Born in 1802 in Zvenigorod (although other sources say in 1800), Makovsky was the son of Ivan Borisovich Makovsky, a Russified Pole from Poland-Lithuania who served as a protocol officer in the Court of Noble Guardianship under D. A. Olsufiev. He grew up in Zvenigorod, until the age of eleven mostly in the house of his godfather Vasily Markovich Korotkov. In 1813, he was enrolled in the service of a Zvenigorod magistrate, but when the family moved to the Dankovsky District Makovsky found himself serving in the district court. While in Dankov, he took drawing lessons from an artist named Naumov. In 1818, he arrived in Moscow, where he spent the rest of his life. There, he became assistant to an accountant in the office of the Commission for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, a project still in its early stages, and also studied the art of the miniature under K. I. Zil.[1]
Career
In 1827, Makovsky was appointed as an accountant in the Office of the Kremlin Buildings, headed by Prince Nikolay Yusupov, and served there until old age.[1][2]
While working as an accountant, Makovsky continued to work as an enthusiastic amateur painter of miniature portraits and also copied paintings kept in the Grand Kremlin Palace. He had inherited his father's collection of engravings and added to it. He also played the guitar, taking lessons from the guitarist I. V. Bogdanov.[2]
Makovsky died in his apartment in Moscow in 1886 and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[3]
Wife and children
Lubov Mollengauer, c. 1820
In 1835, Makovsky married Lubov Kornilovna Mollengauer (1800–1893), a notable Moscow beauty, daughter of Cornelius Mollengauer, a German merchant originally from Königsberg who made musical instruments. She was a talented singer and sang as a soprano in concerts. After her marriage, she sang at musical evenings at home. Portraits of her were painted by Bryullov and Tropinin. However, the marriage ended in divorce. In 1866 she was appointed as a singing teacher by Nikolai Rubinstein when the Moscow Conservatory was established [4]
The Makovskys had five children: Maria (born 1836); Alexandra (1837–1915), a landscape painter; Konstantin (1839–1915), a painter; Nikolai (1841–1886), a painter; Vladimir (1846–1920), a painter and graphic artist.[1]
Notes
^ abcd МАКОВСКИЙ Егор Иванович (1802-1886), artpanorama.su, accessed 6 July 2021
^ abc“Маковский Егор Иванович”, in Большая Российская Энциклопедия (1992) (in Russian)
^ M. D. Artamonov, Vagankovo (Moscow, 1991), p. 155
^S. K. Makovsky, Portraits of Contemporaries (New York, 1955), p. 123
February 26, 2023
egor, makovsky, egor, ivanovich, makovsky, april, 1802, august, 1886, russian, accountant, artist, founders, forerunner, moscow, school, painting, sculpture, architecture, makovsky, painted, sonkonstantin, makovsky, 1859, contents, early, life, career, wife, c. Egor Ivanovich Makovsky 14 April 1802 9 August 1886 was a Russian accountant and artist one of the founders of the forerunner of the Moscow School of Painting Sculpture and Architecture Makovsky painted by his sonKonstantin Makovsky in 1859 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Wife and children 4 NotesEarly life EditBorn in 1802 in Zvenigorod although other sources say in 1800 Makovsky was the son of Ivan Borisovich Makovsky a Russified Pole from Poland Lithuania who served as a protocol officer in the Court of Noble Guardianship under D A Olsufiev He grew up in Zvenigorod until the age of eleven mostly in the house of his godfather Vasily Markovich Korotkov In 1813 he was enrolled in the service of a Zvenigorod magistrate but when the family moved to the Dankovsky District Makovsky found himself serving in the district court While in Dankov he took drawing lessons from an artist named Naumov In 1818 he arrived in Moscow where he spent the rest of his life There he became assistant to an accountant in the office of the Commission for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour a project still in its early stages and also studied the art of the miniature under K I Zil 1 Career EditIn 1827 Makovsky was appointed as an accountant in the Office of the Kremlin Buildings headed by Prince Nikolay Yusupov and served there until old age 1 2 While working as an accountant Makovsky continued to work as an enthusiastic amateur painter of miniature portraits and also copied paintings kept in the Grand Kremlin Palace He had inherited his father s collection of engravings and added to it He also played the guitar taking lessons from the guitarist I V Bogdanov 2 Makovsky was a friend of the painters Karl Bryullov Vasily Tropinin Sergey Zaryanko and Pyotr Sokolov and the sculptor Ivan Vitali 2 In 1832 Makovsky and others founded a Nature class which by 1842 had become a private art school In 1865 this was merged with the Palace School of Architecture established in 1749 by Dmitry Ukhtomsky to form the Moscow School of Painting Sculpture and Architecture 1 Makovsky died in his apartment in Moscow in 1886 and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery 3 Wife and children Edit Lubov Mollengauer c 1820 In 1835 Makovsky married Lubov Kornilovna Mollengauer 1800 1893 a notable Moscow beauty daughter of Cornelius Mollengauer a German merchant originally from Konigsberg who made musical instruments She was a talented singer and sang as a soprano in concerts After her marriage she sang at musical evenings at home Portraits of her were painted by Bryullov and Tropinin However the marriage ended in divorce In 1866 she was appointed as a singing teacher by Nikolai Rubinstein when the Moscow Conservatory was established 4 The Makovskys had five children Maria born 1836 Alexandra 1837 1915 a landscape painter Konstantin 1839 1915 a painter Nikolai 1841 1886 a painter Vladimir 1846 1920 a painter and graphic artist 1 Notes Edit a b c d MAKOVSKIJ Egor Ivanovich 1802 1886 artpanorama su accessed 6 July 2021 a b c Makovskij Egor Ivanovich in Bolshaya Rossijskaya Enciklopediya 1992 in Russian M D Artamonov Vagankovo Moscow 1991 p 155 S K Makovsky Portraits of Contemporaries New York 1955 p 123 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egor Makovsky amp oldid 1134723649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
