Ivanovich Shubin Fedot (17 (28) .05.1740 – 05.12.1805) – sculptor, son of a peasant, was born in Kuroostrovskoy parish. Against Kholmogory. In winter 1759 came, like his fellow countryman, Lomonosov in St. Petersburg. a wagon train of cod. At the request of University, noticed an unusual ability of youths to the sculpture on samples of his carving of bone, he enrolled in a stoker in the household and in 1761 by imperial order is defined in the Academy of Fine Arts, where he soon became the best of the students of Professor Gilles. During the passage of an academic course has been awarded two silver medals, maloyu in 1763 and more in 1765, and in 1766 graduated from this course with a gold medal and the following year sent for further improvements in its Paris, as a pensioner of the Academy . In Paris, Shubin attracted the attention of the French Academy, which sought before the Empress Catherine II through Falconet extension of his pensionerstva to enable him to visit Rome. In 1772, NA Demidov took with him a trip to Italy and commissioned him to his marble bust. Returning from there to St. Petersburg. He played by the will of Catherine II, her bust from life, which is considered the most similar of all (nahod. in Imperial. Hermitage) and after constantly, for 20 years, worked in marble for the highest court and for the book. GA Potemkin, in the person of whom he found himself a hot patron. In 1774, the Academy elected him to the Academy, but the intrigues of his comrades Shubin, specialty, and Gordian Shchedrin, a long time, all the while managing the Academy I. Betsky, prevented Shubin get a higher artistic rank, although he gained a reputation as a master, not unparalleled among Russian sculptors, and only in 1794, erected it in the Academy professors.
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741 – 1828) – The famous French sculptor, spending his childhood in an artistic atmosphere of the school des eleves proteges, where his father was a porter, and 10 – 12 years, he began to practice leplenii. Soon he was to take students Aqd. painting and sculpture, and the age of 15 has already received an award the silver medal. In 1761, a sketch of the bas-relief: "Queen of Sheba", won big, Rome Prize, with the right of the seven-year stay in Italy at government expense. In Italy, played a model to study human musculature, attract the public attention and serve him etude for a statue of John the Baptist, and carved statues "La Vestale" and "Saint Bruno", the last piece, distinguished by natural simplicity and serenity of plastic, was a harbinger of the new direction in sculpture. Upon his return to Paris, Houdon, based on his works performed, was elected in 1769 in soprichislennye to acad. Painting and Sculpture, and in 1777, for a marble figure of morphine, was elevated to the rank of Academician. The first significant work of Houdon returned to France was a portrait bust of Diderot, attracted to the artist orders from the Duke of Saxe-Gotha and the Empress Catherine. For the first Houdon made several sculpted portraits of his family, for the Empress – her bust (1773), in addition, the Russian envoy at the French court, Bk. Golitsyn, commissioned the artist two tombstones for the princes of MD and AD Golitsyn (located at the Epiphany Monastery in Moscow).
Mukhina Ignatyevna (19.06 (01.07) .1889 – 6.10.1953), a Soviet sculptor, People's Artist of the USSR (1943), full member of the USSR AX (1947). She studied in Moscow (1909 – 1912) by KF Juon and I. Mashkov, as well as in Paris (1912 – 1914) by EA Bourdelle. From 1909 lived in Moscow. Taught at the Moscow Higher School of Industrial Art (1926 – 1927) and Vhuteine (1926 – 1930). Already in his early works Muhinoy highlighted some influence of Cubism, much attraction to monumentality and laconic forms ("Pietà", clay, 1916, was not preserved). After the October Revolution of 1917 Muhina participated in the implementation of Lenin's plan of monumental propaganda.
Lagotino Evgeny (died 1868). He studied at MDAU. In 1858 received the title of IAH non-class artist-architect. He worked in Moscow. In 1866, he signed the draft at home in possession of 531 Yauzskaya.
In 1867, conducted oversight of the construction of several buildings: the merchant Nazarova in the possession of 67 1-th section of the Lefortovo, VE Shulgin in possession of 565 4-th section Rogozhskaya part, the possession of 277 2 nd plot Meshchanskaya parts, and possession of 177 2 First Precinct Sretensk part.
Pischalkin Andrei Andreyevich (1817 – 1892) – engraver on copper, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts under the guidance of Professor N. Utkin, and received in 1836 a small gold medal for the print from the painting by C. Dolci, praying Virgin, was released from the Academy with the rank neklassnogo artist. In 1839, for an engraving of Raphael's Madonna with the Beardless Joseph (located in the Imperial. Hermitage) was awarded a large gold medal and soon after went to Rome as a pensioner of the Academy. He stayed in that city until 1864, engaged in the execution of a large engraving of the "capture of the Virgin into heaven" with the altarpiece of K. Bryullova in the Kazan Cathedral and undertaking other work, but throwing them at the outset. Last shed a print with Bryullova Academy awarded him in 1855, an academician, and in 1862, for the same product, recognized professor.
Belyaev, Alexander (1816 – 24/1/1863) – Academician, sculptor, born in 1816, died Jan. 24, 1863 Attending as volnoprihodyaschego students, classrooms of the Academy of Fine Arts, in 1841 he received a silver medal in the 2 nd dignity the round shape of clay, representing the "boy who drinks water from the creek." In 1843, for the title of artist's sculpture he was asked to execute a program from life bust of the conference Secretary Grigorovich under the supervision of prof. Vitali. In 1847 a bust done from life prof. Aivazovsky he declared praise. In 1848, Belyaev accept the appointment to the Academy and to receive the title of academician he was asked to mold a scale model of David's youth, the winner of Goliath. In the same year, the Council, having considered the article, call Belyaev, that "while a statue of him and has advantages, but it has not been brought before it was finished, then give it to finish and then submit for judging the production of its academicians. In 1849 Belyaev, finally got the desired degree of academic skill and knowledge in his painting, made by a proven program works. Currently, the statue of David from the Imperial Academy of Arts transferred to the Imperial Museum.
Sychugov Viktor Ivanovich (d. 23.06.1892) – Academy of Architecture. Art education has received in the Academy of Fine Arts (in 1860), where he studied architecture under the leadership of Ton. S. Academy graduated with three silver and one gold medal for architectural projects. In the last years of his life, he served as an officer for special duties at the Warsaw Governor-General. He plans to construct 13 Privislenskom province and repair more than sixty he also owned the draft new cathedral in Warsaw and the restructuring of the cathedral in Grod. ?. ?. Petrov, "The collection of materials for the history of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts for a hundred years of its existence, St. Petersburg., 1804 – 1866 G. – obituary in The New Times in 1882, № 5865, and" Russian. Calendar Suvorina in 1893 and at 1894 – "The Warsaw Diary", 1892, № № 140 and 141.
Konstantin Ton (1794 – 1881) – architect; in 1803 was admitted to the Imperial students. Acad. Hood. and in 1808 a special study in her architecture, part of which his chief mentor was Voronikhin. In 1815 he graduated from the academic course with the title of the artist 1-th degree and maloyu gold. Medal awarded to him for the building project of the Senate, and retained by the academy, to be subsequently sent to foreign lands. But in 1817 there was a change of the authorities of the academy and TV, leaving the academy, determined to serve in the newly established committee to bring the building and hydraulic works in St. Petersburg.
Gordeev Fedor Gordeevich (1744 – 1810) – sculptor, one of the first pupils of the Imperial Academy of Arts). He studied at the Academy from 1759 to 1767, and then being sent abroad as a pontoon Academy, perfected the art in Paris, led by Lemoine, and in Rome – through the study of antiquities. On his return to St. Petersburg, molded a group of "Prometheus" for which, in 1769, was to accept the appointment to the Academy and defined consist in the academy. In 1776, for relief: "Mercury gives Nymphs of Bacchus, was awarded the title of academician in the next year was made adyunktprofessorom, in 1780, was to sit on the Academic Council, in 1782 was elevated to the rank of professor in 1794 received position of associate rector of the Academy for the category of sculpture and, finally, from 1802 to the end of his life, was the rector. From his works deserve special attention memorial book. A. Golitsyn in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery and bas-reliefs on the facade of the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg: "Lady," "Flight into Egypt", "Protection of the Blessed. Virgin" and "Christmas".