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Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev
Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev

Russian, 1801 – 1892
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Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev was a Russian painter and historian of art. His artwork was a major contribution in recording and preserving medieval Russian culture, which was a common subject of his paintings. He was the main author of the fundamental work Antiquities of the Russian State [ru], the main decorator of interiors of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. He discovered and restored mosaics and frescoes of Saint Sophia's Cathedral and Cathedral of the Dormition of Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, and of Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir.

Fedor Solntsev, together with Metropolitan Philaret and Archimandrite Photius Spassky [ru] are considered the founders of modern Russian icon painting canon synthesizing ancient Russian traditions, post-Petrine efforts and modern art discoveries.

Fedor Solntsev was born in Verkhne-Nikulskoye [ru] a village near Rybinsk in the Yaroslavl Governorate. His parents were serfs of Count Ivan Alekseyevich Musin-Pushkin [ru]. His father, Grigory Konstantinovich Solntsev, worked as a box-office attendant for the Imperial theaters in Saint Petersburg and travelled to the village very infrequently while his mother, Elizaveta Frolovna Solntseva, was a peasant and lived all her life in the village. Fedor spent his early life with his mother and siblings. After discovering his artistic ability, his master freed the Solntsev family, which allowed Fedor to enter the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg in 1815 and became a pupil of Alexei Yegorov and Stepan Shchukin. Later, Fedor's younger brother, Yegor Solntsev also graduated from the Imperial Academy of Art and became a notable painter.

Fedor graduated from the Academy in 1824 receiving a "Lesser Gold Medal" for his painting A Peasant Family. In 1827 he received the "Greater Gold Medal" from the Academy for his painting Render unto Caesar. In 1836 he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts for his work Meeting of Grand Duke Sviatoslav with John of Tzimiskes. In 1876 Solntsev was appointed Professor of the Academy.

Fedor Solntsev's work was supported by the President of Imperial Academy of Arts Alexey Olenin and Emperor Nicholas I. The Emperor commissioned Solntsev to decorate dinner parties and embellish his private apartments in the Kremlin. Through his life Solntsev worked on restoration of many Moscow Kremlin buildings including the Grand Kremlin Palace and Kremlin Armoury. He painted Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and other churches in Moscow. Solntsev also worked in Kiev with restoration and describing artefacts of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He painted the interiors of the Krestovozdvizhenskaya Church [ru] there.

Olenin commissioned Solntsev to describe archaeological and historical artifacts of Russian state. Solntsev started to work in 1830. He made more than 3000 highly detailed drawing of different artifacts including the record of all the Kremlin's riches. Seven hundreds of those drawings made the core for the six-volume publications titled Antiquities of the Russian State. The encyclopedia was published after Olenin's death using the funds provided by Nicholas I. Solntsev also provided a detailed chronicle of Old Russian style in his book Clothing of Russia.

Solntsev died on 3 March 1892 and was buried in Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.

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Kubok, prislannyi v dar ot datskogo korolia Khristiana v 1644 godu

Kubok, prislannyi v dar ot datskogo korolia Khristiana v 1644 godu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Ladannitsa serebrianaia, v nast. velich

Ladannitsa serebrianaia, v nast. velich (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Laty

Laty (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Letnii zhenskii kostium goroda Torzhka

Letnii zhenskii kostium goroda Torzhka (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Litsevaia storona oklada evangeliia tsaritsy Natalii Kirilovny

Litsevaia storona oklada evangeliia tsaritsy Natalii Kirilovny (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Lokhan’, k rukomoiniku tsaritsy Natalii Kirilovny

Lokhan’, k rukomoiniku tsaritsy Natalii Kirilovny (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Lozhki i vilki

Lozhki i vilki (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Lozhki, vilki i nozhi

Lozhki, vilki i nozhi (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mednaia chernilitsa i starinnyi pozolochenyi zamok

Mednaia chernilitsa i starinnyi pozolochenyi zamok (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mednyi shater, izvaiannyi po poveleniiu patriarkha Filareta v 1625 godu dlia khraneniia rizy gospodnei, nakhodiascheisia v Moskovskom Uspenskom sobore

Mednyi shater, izvaiannyi po poveleniiu patriarkha Filareta v 1625 godu dlia khraneniia rizy gospodnei, nakhodiascheisia v Moskovskom Uspenskom sobore (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe, prislannoe v dar ot persidskago shaha Abbasa. (izobrazhenie 1.)

Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe, prislannoe v dar ot persidskago shaha Abbasa. (izobrazhenie 1.) (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 2.)

Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 2.) (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 3.)

Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 3.) (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 4.)

Mesto tsarskoe zolotoe. (izobrazhenie 4.) (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Misiurka 2

Misiurka 2 (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Misiurka i shishaki

Misiurka i shishaki (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Misiurka

Misiurka (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mitra ili shapka, nazyvaemaia grecheskoiu

Mitra ili shapka, nazyvaemaia grecheskoiu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mitra ili shapka, podarennaia tsarem Alekseem Mikhailovichem i tsaritseiu Marieiu Il’inichnoiu patriarkhu Nikonu, v 1652 godu

Mitra ili shapka, podarennaia tsarem Alekseem Mikhailovichem i tsaritseiu Marieiu Il’inichnoiu patriarkhu Nikonu, v 1652 godu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mitra ili shapka, podarennaia tsarem Alekseem Mikhailovichem i tsaritseiu Marieiu Il’inichnoiu patriarkhu Nikonu, v 1653 godu

Mitra ili shapka, podarennaia tsarem Alekseem Mikhailovichem i tsaritseiu Marieiu Il’inichnoiu patriarkhu Nikonu, v 1653 godu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mitra patriarkha Nikona, podarennaia boiarinom Nikitoiu Ivanovichem Romanovym

Mitra patriarkha Nikona, podarennaia boiarinom Nikitoiu Ivanovichem Romanovym (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mitra, prislannaia iz Gretsii k patriarkhu Nikonu

Mitra, prislannaia iz Gretsii k patriarkhu Nikonu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mongol’skii shishak s lichinoiu

Mongol’skii shishak s lichinoiu (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Mongol’skii shishak, prilbitsa i misiurka

Mongol’skii shishak, prilbitsa i misiurka (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Muzhskoi brachnyi venets

Muzhskoi brachnyi venets (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Naluchie, kolchan, chushka, chesnokovinka i pulia 1612 goda, khraniashchiesia v Troitskoi lavre

Naluchie, kolchan, chushka, chesnokovinka i pulia 1612 goda, khraniashchiesia v Troitskoi lavre (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Naluchie

Naluchie (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Napersnyi krest i tsep’ tsaria Mikhaila Feodorovicha

Napersnyi krest i tsep’ tsaria Mikhaila Feodorovicha (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Napersnyi krest Monomakhov

Napersnyi krest Monomakhov (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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Naprestol’noe evangelie kontsa XIV veka (izobrazhenie 2.)

Naprestol’noe evangelie kontsa XIV veka (izobrazhenie 2.) (1849 - 1853)

Fedor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian, 1801 – 1892)
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