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Yermolai Kamezhenkov (Kamyazhenkov, Komyazhenkov)
Read more...Painter, draughtsman, teacher. Born in the town of Tver in the family of a stableman of Archbishop Arsenius III of Tver called Dementy Kamezhenkov (1757). Baptised in Tver (1760). Studied painting un...
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Ivan Vishnyakov
Read more...Painter, restorer, teacher. Father of Alexander Vishnyakov. Born in Moscow in the family of a craftsman called Yakov Vishnyakov (1699). Sent to live with relatives in St Petersburg (1714), where he s...
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Fyodor Rokotov
Read more...Painter, teacher. Born in the village of Vorontsovo to a family of serfs belonging to Prince Pyotr Repnin (mid-1730s). Believed to have trained under icon-painters in Moscow. Moved to St Petersburg (...
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