{"title":"Bryullov, Karl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarl Pavlovich Bryullov(a) (\u003cspan\u003eКарл Па́влович Брюлло́в)\u003c\/span\u003e (1799-1852)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBryullov was born in December 1799 in St. Petersburg, in the family of the academician, woodcarver, and engraver Pavel Ivanovich Briullo (1760-1833), who was of Huguenot descent. He felt drawn to Italy from his early years. Despite his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1809-1821), Bryullov never fully embraced the classical style taught by his mentors and promoted by his brother, Alexander Bryullov. After distinguishing himself as a promising and imaginative student and completing his education, he left Russia for Rome, where he worked as a portraitist and genre painter until 1835. However, it was not until he began creating historical paintings that his fame as an artist truly took hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis best-known work, The Last Day of Pompeii (1830-1833), is a vast composition compared by Pushkin and Gogol to the best works of Rubens and Van Dyck. It created a sensation in Italy and established Bryullov as one of the finest European painters of his day. After completing this work, he triumphantly returned to the Russian capital, where he made many friends among the aristocracy and intellectual elite and obtained a high post in the Imperial Academy of Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile teaching at the academy (1836-1848), he developed a portrait style that combined neoclassical simplicity with a romantic tendency, which fused well, and his penchant for realism was satisfied with an intriguing level of psychological penetration. While he was working on the plafond of St Isaac's Cathedral, his health suddenly deteriorated. Following the advice of his doctors, Bryullov left Russia for Madeira in 1849 and spent the last three years of his life in Italy. He died in the village of Manziana near Rome and is buried at the Cimitero Acattolico there.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bryullov-karl-1799-1852-portrait-of-nikolai-kukolnik-1836","title":"Bryullov, Karl (1799-1852) - Portrait of Nikolai Kukolnik 1836","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting by the Russian artist Karl Bryullov.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 3910 pixels wide by 5850 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/bryullov-karl\" title=\"Karl Bryullov\"\u003eKarl Bryullov\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53474314322250,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Bryullov_Karl_1799-1852_-PortraitofNikolaiKukolnik1836_main.jpg?v=1764379568"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Bryullov_Karl_1799-1852-7626312.jpg?v=1764379448","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/bryullov-karl.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}