Fyodor Bruni
Fyodor Bruni | |
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Portrait photograph by Andrey Denyer, c. 1865 | |
| Born | Fidelio Bruni 10 June 1799 |
| Died | 30 August 1875 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Tikhvin Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Education | Vasily Shebuyev, Alexei Yegorov, Andrey Ivanov |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1818) |
| Known for | History painting |
| Notable work | The Brazen Serpent, 1833–1841 |
| Spouse |
Angelica Serni (m. 1835) |
| Children | 5 |
| Elected | Member Academy of Arts (1834) Professor by rank (1836) |
Fedele Giovanni Baroffi Bruni, russified as Fyodor Antonovich Bruni (10 June 1799 – 30 August 1875) was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Swiss Italian descent, active during the Romantic period, best known for his history paintings. Along his contemporaries Karl Bryullov and Alexander Ivanov, Bruni is considered among the most important Russian artisans during Tsar Nicholas I's reign.