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Ivan Vishnyakov

1699 – 1761

Russian portrait painter

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Lived 1699 – 1761 (aged 61–62). Ivan Vishnyakov was a Russian painter and iconographer.

Ivan Yakovlevich Vishnyakov (Russian: Ива́н Я́ковлевич Вишняко́в; 1699, in Moscow – 1761, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian portrait painter and muralist in the Rococo style.

Life and works He was briefly apprenticed to be a varnisher, then was sent to the "Канцелярия от строений" (Chancellory of Buildings) in 1727, where he studied under Louis Caravaque, a French portrait painter living in Russia, and Andrey Matveyev. He qualified as a master painter in 1739 and became head of the Chancellory after Matveyev's early death.

He painted murals in many of the palaces and churches of Saint Petersburg and its suburbs, including the Summer Palace, the Anichkov Palace and the Winter Palace. He also did portraits and icons, restored paintings and appraised the works of foreign artists. His portraits were among the first to depart from the flat, static style favored at the Imperial Court. Among his best-known students were Alexei Antropov, Alexei Ivanovich Belsky and Ivan Firsov.

In 1740 he attained the rank of Court Counselor (a civil ranking equal to lieutenant-colonel) and in 1752 became a Collegiate Assessor.

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1699, Moscow
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Also known as
Ivan Jakovlevič Višnjakov, Ivan Yakovlevich Vishnyakov, J. J. Vishniakoff

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Who was Ivan Vishnyakov?

Russian portrait painter (1699-1761)

When was Ivan Vishnyakov born?

Ivan Vishnyakov was born in 1699 in Moscow.

When did Ivan Vishnyakov die?

Ivan Vishnyakov died on 8 August 1761 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Ivan Vishnyakov's occupation?

Ivan Vishnyakov was a painter and iconographer.

What nationality was Ivan Vishnyakov?

Ivan Vishnyakov was Russian.

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· Wikipedia: Ivan Vishnyakov

· Wikidata: Q4112790

· DBpedia: Ivan Vishnyakov

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