Wenig, Karl Bogdanovich

(1830 - 1908), studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, where his mentor was the main FA. Bruni. In Rome to learn Italian Renaissance Painting. There he began painting "The Entombment". In 1862, Mr.. became a professor for the painting "The angels herald the destruction of the city of Sodom" (Rumyantsev Museum). From works Wenig issued "Nativity of the Virgin", "Assumption", "Crucifixion" (in Nicholas's Lutheran Church in Reval), "The last moments of Gregory Otrepiev", "Russian Girl" (museum of Alexander III).