Mark M. Antokolsky

Antokolsky's statue of Peter I graces one of the streets of Arkhangelsk.

Mark Matveevich Antokolsky (born in 1843 in the city of Vilna, present-day Lithuania - died in 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany), was a Russian sculptor of Jewish origin who was admired for psychological complexity of his historical images and panned for occasional lapses into sentimentalism. Image File history File links Mark_antokolski. ... Image File history File links Mark_antokolski. ... Image File history File links Antok. ... Image File history File links Antok. ... A 19th-century view of Arkhangelsk port. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...   Frankfurt am Main? [ˈfraÅ‹kfÊŠrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... Sentimentalism, sometimes known as sensibility (or the cult of sensibility), was a fashion in both poetry and fiction beginning in the eighteenth century. ...

Antokolsky studied in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1862-68). He first began with Jewish themes. His statue "Ivan the Terrible" (1871) was purchased for the Hermitage Museum by Czar Alexander II of Russia. Mark Antokolski believed that sculpture was a social and humane ideal. In order to improve his failing health, he moved to the Italian resorts in 1871 and settled in Paris 6 years later. He was a traditional Jew who believed that one day there would be a school of Jewish art. Dmitry Levitzky, Architect Alexander Kokorinov, Director and First Rector of the 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. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A hermitage is the retreat of a hermit. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...