Ivan Martos
Ivan Martos | |
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| Иван Мартос | |
Portrait by Alexander Varnek, 1819 | |
| Born | 1754 |
| Died | April 5, 1835 (aged 80–81) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Lazarevskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1773) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow, 1816–1818 |
| Elected | Member Academy of Arts (1782) Professor by rank (1783) |
Ivan Petrovich Martos (Russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Ма́ртос; Ukrainian: Іва́н Петро́вич Ма́ртос; 1754 – 5 April 1835) was a Russian sculptor and art teacher of Ukrainian origin who helped awaken Russian interest in Neoclassical sculpture.