Русский портрет. Очерки по истории русского портрета первой половины 19 века

`Painted directly from nature, in live communication with the model, through direct study and observation of her, a portrait is the basis of realistic art. The development of realism begins with the portrait. This prompted the team of authors to consider in detail the formation and development of Russian portrait art. In Russia, the portrait appeared later than in Europe. By the beginning of the 19th century, Russian portraiture had only just begun to emerge as an independent genre. Contents: O.A. Kiprensky, V.A. Tropinin, A.G. Venetsianov and his students, Portrait sculpture of the first half of the 19th century, K.P. Bryullov, Portrait in the work of A. Ivanov, Russian chamber portrait of the second quarter of the 19th century, Lists of portraits by A.G. Varneka, A.A. Ivanov and P.F. Sokolov.