Zhuravlev Firs Sergeyevich (1836-1901)

One of the submitted pictures genre painter and portraitist Firs Sergeevich Zhuravlev inquisitive viewer-reader will recall a famous painting Basil Pukirev "Unequal Marriage". Subject of the picture is transparent, it is easy to reach by a short story. This distinguished and most incriminating pictures of Russian Wanderers, who made ​​a great contribution to the awakening of the consciousness of Russian society. It is interesting that, having arrived in 1855, a volunteer at the Academy of Fine Arts, taking part in the "revolt of fourteen" and became one of the organizers of "Artel of Artists" (headed IN Kramskoj ), FS Zhuravlev the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions never came. Although the theme of most of his works in tune with the genre paintings Peredvizhnik.

The artist has created a lot of pictures, painting the life and social life of Russia. He also wrote portraits of writers and artists. Finally, FS Zhuravlev took an active part (1870-1883) painting in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow - work doing honor to all Russian artists.