The artist is Makovsky
Maria Fedorovna (Maria Sofia Frederick Dagmara, Princess Danish; November 14/26, 1846, Copenhagen − October 13, 1928, Castle Vider near Klampenborg) − The daughter of Christian, Prince of Glingsburg, later Christian IX, King of Denmark, sister of the English Queen Alexandra; Russian Empress, wife of Alexander III, mother of Emperor Nicholas II. She was engaged in charity: she patronized the Russian society of the Red Cross, the department of the institutions of Empress Mary, the educational house, the Alexander Lyceum and other institutions (more than 120). Chief of a number of army regiments, including Kavalergard and Kirasir. After the renunciation of Emperor Nicholas II on the British ship was taken out in 1919 to England, then moved to Denmark.
The 400th anniversary of the Romanov house. SPb, 2013. With. 111.
The prevailing place in the work to. E. Makovsky occupied a secular portrait and canvases on the topics of the boyar life of pre -Petrine Rus’, which were distinguished by a colorful entertainment. At one time, he was one of the most fashionable and highly paid portraits.
Maria Fedorovna (1847-1928) – Russian Empress, wife of Emperor Alexander III, mother of Emperor Nicholas II. Before the wedding of Princess Maria-Sofia-Frieda-Dagmar, the daughter of the Danish king Christian IX and Louise of the Hessian. Marriage with Alexander was successful: having lived together for 28 years, they retained love and respect for each other. She was engaged in charity: she patronized the Russian society of the Red Cross, the department of the institutions of Empress Mary, the educational house, the Alexander Lyceum and other institutions (more than 120). In 1878 she was awarded the distinction of the Red Cross of the first degree for the care of the wounded and patients during the Russian-Turkish war. In 1882, on her initiative, Mariinsky women’s schools were created for low-income girls-gorozhan. She was an honorary member of the University of Kazan, the trustee of the female patriotic society, the Society for Salvation on the Water, the Society for the Patronage of Animals. Chief of a number of army regiments, including Kavalergard and Kirasir. After the renunciation of Emperor Nicholas II on the British ship was taken out in 1919 to England, then moved to Denmark.
The portrait was written by the professor of the Academy of Arts Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky in 1912, when the Dowager Empress was already over 60, so the artist used a photo of 1883, in which Maria Fedorovna was captured in a Russian dress with a diamond necklace and a diadem.
Programs/Films about this work in the media text:
Female portrait
Creation year: 2006 | Video painting | Language: | Duration: 26:00
Women’s portrait is the most attractive and mysterious part of the work of many artists. Two female portraits formed the basis of the film: “Portrait of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna with the daughter of Maria” by the brush of Karl Bryullov and “Portrait of Empress Maria Fedorovna”, written by Vladimir Makovsky.
