Isaak L'vovich Asknaziy (Russian: Исаак Львович Аскназий; 16 January 1856, in Drissa – 1902, in Moscow) was a Jewish Russian painter in the Academic style, known primarily for his historical and Biblical scenes.
Isaak Asknaziy
Isaak Asknaziy; portrait by Vasily Savinsky (1885)
He was born to a family of wealthy Hasidic Jewish merchants, with a long rabbinical tradition.[1] His early education was entirely of a religious nature. Nevertheless, his parents noticed his talent and love for drawing and decided to encourage him in that pursuit.
When he was fourteen, he began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. His first drawings won praise from the sculptor, Mark Antokolsky, and he became a regular student there in 1874.[2] Although his primary instructor was Pavel Chistyakov, Antokolsky would continue to be his mentor throughout his education. True to his beliefs, he petitioned the Academy to allow him to work on Sunday, rather than on the Sabbath.[2] He won several silver medals and was awarded two gold medals; for his depiction of Abraham banishing Hagar and her son Ishmael (1878) and for "The Whore Before Christ" (1879).[1]
In 1880, he was awarded the title of "Artist, First Class" and received a stipend to travel abroad for four years. He visited Italy, Germany and Austria, where he worked with Hans Makart in Vienna.[1] While in Italy, he studied the Old Masters and produced a large canvas of Moses in the desert, which earned him the title of "Academician" from the Imperial Academy.
In 1885, he returned to Saint Petersburg and was married.[1] He continued to focus on Jewish themes, primarily from the Old Testament and, in 1900, produced one of his best-known works: "Ecclesiastes". Despite some degree of financial difficulty, he never accepted commissions that ran counter to his beliefs.[2] He usually did a great deal of research in libraries and museums to ensure that his works were historically accurate. For some reason, however, his works were not popular among the wealthy Russian Jews, who would have seemed to be his natural audience, and sold better abroad; especially in the United States.[2]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isaak Asknaziy.
Biography and appreciation @ Российская академия художеств
January 01, 1970
isaak, asknaziy, isaak, vovich, asknaziy, russian, Исаак, Львович, Аскназий, january, 1856, drissa, 1902, moscow, jewish, russian, painter, academic, style, known, primarily, historical, biblical, scenes, portrait, byvasily, savinsky, 1885, born, 1856, january. Isaak L vovich Asknaziy Russian Isaak Lvovich Asknazij 16 January 1856 in Drissa 1902 in Moscow was a Jewish Russian painter in the Academic style known primarily for his historical and Biblical scenes Isaak AsknaziyIsaak Asknaziy portrait byVasily Savinsky 1885 Born 1856 01 16 January 16 1856Drissa Vitebsk Governorate Russian Empire now Verkhnyadzvinsk Belarus Died1902 1902 00 00 aged 45 46 Moscow Moscow Governorate Russian EmpireEducationMember Academy of Arts 1885 Alma materImperial Academy of Arts 1879 Known forPaintingAwards Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp From the Jewish Encyclopedia He was born to a family of wealthy Hasidic Jewish merchants with a long rabbinical tradition 1 His early education was entirely of a religious nature Nevertheless his parents noticed his talent and love for drawing and decided to encourage him in that pursuit When he was fourteen he began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg His first drawings won praise from the sculptor Mark Antokolsky and he became a regular student there in 1874 2 Although his primary instructor was Pavel Chistyakov Antokolsky would continue to be his mentor throughout his education True to his beliefs he petitioned the Academy to allow him to work on Sunday rather than on the Sabbath 2 He won several silver medals and was awarded two gold medals for his depiction of Abraham banishing Hagar and her son Ishmael 1878 and for The Whore Before Christ 1879 1 In 1880 he was awarded the title of Artist First Class and received a stipend to travel abroad for four years He visited Italy Germany and Austria where he worked with Hans Makart in Vienna 1 While in Italy he studied the Old Masters and produced a large canvas of Moses in the desert which earned him the title of Academician from the Imperial Academy In 1885 he returned to Saint Petersburg and was married 1 He continued to focus on Jewish themes primarily from the Old Testament and in 1900 produced one of his best known works Ecclesiastes Despite some degree of financial difficulty he never accepted commissions that ran counter to his beliefs 2 He usually did a great deal of research in libraries and museums to ensure that his works were historically accurate For some reason however his works were not popular among the wealthy Russian Jews who would have seemed to be his natural audience and sold better abroad especially in the United States 2 Selected paintings edit nbsp An Elderly Jew nbsp Ecclesiastes nbsp Jewish Wedding with Klezmer Band nbsp The Whore Before ChristReferences edit a b c d Biographical notes Russkaya zhivopis Russian painting a b c d Katznelson J L Ginzburg Baron D eds 1909 Asknazij Isaak Lvovich Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron in Russian Vol 3 St Petersburg Brockhaus amp Efron pp 293 295 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isaak Asknaziy Biography and appreciation Rossijskaya akademiya hudozhestv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isaak Asknaziy amp oldid 1217827485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
