Mikhail Nesterov

Also known as Nesterov, Michail Wassiljewitsch Nesteroff, Mikhail Vasilʹevich Nesterov, Mikhail Vasil'yevich Nesterov, Mikhail Vasilevich Nesterov, Mihajl Vasil'evič Nesterov, M. V. Nesterov, Mihajl Vasil'evic Nesterov

Russian artist (1862-1942)

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Mikhail Nesterov (1862–1942) was a Russian painter, philosopher, and memoirist associated with the Russian symbolism movement. He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and was a member of the Union of the Russian People. His artistic output included history painting, landscape painting, religious art, and genre painting. He is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Nesterov received the Stalin Prize, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the title Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. His notable work is The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew. He was born in Ufa and died in Moscow, where he is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and Russia. His works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, and the National Museum in Warsaw.

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Born: 1862
Died: 1942
Works: 13

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Proizvedenii︠a︡ Mikhaila Vasilʹevicha Nesterova v muzei︠a︡kh, galerei︠a︡kh i chastnykh sobranii︠a︡kh Rossii
O velikoĭ kni︠a︡gine Elizavete Fedorovne
Mikhail Nesterov, 1862-1942
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Key facts

Born: ( 1862-05-31 ) 31 May 1862, Ufa , Orenburg Governorate , Russian Empire
Died: 18 October 1942 (1942-10-18) (aged 80), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Education: Member Academy of Arts (1899) , Full Member Academy of Arts (1910)
Alma mater: Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture , Imperial Academy of Arts
Known for: Painter
Movement: Russian Symbolism , Peredvizhniki
Patrons: Savva Mamontov

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mikhail
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Ufa
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: memoirist
Educated at: Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Political party: Union of the Russian People
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox Church
Award: Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Field of work: painting
Genre: portrait
Movement: Russian symbolism
Image: Mikhail Nesterov.jpg

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place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery
Commons category: Mikhail Nesterov
date of birth: 1862-05-31
date of death: 1942-10-18
Commons Creator page: Mikhail Nesterov
Commons gallery: Михаил Нестеров
has works in the collection: Donetsk Regional Museum of Art

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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Нестеров; 31 May [O.S. 19 May] 1862 – 18 October 1942) was a Russian and Soviet painter; associated with the Peredvizhniki and Mir iskusstva. He was one of the first exponents of Symbolist art in Russia.

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