Art, literature & historyPortrait of E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. Khovanskaya
Dmitry Levitzky · 1773
Dmitry Levitzky: 1735–1822
Other names (14)
D. G. Levit︠s︡kiĭ, Dimitri Grigorievich Levitsky, Dimitrij Grigorjewitsch Lewizkij, Dmitriĭ Grigorʹevich Levit︠s︡kiĭ, Dmitrij Grigorevic Levickij, Dmitrij Grigor'evič Levickij, Dmitry Grigorevich Levitsky, Dmitry Grigor'yevich Levitsky, Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky, Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitzky, Dmitry Levitsky, Dmytro Hryhorovych Levyt︠s︡ʹkyĭ, Levitscoy, Дмитрий Григорьевич Левицкий
Biography
Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitzky or Levitsky (Russian: Дмитрий Григорьевич Левицкий; Ukrainian: Дмитро Григорович Левицький; 24 May [O.S. 13 May] 1735 – 16 April [O.S. 4 April] 1822) was a Ukrainian-born Russian portrait painter and academician.
He was born in May 1735 in Kiev to Grigory Kirillovich Levitsky, a priest, who was also an amateur painter and engraver and served as his first art teacher. In 1758, he moved to Saint Petersburg to become a pupil of the Russian artist Aleksey Antropov, who had been in Kiev to create decorative paintings at the Cathedral of St Andrew. He also studied with Giuseppe Valeriani. In 1764, he established himself as a free-lance artist.
In 1770, Levitzky became famous after the exhibition of six of his portraits in the Imperial Academy of Arts; notably for a portrait of the architect Alexander Kokorinov. As a result, he was named an academician and appointed as professor of the portrait painting class at the Academy. He remained in this position until 1788. In 1807, he returned to the Academy.
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Influenced by
- Aleksey Antropoveditorial inference
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- Aleksey Antropoveditorial inference
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- Grigori Kirillovich Levitzkyeditorial inference
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Later influence
- Vladimir Borovikovskyeditorial inference
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- Grigory Ugryumoveditorial inference
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- Stepan Shchukineditorial inference
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Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Dmitry Levitzky. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- State Russian Museum28 recorded works
- Musée du Louvre2 recorded works
- Tretyakov Gallery1 recorded work
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