Losenko brief biography

Losenko Anton Pavlovich was born in the Ukrainian Cossack family in the city when he was seventeen sent to St. Petersburg to the singing choir at court. In the year, “sleeping with a voice”, with the ability to draw was taken to the art workshop for training under the leadership of the artist I. Argunov, where A. Losenko received excellent training. So, five and a half years later, A.

Losenko is credited to the Academy of Artists. At the Academy, he receives the position of apprentice. In G. Here he studies with J. Reta and writes a historical picture on the Gospel plot “Wonderful catch”. In this picture, A. Losensko combines classicism with the image of Christ, permeated with softness and humanity. Anton Pavlovich Losenko created a gallery of portraits of contemporaries: Count I.

Shuvalov, poet A. Sumarokov, actor Y. They were written in the year. Later in the year - the portrait of F. reflects the power of the spirit and the humanity of the people depicted by him. In Italy, in the years, the Russian artist studied antiquity, copied Raphael's paintings. Here, his work was a canvas for the ancient plot "Zeus and FTID". Paying great attention to the structure of the naked human body, he created such paintings “Abel” and “Cain”.

The artist well conveyed the anatomy of the human body in picturesque shades, which are characteristic only of living nature. After returning from Italy to St. Petersburg, a Russian artist on the assignment, as a graduate of the Academy, writes a picture on a historical theme called Vladimir and Rogned in the year. According to the ancient legend of this plot, the Novgorod Prince Vladimir, who asked the daughter of the Polotsk Prince Rogvolad, is refused.

Prince Vladimir attacked Polotsk, killed his father and the Rognede brothers, and took her in his wives by force. The picture captured the climax when Prince Vladimir invaded the Rogneda chambers and “involuntarily combined” with her. The picture brings overwhelming success, A. Losenko becomes not only an academician, but also receives the appointment of an adjunct professor.

In the year - director of the Academy of Arts. He gave practical classes to students, he created the course “Explaiming a brief proportion of a person ...” - a manual for the next generation of artists. The second historical picture of A. Losensko “Farewell to Hector with Andramach”, began to write this work in the year, unfortunately the picture was not over. This explains some sketchiness of images.

Again, the ancient plot is Homer's Iliad. The picture causes patriotic feelings, her plot shows the willingness to sacrifice herself in the name of the homeland. Educational classicism permeates the whole creative path of the artist. In the picture - the farewell of the son of the Trojan king Priam with his wife, with a child in his arms, before the battle.

The inevitable death, the tragic end, the foreboding of it is represented by an artist. The pathetic image of Hector and the majestic harsh beginning, a harmonious composition and bright flavor, probably, this is how the work of the Russian famous artist can be characterized. The talented artist was involved in academic and court intrigues, which was alien to A. from the letter of sculptor E.

he is the first skillful artist of the nation, they remain insensitive to this, they were not sacrificed to Losenko in the Hermitage.

The artist dies from impotence and ailment.