- Grigory Soroka
Grigoriy Vasilyevich Soroka ( _ru. Григорий Васильевич Сорока, real surname Vasilyev (Васильев); OldStyleDate|November 27|1823|November 15—OldStyleDate|April 22|1864|April 10) was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school.
Life
Soroka was born in Pokrovskoye village (
Tver Guberniya ), in the family of landowner Milyukov. In 1842-1847 he studied art fromAlexey Venetsianov then he was returned to his owner. In 1850s-1860s he resided in his home village. He fell in love with his owners's daughter Lydia but was forcibly married to a serf woman. After theemancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, Soroka remained under the serfdom system. He made a formal complaint but it was rejected and he was flogged. Soroka's body was found in the baking room where he had hung himself. [ [http://www.hrono.ru/biograf/soroka.html Hrono.ru] ] His beloved Lydia poisoned herself soon after.Art
Though Soroka's surviving output is relatively small and includes no more than 20 undated paintings, Soroka proved himself to be a gifted draughtsman. He also painted several icons for local churches, among them "Saviour Not Made by Hands".
References
Further reading
*ru icon Обухов, В. "Григорий Сорока". М., 1982
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