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From 1868–1870, Mark Antokolsky lived in Berlin. His statue of Ivan the Terrible (1870) was purchased for the Hermitage by Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The latter approved his work and awarded the sculptor the title of Academic. Antokolsky believed that sculpture was a social and humane ideal.
On November 4 1862 Mark Antokolsky was enlisted at the Academy of Arts as a non-affiliated student because he was still poor at drawing. To overcome the lack of experience he studied hard, first under the tutorship of professor N. Pimenov, and after his sudden death, with I. Reimerce.
Antokolsky, Mark M. (2.11.1843 Vilnius – 9.07.1902 Bad Homburg) – Russian sculptor. He was born and raised in a big, poor Jewish family, in a house at Subačius Street (the building is currently non-existent). He studied wood engraving at the initiative of his parents.
Then Antokolsky decided to invite the president of the Academy of Arts, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, to his studio. She was elated seeing the sculpture and told Emperor Alexander II about the work of the young artist. The Emperor visited Antokolsky’s studio and bought the statue for the Hermitage for eight thousand rubles right away.
Although he never abandoned Judaism and changed religions, his unconventional views were threatening to a Jewish community still recovering from the Spanish Inquisition and concerned with reviving and maintaining traditions.
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (Russian: Марк Матве́евич Антоко́льский; 2 November 1840 – 9 July 1902) was a Russian sculptor of Lithuanian–Jewish descent. [2] Quick Facts Born, Died ...
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Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (Russian: Марк Матве́евич Антоко́льский; 2 November 1840 – 14 July 1902) was a Russian Imperial sculptor of Lithuanian Jewish descent. Biography. Mordukh Matysovich Antokolsky was born in Vilnius (Antokol city district), Lithuania (at the time part of the Russian Empire).
