Who painted “Red Square in Moscow”?

“Red Square in Moscow” was painted by Fyodor Alekseyev in 1801. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

What to look for

Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseyev (c.1753–1755 – 23 November 1824) was a Russian painter. His contemporaries often called him the Russian Canaletto, in recognition of his masterful vedute. Wikipedia

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More by Fyodor Alekseyev

“View of the Peter and Paul Fortress and Palace Embankment”, 1799
“November 7, 1824 in the square at the Bolshoi Theatre”, 1824
“View of Moscow. Orphanage”, 1800s
“Nocturnal landscape with fishermen.”, 1821
“View of Voskresenskiye (Resurrection) and Nikolskiye Gates”
“View of the Kremlin from the Troitsky Gate”
“F. Y. Alekseev. Boyars’s platform”, 1810s
“Ivan the Great Bell Tower and Chudov Monastery in the Kremlin”