Karl Bryullov

Karl Bryullov
Карл Брюллов
Self-Portrait, 1848; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Born
Karl Pavlovich Bryullo

(1799-12-12)12 December 1799
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died11 June 1852(1852-06-11) (aged 52)
Manziana, Papal State
Resting placeProtestant Cemetery, Rome
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1821)
Known forPainting and draughtsmanship
Notable workThe Last Day of Pompeii, 1830–1833
MovementRomantic
Awards
ElectedProfessor by rank (1836)

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov ( Bryullo; Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 179923 June [O.S. 11 June] 1852) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art.