Who painted “Live Bridge”?

“Live Bridge” was painted by Franz Roubaud in 1897. Where to see it: Borodinskaya panorama museum.

What to look for

Academic Art: smooth, glossy surfaces and idealised figures, usually from myth, the Bible or history; Realism shows ordinary people and Impressionism visible, broken strokes.

Franz Roubaud (15 June 1856 – 13 March 1928) was a Russian painter of French origin who created some of the largest and best known panoramic paintings. He created circular paintings, exposed on a cylindrical surface and viewed from the inside at a lookout point. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Franz Roubaud

More by Franz Roubaud

“Ahulgo”, 1888
“Taking aul Gunib and capturing Shamil on August 25, 1859”, 1886
“The Assault of Gimry on October 17, 1832”, 1891
“Crossing by Argutinsky through the snowy mountains of the Caucasus in 1853”, 1892
“Falconers”
“Horseman”
“Attack of Circassians”