Nikolaj Ge

(1831–1894) rysk målare

Nikolaj Ge (1831–1894) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Nikolaj Ge belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Nikolaj Ge was born in Voronezh and died in Shevchenka. Nikolaj Ge trained at Imperial Academy of Arts. Wikidata associates Nikolaj Ge with Russian symbolism. Nikolaj Ge was awarded Large gold medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts. The students included Ivan Pranishnikoff and Aleksandr Kurennoy.

The best-known works include ‘Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus’ and ‘"What is truth?" Christ and Pilate’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 20 works by Nikolaj Ge with free images. The dated works span the years 1855–1894. Works by Nikolaj Ge are held by several collections, among them Tretjakovgalleriet, Eremitaget, Kiev National Picture Gallery, and Ryska museet.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Karl Theodor Fedorovich Huhn, José María Casado del Alisal, Édouard Brandon, Euphrosine Beernaert, and John Brett.

• Realism
• The Last Supper
• Peter the Great Interrogating the Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich at Peterhof