- Lev Lagorio
Lev Feliksovich Lagorio ( _ru. Лев Феликсович Лагорио; 1827 - 1905) was a Russian painter, famous for his paintings of seascapes.
Lagorio was born in
Feodosia and later studied in theImperial Academy of Arts inSaint Petersburg . His teachers wereMaxim Vorobiev andB. P. Villeval'de . While he lived in Feodosia, he was influenced by the painterIvan Aivazovsky . In 1845 Lagorio went on a sea voyage on the warship Groziashchy to study the arrangement of the ship.Lagorio spent eight years in
Italy . The paintings he created there brought him to the status of professor on his return home to Russia.In his later years, he painted the coastal views of
Finland andNorway . He also painted motives of the Russian-Turkish war.Lagorio's works are open to the public in the
State Tretyakov Gallery inMoscow , Russia.ome works
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* [http://www.allartclassic.com/author_biography.php?p_number=677 Biography]
* [http://www.rulex.ru/01120034.htm Biography] ru icon
* [http://www.agniart.ru/rus/folder-12560~Art-prints-on-canvas~Lagorio-Lev Paintings by Lagorio]
* [http://etnaa.mylivepage.ru/image/426_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BE_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 Paintings by Lagorio]
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