Ivan Tvorozhnikov

Mirovich by the corpse of Ioann Antonovich on July 5, 1764

Ivan Ivanovich Tvorozhnikov (Russian: Иван Иванович Творожников; 1848–1919) was a Russian painter. Tvorozhnikov graduated from the Saint Petersburg Drawing School attached to the Society of Imperial Incentive. Finishing his studies there in 1868, he entered the Academy of Arts, where he continued his education up to 1875. Tvorozhnikov's major works are considered to be The salvation books vendor (1888), Grandmother and granddaughter, Mirovich by the corpse of Ioann Antonovich on July 5, 1764, By the church (1889) and God sent the mercy.

A son of peasants from Moscow Guberniya, Tvorozhnikov was born in Zhukovo village of the Tver uyezd. Being 12 years old, he was sent to Saint Petersburg for wages. Later Tvorozhnikov repeatedly visited the Tver Guberniya.

Further reading

• Template:Ru icon Михайлов, А. Иван Творожников. Художник, 1987, N 12.

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