Anton Losenko
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Losenko.
Anton Pavlovich Losenko (Russian: Антон Павлович Лосенко; 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1737 – 4 December [O.S. 23 November] 1773) was a Russian neoclassical painter and academician of Ukrainian descent, who lived in the Russian Empire and who specialized in historical subjects and portraits. He was one of the founders of the Imperial Russian historical movement in painting.
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Born | Антон Павлович Лосенко 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1737 |
Died | 4 December [O.S. 23 November] 1773 (aged 36) |
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1770) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
Known for | Historical subjects and portraits |
Movement | Neoclassicism |
Patron(s) | Dmitry Golitsyn |
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