Fyodor Klages (1814-1900)

It so happens that the painting took only a small time frame in the works of Fyodor A. Klages.

Children's success in drawing showed the young man at the Academy of Fine Arts (1830), where he mastered the architecture under the guidance of his brother, "Charles the Great" - AP Bryullova . Like his teacher F. Klages was fine draftsman and watercolorist wonderful. For success at the Academy received a small and large silver, small gold coin.

After graduating from the Academy (1839) was as an assistant architect in the construction of many famous palaces and structures. There was an art teacher surveyors at the General Staff in Moscow's architectural school taught classes architecture, perspective, and watercolors.

Since 1851 over ten years was abroad. There's a lot of time to the writing of oil and watercolor types of Italy. Shortly after returning to the Russian FA Klages is an academician, and then a professor of perspective painting of the Academy of Fine Arts. Paintings and watercolors by the artist appearing regularly on academic exhibitions in St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.