Konstantin Makovsky, born in 1839, was a Russian painter. He was affiliated with the Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers), a group of realist Russian painters who opposed the academic restrictions in art. He is most well known for his many historical paintings which depict an ideal life in Russia of centuries past.
Makovsky’s father was an amateur painter and art figure and his mother was a composer. This influence from his parent’s interests led to the artist showing an interest in music and art from a young age. At the age of 12, Makovsky enrolled in the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, where he was heavily influenced by his teachers.
Makovsky then went to France after graduating to study traditional folk and classical music of the area. His original intention was to become a composer, but in the end, he chose to pursue painting instead.
This decision took him to Saint Petersburg, where he enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1858. Makovsky left the academy without a diploma because, along with thirteen other artists in the academy, he protested against a decision by the academy to only allow art of Scandinavian mythology in the contest for the Large Gold Medal of Academia.
Makovsky painted prolifically in the realism genre and was vocal about depicting life in old Russia in a more realistic manner. As a founding member of the Society For Traveling Art Exhibitions, he traveled to Serbia and North Africa in the 1870s. This had a huge stylistic influence on Makovsky’s work as he began to place more emphasis on shapes and colors.
Makovsky was awarded a Large Gold Medal at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1889, a testament to the fact that he had become one of the most influential and highly paid Russian artists by the end of the 1800s. He died in a tram accident in 1915.
1. Kuzma Minin
‘Kuzma Minin’ was created in 1850 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
2. Petersburg Patio
‘Petersburg Patio’ was created in 1850 by Konstantin Makovsky in Realism style.
3. Reclining Model
‘Reclining Model’ was created in 1850 by Konstantin Makovsky in Academicism style.
4. Portrait Of Nikolay Nekrasov
‘Portrait of Nikolay Nekrasov’ was created in the year 1856 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
5. Meeting Of Isaac And Eleazar
‘Meeting of Isaac and Eleazar’ was created in 1858 by Konstantin Makovsky in Academicism style.
6. Female Portrait
‘Female Portrait’ was created in the year 1860 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
7. Egor Ivanovich Makovsky
‘Egor Ivanovich Makovsky’ was created in 1859 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
8. Christ Among The Teachers
‘Christ among the teachers’ was created in c.1860 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
9. Sewer
‘Sewer’ was created in 1861 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
10. Still Life
‘Still Life’ was created in the year 1860 by Konstantin Makovsky in Realism style.
11. By The Toilet
‘By the Toilet’ was created in 1863 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
12. Male Portrait
‘Male Portrait’ was created in 1863 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
13. Lady In Black
‘Lady in Black’ was created in 1864 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
14. Widow
‘Widow’ was created in 1865 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
15. Cairo
‘Cairo’ was created in 1867 by Konstantin Makovsky in Realism style.
16. Herring Dish
‘Herring Dish’ was created in 1867 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
17. Date
‘Date’ was created in 1866 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
18. Ivan III Of Russia
‘Ivan III of Russia’ was created in 1869 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
19. Bacchante
Bacchante’ was created in c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Academicism style.
20. Cairene
‘Cairene’ was created in the year c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
21. Cairo
‘Cairo’ was created in c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
22. Children In a Field
‘Children in a Field’ was created in 1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Realism style.
23. Girl In Burnous
‘Girl in Burnous’ was created in c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
24. Girl In Oriental Dress
‘Girl in Oriental Dress’ was created in c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.
25. Negress
‘Negress’ was created in the year c.1870 by Konstantin Makovsky in Romanticism style.