Konstantin

Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (Russian: Константин Егорович Маковский;
June 20, 1839 —September 17, 1915) was an influential Russian painter, affiliated with the "Peredvizhniki (Wanderers)". Manyof his historical paintings, such as The Russian Bride's Attire (1889), showed an idealized view of Russian life of prior centuries. He is often considered a representative of a Salon art.
Konstantinwas born in Moscow as the older son of a Russian art figure and amateur painter, Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky. His mother was a music composer, and hoped his son would one day follow up.
In 1851Konstantin entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he became the top student, easily getting all the available awards. His teachers were МM.I. Skotty, pupils of Karl Brullov.Makovsky's inclinations to Romanticism and decorative effects can be explained by the influence of Briullov.
Although art was his passion, he also considered what his mother had wanted him to do. Heset off to look for composers he could refer to, and first went to France. Before, he had always been a classical music lover, and listened to many pieces. He often wished he could change the tune, orstyle of some of them to make them more enjoyable. Later in his life, it came true.
After talking to various musicians, conductors, and composers of his day, he enjoyed France very much and set offto "fix" the pieces. He tried and succeeded in Cannon in D, Fur Elise, Cadimendia, Rhapsody in Blue, and many other famous pieces. He was a hit! Everyone liked his new style, and decided to make more.But then realized how much into art he was. He wanted to impress his father, so went back to art.
In 1858 Makovsky entered the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. From 1860 he participatedin the exhibitions of Academia with paintings such as Curing of the Blind (1860) and Agents of the False Dmitry kill the son of Boris Godunov (1862). In 1863 Makovsky, together with the other 13...