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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (Russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель; March 17, [O.S. March 5] 1856 – April 14, [O.S. April 1] 1910) was a Russian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.
An even less explored aspect of Vrubel is the possible relationship between his work and the venereal disease that eventually killed him. Vrubel contracted syphilis, probably in 1885, at the beginning of his artistic career, and suffered periodically from its effects for the rest of his life.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel was a Russian painter, sculptor, and draftsman who was a pioneer of Modernism with an original vision. An innovator by nature, Vrubel rejected tradition, but he was out of step with his times. He was misunderstood by his contemporaries, and his life ended tragically.
Mikhail Vrubel was a Russian artist born on March 17, 1856. Vrubel contributed to the Symbolist movement and died on April 14, 1910. Mikhail Vrubel first painted his demon while illustrating a romantic poem by Mikhail Lermontov. Vrubel described him as “a spirit, not so much evil as...
- March 17, 1856
- April 14, 1910
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Вру́бель; March 17, 1856 – April 14, 1910, all n.s.) is usually regarded amongst the Russian painters of the Symbolist movement and of Art Nouveau.
- Russian
- March 17, 1856
- Omsk, Russian Federation
- April 14, 1910
Died: April 14, 1910 - St Petersburg, Russia. Movements and Styles: Symbolism. , Art Nouveau. "Art - this is our religion" 1 of 10. Summary of Mikhail Vrubel. Vrubel's ground-breaking works challenged orthodoxies within Russian art, so much so that they were often misunderstood by his peers.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel (1865-1910) is a Russian artist of remarkable talent and an unusual outlook on life. His paintings were produced in alternately hostile and sympathetic atmosphere. In his lifetime, he knew both praise and disdain, the spectator’s opinions ranging from “wild ugliness” to “fascinating symphonies of a genius”.
