Vasilij Tropinin
(1780–1857) rysk konstnär
Vasilij Tropinin (1780–1857) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Vasilij Tropinin belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Vasilij Tropinin was born in Karpovo and died in Moscow. Vasilij Tropinin trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Vasilij Tropinin studied under Stepan Shchukin. Wikidata associates Vasilij Tropinin with Romanticism.
The best-known works include ‘Lace-maker’ and ‘Portrait of A. V. Tropinin’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 30 works by Vasilij Tropinin with free images. The dated works span the years 1810–1850. Works by Vasilij Tropinin are held by several collections, among them Tretyakov Gallery, Ryska museet, Hermitage Museum, and Eremitaget.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henry Salt, Jan Damel, John Wesley Jarvis, Aleksej Venetsianov, and Edward Hicks.