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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. Born in Ufa, he was educated at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. His artistic work encompassed history painting, landscape painting, religious art, and genre painting, with a notable piece titled *The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew*. Nesterov was associated with the Russian symbolism movement and was a member of the Union of the Russian People. He practiced the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Throughout his life, Nesterov held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and Russia. He received several honors, including the Stalin Prize, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the title of Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. He died in Moscow and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1862
Died
1942
Works
13

Top works

  • Proizvedenii︠a︡ Mikhaila Vasilʹevicha Nesterova v muzei︠a︡kh, galerei︠a︡kh i chastnykh sobranii︠a︡kh Rossii
  • O velikoĭ kni︠a︡gine Elizavete Fedorovne
  • Mikhail Nesterov, 1862-1942
  • Pisʹma
  • Pisʹma docheri--V.M. Titovoĭ

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Russia
Active from
1862
Active to
1942

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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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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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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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikhail Nesterov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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