99. G. Budkowski. Genre canvas Love message. Mid 19th century.

Gustav Yakovlevich Budkovsky. Genre canvas Love message. Depicts a young page with a love letter in front of the lady`s door. The key to passions and feelings is the red drapery given vertically. The canvas is made in the spirit of historical realism and actualizes the events and customs of the 17th century. Signature of the author and date in the lower right corner. 1856 Oil on canvas: 55x42 cm.

Gustav Daniel Budkovsky: (Riga 1813-1884 Albano). An older contemporary of K. Gun and a pioneer of Western historical realism in Russian painting. Academician of historical painting of the Imperial Academy of Arts since 1855. From among the military, of Polish origin. He was educated within the walls of the Russian Academy of Arts, in the class of Bryulov, spent 2 years in Düsseldorf, 7 years in Paris, lived in Rome for the last years. He painted the plafond of St. Isaac`s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, known for genre scenes.