Orest Kiprensky

Painting, Visual Artist

1782 – 1836

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Who was Orest Kiprensky?

Orest Adamovich Kiprensky was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably Alexander Pushkin's portrait, which prompted the poet to remark that "the mirror flatters me".

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Born
Mar 24, 1782
Koporye
Education
  • Imperial Academy of Arts
Lived in
  • Saint Petersburg
  • Koporye
Died
Oct 17, 1836
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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