KORZUKHIN Alexey

(1835 - 1894). He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, received a small gold medal for the painting: "A drunken father of the family". In 1863, along with several of his comrades did not want to work on a given theme of the competition, came out of the academy and participated in the formation of the Petersburg Artel artists, an active member of which remained until its disintegration. For now, Wake in the village cemetery, was named artist of 1 degree, for "Return of the father with the fair" - the title of academician. In his works KORZUKHIN with knowledge of folk life passed the characteristic types of Russian common people, merchants, artisans and the middle class. Especially popular are: "Parting" (1872, . in the Tretyakov Gallery), "The Return of the cab from the city" (1873, . ibid), "In the monastery's hotel" (1882, . ibid), "The Death of Ivan Naryshkin, . scene from Strelets revolt "(1882, . Academy of Fine Arts), "On Sunday" (1885), "Parsley is" (1888),
. He took over as portraits and religious images. He performed in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on one of the arches in the main altar, the icon of the Virgin "The Word became flesh and faces of the four Fathers of the Church, as well as wall paintings in the cathedral city Yelets and 13 images for the porch of the cathedral in Riga.