Alexey Tyranov

Alexey Vasilievich Tyranov (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Тыранов; 1808 in Bezhetsk – 3 August 1859 in Kashin) was a Russian portrait and genre painter.

Alexey Tyranov
Алексей Васильевич Тыранов
Self-portrait (1825)
Born1808
Bezhetsk
DiedAugust 3, 1859(1859-08-03) (aged 50–51)
Kashin
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1839)
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts
Known forPainting
Awards

Biography

He was the son of a poor tradesman. After completing primary school in Bezhetsk, he attended the gymnasium in Tver, but was unable to complete his studies due to a lack of money. He returned home and began working for his brother Mikhail, who was an icon painter.[1]

In 1824, while with his brother at the Saint Nicholas-Tereben monastery in Tver, he met the painter Alexey Venetsianov, who invited him to study at his art school in the nearby village of Safonkovo.[2] After completing his studies there, he received Venetsianov's recommendation to audit classes at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts and was granted permission to work at the Hermitage.[3]

During this time, he made lithographs of Venetsianov's works on behalf of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. In 1830, the Academy awarded him a gold medal and named him an "Artist" in 1832.[2] In 1836, he became a member of the Academy and began working with Karl Briullov. Three years later, he was named an "Academician" and was awarded a stipend to study in Rome.[1]

After falling in love with one of his Italian models, he took her with him to Saint Petersburg in 1842. Two years later, she ran away with all of his money, which caused an emotional breakdown that left him mentally disturbed and subject to hypochondria.[2] For long periods, he was unable to work and fell into poverty. Although he was eventually awarded a small pension by the Academy, he found it necessary to go live with his brother in Kashin and died there shortly after, apparently from tuberculosis.[1]

Selected paintings
  • Boy with Bubbles
  • Angel Fighting for
    Possession of a Soul
  • Interior view of the Hermitage Library
  • View of the Tosna River
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See also

References
  1. "Тыранов". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes). St. Petersburg. 1890–1907.
  2. Brief biography @ RusArtNet.
  3. Brief biography @ Russian Paintings.

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