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Ivan Soshenko

1807 – 1876

Ukrainian artist

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About Ivan Soshenko

Lived 1807 – 1876 (aged 69). Ivan Soshenko was a Russian and Ukrainian painter.

Ivan Maksymovych Soshenko (, 2 June 1807 Bohuslav, in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire — 18 July 1876 Korsun) was a Ukrainian painter.

Soshenko studied at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1834 to 1838, then taught painting in gymnasiums in Nizhyn from 1839 to 1846, Nemyriv from 1846 to 1856, and Kiev. His work included portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, and religious icons.

In 1835, he met and befriended Taras Shevchenko. Along with teaching him the use of watercolors, Soshenko also introduced him to authors and painters Yevhen Hrebinka, Vasily Zhukovsky, Karl Briullov, and Alexey Venetsianov, and helped in the purchase Shevchenko's freedom from serfdom. Later, he helped Shevchenko to be admitted to the St Petersburg Academy of Arts.

Mykhailo Chaly published a biography of Soshenko in Kiev in 1876.

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Imperial Academy of Arts
Also known as
Ivan M. Soshenko, Ivan Maksymovych Soshenko, Ivan Maksimovich Soshenko

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ivan Soshenko?

Ukrainian artist (1807-1876)

When was Ivan Soshenko born?

Ivan Soshenko was born on 2 June 1807 in Bohuslav.

When did Ivan Soshenko die?

Ivan Soshenko died on 19 July 1876 in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.

What was Ivan Soshenko's occupation?

Ivan Soshenko was a painter.

What nationality was Ivan Soshenko?

Ivan Soshenko was Russian and Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Soshenko

· Wikidata: Q3070319

· DBpedia: Ivan Soshenko

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