Nikifor Krylov


Name
Nikifor Krylov
Life Dates
1802-1831
Country
Russia
Movement
Romanticism

Nikifor Krylov Biography

Nikifor Stepanovich Krylov was one of the first pupils of Venetsianov. He was from a petty bourgeois family, used to draw icons and sell them in marketplaces. At one such fair he met Venetsianov, in 1823. Venetsianov was impressed with the portraiture skills of the young man, but saw very clearly that he needed training in...


Nikifor Krylov 4 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

  • Nikifor Krylov. Healing of a Sick Man in a Town of Bezhezk.
    Healing Of A Sick Man In A Town Of Bezhezk.

    c.1824. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

  • Nikifor Krylov. Healing of a Landlord in a Town of Bezhezk.
    Healing Of A Landlord In A Town Of Bezhezk.

    c.1824. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

  • Nikifor Krylov. Winter.
    Winter.

    1827. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

  • Nikifor Krylov. Portrait of the Colonel Count V. S. Apraksin.
    Portrait Of The Colonel Count V. S. Apraksin.

    . Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.

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