25.03.1824 – 27.10.1896

Alexey Bogolyubov is a Russian painter and marine painter.

Alexey Petrovich was born in the Novgorod province. His childhood and youth were little associated with art, but the desire and talent for drawing he showed at an early age. Bogolyubov was brought up in The marine corps and, being a cadet, was engaged in painting. In 1839-began service in the Navy, and after 10 years he was among the officers of the ship “Kamchatka”, which went to the Madera Duke Maximilian leichtenberg, who met with drawings Bogolyubov, advised the young officer to devote himself to art.

Painter followed the advice of the Duke, and in 1850 entered the Academy of fine arts, where his teachers were Professor M. P. Vorob’ev and I. B. Villevalde. Bogolyubov graduated from the Academy in 1863 with the first gold medal and at the same time on the highest command was appointed artist Of the General staff.

In 1852, the artist was awarded a second gold medal. Leaving the marine service, Bogolyubov for seven years he traveled in Europe, where in Paris he worked in the workshop of Isobe, and for two years he studied at the famous marine painter Andrew Achenbach. After returning to Russia, the artist received the title of academician, and in 1860 – the title of Professor of painting.

Emperor Alexander II, assessing the works and talent Bogolyubov, instructed him to write in the paintings of the history of the fleet of Peter the Great. In 1871, the artist wrote several frescos for the Orthodox Church in Paris.

The last twenty years of his life Bogolyubov lived in Paris, only occasionally visiting Russia.

The artist died in Paris in 1896.

Alexey Bogolyubov is one of the first and most talented Russian painters. It can be put together with the best European marine painters. The advantage of the artist is that he knew Russian nature perfectly, his more extensive compositions on the part of naval battles also remained in the history of the Russian landscape, paintings made on behalf of the emperors Nicholas and Alexander II, form a gallery, which is almost complete history of the Russian Navy.

The value of Alexei Petrovich as an artist is not so much in the artistic image of the history of the Russian fleet, but in his own works relating directly to the simple seascape. Sea, water and aerial perspective Bogolyubov knew perfectly, his seascape, he gave a strong poetic feeling.