Andrey Martynov

>Andrey Martynov 2005-04-09T07:51:34Z Bobo192 Piping [[Image:Andrey Martynov - View of the Nikolsky Monastery on Lake Baikal.JPG|thumb|280px|''"View of the Nikolsky Monastery on Lake Baikal"'' by Andrey Martynov, c. 1806-1810]] '''Andrey Yefimovich Martynov''' ([[1768]]-[[1826]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[painter]] and [[engraver]]. Born in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] to the family of a sergeant in the [[Preobrazhensky Guards]] regiment, Martynov graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Art in [[1788]]. After training under [[Semion Shchedrin]] he studied in [[Italy]] until [[1794]]. Work on commissions from the Imperial court, he participated in the decorating of several roayl palaces and became a councilor of the Academy in [[1802]]. Travelling throughout southern Russia from [[1804]], primarily creating images of rural towns and landscapes. He moved gradually away from painting into the newer media of [[etching]] and [[lithography]]. Appointed the official artist of the Russian [[embassy]] to [[China]] in [[1805]], his series lithographs of the lands and peoples of [[Mongolia]] (entitled "Views of Russia and Mongolia" and "Peoples Types of Russia and Mongolia") were greatly admired. A later set of lithographs made while touring the [[Baltic]] regions ("Views of the Baltic Countries") were similarly lauded in [[1810]]. Martynov died in Italy in [[1826]]. [[Category:1768 births|Martynov, Andrey]] [[Category:1826 deaths|Martynov, Andrey]] [[Category:Engravers|Martynov, Andrey]] [[Category:Russian painters|Martynov, Andrey]]