Brullov A. P. Self-Portrait

Brullov A. P.

1798, St Petersburg -1877, St Petersburg

Self-Portrait

1830

Paper, watercolours. 30,4 х 24,6
Р-13097

Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas I (1825-1855) | male portrait | self-portrait | Artists | male costume | Italy
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Architect A. P. Brullov brilliantly mastered the technique of watercolours. Portraits performed by him are easy and exquisite in colour, delicate in drawing. Usually the artist began their performance with a quick but fairly detailed pencil sketch, over which he painted with a brush. The paper usually shone through a thin layer of watercolours, giving lightness to the whole image.

The inscription on the stone indicates the years of the artist’s stay in Italy — 1823–1826, which were followed by a break, when Brullov was in France, and return to Italy in 1830, marked by the creation of a self-portrait, a kind of a declaration of love to this country.

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