Aleksey Antropov
Aleksey Antropov Biography
Aleksey Petrovich Antropov was born in 1716 into the family of a soldier. His inclination for art was revealed early. He studied painting under Andrey Matveev and Ivan Vishnyakov. In the 1740s he took part in the decoration of the numerous palaces of St. Petersburg. In 1752-1755, he was commissioned to paint The Kiev Cathedral of St. Andrew.
Aleksey Antropov 11 Most Important Paintings and Artworks
- Portrait Of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.
1750s. Oil on canvas. The Tula Regional Art Museum, Tula, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of The Lady-In-Waiting A. M. Izmaylova.
1759. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Portrait Of Princess T. A. Trubetzkaya.
1761. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Portrait Of F. Krasnoschiokov.
1761. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Portrait Of Grand Duchess Catherine Alekseevna, Future Empress...
1760s. Oil on canvas. The Saratov Art Museum, Saratov, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of Emperor Peter Iii.
1762. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of Countess M. A. Rumyantzeva.
1764. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of General-In-Chief, Count William W. Fermor.
1765. Oil on canvas. The Museum of the Academy of Arts, St-Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of Catherine Ii The Great.
1766. Oil on canvas. The Novgorod Art and History Museum, Novgorod, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of Peter The Great.
1772. Oil on canvas. The Taganrog Art Gallery, Taganrog, Russia. Read Note.
- Portrait Of An Unknown Woman.
1780s. Oil on canvas. Tomsk Regional Ethnical Museum, Tomsk, Russia.
Aleksey Antropov Bibliography
Russian Portrait. XVIII-XIX centuries. Moscow. 1976. (in Russian)
Russian Painters. St. Petersburg. 1998. (in Russian)
The Art and Architecture of Russia (Pelican History Art) by George Heard Hamilton. Yale Univ Pr, 1992.
A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists 1420-1970 by John Milner. Antique Collectors' Club, 1993.
