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Nikolai Ge

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Nikolai Ge

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Also known as Nikolay Ge, Nikolaĭ Ge, Nikolaj Nikolaevitch Ge, Nikolai Nikolajevitch Gay, Nikolay Nikolayevich Ge, Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge, Nikolai Gay, N. N. Ge

Ukrainian-Russian realist painter and early symbolist (1831–1894)

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Born
1831
Died
1894
Works
3

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Type
Group
Active from
1997-09-01

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Key facts

Born
27 February [ O.S. 15 February ] 1831, Voronezh , Voronezh Governorate , Russian Empire
Died
13 June [ O.S. 1 June ] 1894 (aged 63), Chernigov Governorate , Russian Empire
Education
No. 1 Gymnasium
Alma mater
Imperial Academy of Arts
Known for
Painting
Style
Symbolism, history painting
Movement
Russian symbolism , Peredvizhniki

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nikolay
Family name
Gay
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Voronezh
Place of death
Shevchenka
Languages spoken
Russian
Field of work
painting
Image
1890. Nikolaj Alexandrowitsch Jaroschenko 009.jpg
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Commons category
Nikolay Ge
date of birth
1831-02-27
date of death
1894-06-02
Commons Creator page
Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Ge
Commons gallery
Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge
has works in the collection
Museum of Don Cossacks
name in native language
Николай Ге
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Encyclopedic overview

Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (Russian: Николай Николаевич Ге; 27 February [O.S. 15 February] 1831 – 13 June [O.S. 1 June] 1894) was a Russian painter who was influential in the development of Russian symbolism. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects.

Early life

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