Ivan Martos
(1754–1835) finländsk konstnär
Ivan Martos (1754–1835) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Ivan Martos belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
Ivan Martos was born in Ichnia and died in Saint Petersburg. Ivan Martos trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Ivan Martos worked in Saint Petersburg and Rome. The awards include Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class and Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class. The students included Samuil Galberg.
The best-known works include ‘Alexander I Statue in Taganrog’, ‘Monument to Lomonosov in Arkhangelsk’, ‘Monument to Minin and Pozharsky’, and ‘Statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa’. The catalogue has one work by Ivan Martos with a free image. The dated work is from 1806.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henri-Pierre Danloux, Agustín Esteve y Marques, Johann Heinrich Baumann, Jonas Forsslund, and Andrea Appiani.