505:
710:
148:
593:
738:
576:
693:
676:
724:
967:
555:
38:
624:
759:
607:
474:
488:
662:
538:
646:
522:
957:
457:
Ge's drawings were later discovered by art collectors in Swiss second-hand stores as late as 1974. Many "were acquired by a young collector, Christoph Bolman he had no idea of their origin, simply recognizing their value. Only some 15 years later, when he was visited during the
Perestroika by Soviet
437:
Ge died on his farm in 1894. The fate of many of his works remains a mystery. Ge had bequeathed all of his works to his Swiss benefactress, Béatrice de
Vattville in exchange for a small stipend from her during his lifetime. When she died in 1952, none of Ge's works was found in her castle. His magnum
385:
In the early 1880s, he returned to religious subjects and portraits. He claimed that everyone had the right to have a personal portrait and agreed to work for whatever commission the subject could afford. Among his later portrait subjects were
Tolstoy,
458:
acquaintances, did the attribution become clear. Negotiations for their acquisition and return to Russia – as a full collection, rather than sold off in parts – failed repeatedly during the 1990s. They were only concluded in 2011 after the
330:
This was the first known occasion where photography was used as the main source for a central character in a painting and speaks to the deep influences that photography would have later on in art and artistic movements like French
504:
511:
996:
363:(1871) was a great success, but his other historical paintings were met with little to no interest. Ge wrote that a man should live off of farming and art should not be for sale. He bought a small
1051:
1046:
1021:
1026:
709:
147:
1036:
592:
252:
723:
991:
293:
The gold medal secured a scholarship for Ge to study abroad. He visited
Germany, Switzerland and France. In 1860 he settled in Italy where he met
1016:
737:
922:
345:) made such a strong impression when it was shown in Saint Petersburg in 1863 that Ge was made a professor of Imperial Academy of Arts.
487:
319:
portrait and he responded to my request with a large portrait by Mr. Levitsky." The final painting's similarity between the pose of
575:
256:
554:
462:
was able to arrange sponsorship from a
Russian state bank to purchase them for donation to the gallery's permanent collection."
327:
and Ge's pose of the painted Christ led the press of the day to hail the painting as "a triumph of materialism and nihilism."
866:[Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge: From the 'Bibliographical Dictionary' of the priest Alexander Men] (in Russian). Krotov.info
623:
1011:
819:
692:
356:. The new paintings were not much of a success and the Imperial Academy refused to exhibit them in its annual exhibition.
188:
172:
168:
75:
52:
886:
837:
294:
976:
675:
1031:
387:
359:
In 1870, Ge again returned to Saint
Petersburg where he turned to Russian history for subject matter. The painting
305:
758:
606:
308:
as an image for his central figure of Christ. The photograph was taken by Herzen's cousin, Russian photographer
268:
104:
780:
426:
309:
1041:
443:
342:
961:
215:, and many French sources use this spelling rather than the Russian transliteration. Ge's mother died of
766:
81:
1006:
1001:
667:
473:
211:
during the 18th century and married a
Russian woman. The original French spelling of the surname was
196:
62:
451:
537:
232:
94:
661:
861:
494:
459:
240:
228:
220:
176:
132:
971:
682:
324:
316:
272:
200:
160:
583:
561:
402:
320:
204:
37:
799:
797:
795:
923:"Nikolai Ge: A Chronicle of the Artist's Life and Work | The Tretyakov Gallery Magazine"
645:
700:
521:
391:
282:
208:
175:
1 June] 1894) was a
Russian painter who was influential in the development of
985:
398:
332:
287:
136:
940:
406:
912:
863:Николай Николаевич Ге: Из 'Библиологического словаря' священника Александра Меня
566:
544:
379:
276:
248:
748:
614:
348:
In 1864, Ge returned to
Florence and painted Herzen's portrait along with the
219:
when he was three months old. Ge grew up on a family estate in
Popelukhy near
409:
rather than the New Testament and were banned by authorities for blasphemy.
368:
297:
in Rome. The Russian artist became a strong influence to Ge's future works.
279:. In 1857, he graduated from the Academy where he received a gold medal for
956:
803:
652:
371:
192:
114:
58:
512:
Peter the Great Interrogating the Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich at Peterhof
528:
375:
244:
224:
216:
744:
636:
364:
286:. According to Ge, during that period he was strongly influenced by
179:. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects.
632:
447:
417:(1892) was not admitted to the annual Academy of Arts exhibition;
730:
Maria, sister of Lazarus, meets Jesus who is going to their house
914:Юбилейный справочник Императорской Академии художеств. 1764-1914
339:
236:
267:
In 1850, Ge gave up his career in science and enrolled in the
887:"theartsdesk in Moscow: Nikolai Ge at the Tretyakov Gallery"
382:
around this time and became a follower of his philosophy.
361:
Peter the Great Interrogates Tsarevich Alexey at Peterhof
187:
Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge was born on 27 February [
997:
Awarded with a large gold medal of the Academy of Arts
281:
The Witch of Endor Invoking the Spirit of the Prophet
820:"Художник Николай Николаевич Ге: биография и картины"
171:
15 February] 1831 – 13 June [
1052:
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
142:
128:
120:
110:
100:
89:
70:
47:
21:
1047:19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire
405:and criticized by conservatives for illustrating
315:Ge recounted, "I wanted to go to London to paint
231:nurse cared for him. He graduated from the No. 1
1022:People from the Russian Empire of French descent
814:
812:
804:Directory of the Imperial Academy of Arts 1915
401:subjects were praised by liberal critics like
1027:19th-century painters from the Russian Empire
716:The Judgment of the Sanhedrin - He is Guilty!
378:) and moved there. Ge became acquainted with
8:
415:The Judgment of the Sanhedrin: He is Guilty!
413:(1890) was also banned from an exhibition.
36:
18:
442:had already been given by his son to the
243:was one of his teachers. Then he studied
791:
469:
917:(in Russian). Vol. 2. p. 46.
1037:Male painters from the Russian Empire
7:
885:Birchenough, Tom (6 November 2011).
831:
829:
599:Study of John the Evangelist's head
411:Quid Est Veritas? Christ and Pilate
16:Russian realist painter (1831-1894)
275:. He studied under master painter
14:
338:The painting (first purchased by
955:
927:www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com
757:
736:
722:
708:
691:
674:
660:
644:
622:
605:
591:
574:
553:
536:
520:
503:
486:
472:
146:
992:Imperial Academy of Arts alumni
78:1 June] 1894 (aged 63)
497:in the village of Mikhailovsky
350:Messengers of the Resurrection
191:15 February] 1831 in
1:
1017:People from Voronezhsky Uyezd
842:www.encyclopediaofukraine.com
354:Christ on the Mount of Olives
203:. His grandfather, who was a
968:Works by or about Nikolai Ge
421:(1893) remained unfinished;
295:Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
450:in 1903, and is now in the
257:Saint Petersburg University
124:Symbolism, history painting
1068:
425:(1894) was banned by Tsar
388:Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
306:Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen
55:15 February] 1831
352:and the first version of
164:
35:
28:
913:
862:
269:Imperial Academy of Arts
227:. His grandmother and a
167:; 27 February [
105:Imperial Academy of Arts
911:С. Н. Кондаков (1915).
781:List of Russian artists
397:His later paintings on
310:Sergei Lvovich Levitsky
419:The Calvary (Golgotha)
343:Alexander II of Russia
304:using a photograph of
157:Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge
51:27 February [
836:Stech, Marko Robert.
199:, to a family in the
165:Николай Николаевич Ге
82:Chernigov Governorate
1012:People from Voronezh
964:at Wikimedia Commons
615:Garden of Gethsemane
300:In 1861, Ge painted
197:Voronezh Governorate
63:Voronezh Governorate
444:Musée du Luxembourg
42:Self-portrait, 1892
74:13 June [
1032:Russian symbolism
960:Media related to
889:. Theartsdesk.com
495:Alexander Pushkin
460:Tretyakov Gallery
390:and the biblical
241:Mykola Kostomarov
221:Mohyliv-Podilskyi
177:Russian symbolism
154:
153:
133:Russian symbolism
1059:
972:Internet Archive
959:
945:
937:
935:
934:
918:
899:
898:
896:
894:
882:
876:
875:
873:
871:
858:
852:
851:
849:
848:
833:
824:
823:
816:
807:
801:
761:
740:
726:
712:
695:
678:
664:
648:
626:
609:
595:
578:
557:
540:
524:
507:
490:
476:
273:Saint Petersburg
207:, immigrated to
201:Russian nobility
166:
150:
84:, Russian Empire
65:, Russian Empire
40:
31:
19:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1056:
982:
981:
952:
943:
932:
930:
921:
915:
910:
907:
902:
892:
890:
884:
883:
879:
869:
867:
864:
860:
859:
855:
846:
844:
835:
834:
827:
818:
817:
810:
802:
793:
789:
777:
770:
765:Heralds of the
762:
753:
741:
732:
727:
718:
713:
704:
696:
687:
683:The Last Supper
679:
670:
665:
656:
649:
640:
627:
618:
610:
601:
596:
587:
584:Alexei Potechin
579:
570:
562:Sophia Tolstaya
558:
549:
541:
532:
525:
516:
508:
499:
491:
482:
477:
468:
440:The Crucifixion
435:
423:The Crucifixion
403:Vladimir Stasov
302:The Last Supper
265:
253:Kiev University
205:French nobleman
185:
135:
101:Alma mater
85:
79:
66:
56:
43:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1065:
1063:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
984:
983:
980:
979:
974:
965:
951:
950:External links
948:
947:
946:
938:
919:
906:
903:
901:
900:
877:
853:
825:
808:
790:
788:
785:
784:
783:
776:
773:
772:
771:
763:
756:
754:
742:
735:
733:
728:
721:
719:
714:
707:
705:
697:
690:
688:
680:
673:
671:
666:
659:
657:
650:
643:
641:
630:What is truth?
628:
621:
619:
611:
604:
602:
597:
590:
588:
580:
573:
571:
559:
552:
550:
542:
535:
533:
526:
519:
517:
509:
502:
500:
492:
485:
483:
480:Carrara marble
478:
471:
467:
466:Selected works
464:
438:opus painting
434:
431:
264:
261:
184:
181:
152:
151:
144:
140:
139:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
112:
111:Known for
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
91:
87:
86:
80:
72:
68:
67:
57:
49:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1064:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1042:Peredvizhniki
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
989:
987:
978:
977:Peredvizhniki
975:
973:
969:
966:
963:
958:
954:
953:
949:
942:
939:
928:
924:
920:
916:
909:
908:
904:
888:
881:
878:
865:
857:
854:
843:
839:
832:
830:
826:
821:
815:
813:
809:
806:, p. 46.
805:
800:
798:
796:
792:
786:
782:
779:
778:
774:
769:
768:
760:
755:
751:
750:
746:
739:
734:
731:
725:
720:
717:
711:
706:
703:
702:
694:
689:
685:
684:
677:
672:
669:
663:
658:
655:
654:
647:
642:
638:
634:
631:
625:
620:
617:
616:
608:
603:
600:
594:
589:
586:
585:
577:
572:
568:
564:
563:
556:
551:
547:
546:
539:
534:
531:
530:
523:
518:
514:
513:
506:
501:
498:
496:
489:
484:
481:
475:
470:
465:
463:
461:
455:
453:
452:Musée d'Orsay
449:
445:
441:
432:
430:
428:
427:Alexander III
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:New Testament
395:
393:
389:
383:
381:
377:
373:
370:
366:
362:
357:
355:
351:
346:
344:
341:
336:
334:
333:Impressionism
328:
326:
322:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
298:
296:
291:
289:
288:Karl Briullov
285:
284:
278:
274:
270:
262:
260:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
162:
158:
149:
145:
141:
138:
137:Peredvizhniki
134:
131:
127:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
83:
77:
73:
69:
64:
60:
54:
50:
46:
39:
34:
27:
20:
944:(in Russian)
931:. Retrieved
929:. 2015-07-15
926:
891:. Retrieved
880:
868:. Retrieved
856:
845:. Retrieved
841:
838:"Ge, Mykola"
767:Resurrection
764:
743:
729:
715:
699:Conscience:
698:
681:
651:
629:
612:
598:
582:Portrait of
581:
560:
543:
527:
510:
493:
479:
456:
439:
436:
422:
418:
414:
410:
407:Ernest Renan
396:
384:
360:
358:
353:
349:
347:
337:
329:
314:
301:
299:
292:
280:
266:
212:
186:
156:
155:
1007:1894 deaths
1002:1831 births
747:praying in
668:Crucifixion
567:Leo Tolstoy
545:Leo Tolstoy
380:Leo Tolstoy
374:(currently
277:Pyotr Basin
249:mathematics
986:Categories
962:Nikolay Ge
933:2018-05-30
847:2020-06-22
787:References
749:Gethsemane
367:(farm) in
321:Levitsky's
183:Early life
30:Николай Ге
23:Nikolai Ge
941:Biography
565:(wife of
369:Chernigov
323:photo of
233:Gymnasium
95:Gymnasium
90:Education
893:9 August
870:9 August
775:See also
653:Golgotha
372:gubernia
317:Herzen's
193:Voronezh
129:Movement
115:Painting
59:Voronezh
970:at the
905:Sources
613:In the
529:Carrara
376:Ukraine
245:physics
225:Podolia
217:cholera
161:Russian
752:(1888)
745:Christ
686:, 1863
639:, 1890
637:Pilate
633:Christ
548:, 1882
515:, 1871
433:Legacy
365:khutor
325:Herzen
283:Samuel
263:Career
239:where
209:Russia
143:Awards
93:No. 1
701:Judas
448:Paris
392:Judas
121:Style
895:2017
872:2017
635:and
340:Tsar
255:and
247:and
237:Kiev
229:serf
189:O.S.
173:O.S.
169:O.S.
76:O.S.
71:Died
53:O.S.
48:Born
446:in
271:in
251:at
235:in
223:in
213:Gay
988::
925:.
840:.
828:^
811:^
794:^
454:.
394:.
335:.
312:.
290:.
259:.
195:,
163::
61:,
936:.
897:.
874:.
850:.
822:.
569:)
429:.
159:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
