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Kiprensky Orest
(1782—1836)

Orest Kiprensky was one of Russia's leading painters of the first half of the XIX century, who also achieved international recognition. His self-portrait was placed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence along with the portraits of the worlds' greatest masters. It is believed that Orest Kiprensky was an illegitimate son of the landowner Alexey Dyakonov... More...

Ethiopia, 2000, Portrait of Pushkin

Russia, 2004, 250th birth anniv of Shishkov