Jurgis Baltrušaitis (born in Paantvardziani in 1873 - died in Paris in 1944) was a Lithuanian poet, an art-historian and an art-theoretic, who wrote his literary works in Lithuanian and Russian.
He was also a Lithuanian diplomat, long time (1920-1938) served as the Lithuanian envoy in the USSR.
His son, JurgisBaltrusaitis junior, also was the Lithuanian diplomat during the years of annexation of Lithuania, when Lithuanian diplomatic service continued to defend Lithuanian interests in some Western countries.
JurgisBaltrusaitis was a Russian-Lithuanian poet, one of the original founders of Russian Symbolism.
Stylistically, Baltrusaitis is a refined bard of mystical-metaphysical verse, somewhat akin to William Blake.
Baltrusaitis' and Bely's close professional collaboration went back to the founding of Vesy in 1904; both were members of the journal's editorial staff.
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