Who painted “Alexander Pushkin”?

“Alexander Pushkin” was painted by Orest Kiprensky in 1827. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

What to look for

Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (24 March 1782 – 17 October 1836) was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably his portrait of Alexander Pushkin (1827), which prompted the poet to remark that "the mirror flatters me." Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Orest Kiprensky

More by Orest Kiprensky

“Gazette readers in Naples”, 1831
“Portrait of Life Guard Colonel Yevgraf Davydov”, 1809
“Fortune-teller with a candle”, 1830
“Portrait of Ekaterina Avdulina”
“Poor Lisa”, 1827
“Girl wearing the poppy wreath”, 1819
“Portrait of Sergei Uvarov”, 1816
“Portrait of the Sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen”, 1831