(Fidelio) Bruni was born in Milan, Italy, into the family of Antonio Bruni (1767-1825), painter and sculptor. In 1807 Antonio Bruni, taking all his family, moved to Russia, where he stayed and worked until his death. In St. Petersburg the name Antonio was russified to Anton Osipovich Bruni, you can see his self-portrait here. His son Fidelio, russified as Feodor Antonivich, made a serious career in Russia.
1810s. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1820s. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1820-22. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1824. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1826-1841. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Black chalk on paper. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1828. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1835. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1837. Black chalk on paper. The Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1841-45. Cardboard for a fresco in Isaak Cathedral. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
Russian Historical Painting. by M. Rakova. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1979.
Paintings of the 18th-early 20th centuries from the Reserves of the Russian Museum. by K. Mikhailova and G. Smirnov. Leningrad. 1982.