Biography of Levshin Artist

Levshina Levitsky applied the innovative technique, adding wax wax to the oil binding layer. As a result, the artist managed to convey the unique picturesque effects - overflows of silk, the air lightness of the folds, the materiality of the surroundings.

However, it was the wax that contributed to the strongest infection of the portrait with the colonies of mold during its location in the unheated premises of the Big Peterhof Palace in the early 20th century. The mold was very “corroded” the painting, thinning the layers and changing their color. In addition, the entire surface of the colorful layer was struck by the craquelure of early drying, the so -called oil ruptures.

In some places, the width of the oil ruptures reached 5 mm. As a result, for these and other reasons, the portrait later turned out to be almost totally spelled out by multi -time restoration poniations, demanded clearing the author’s painting. The complex of events: first of all, preservation of a colorful layer and soil was carried out - the painting was strengthened over the entire surface.

On the perimeter from the back side, duplicate edges were brought up, thanks to which the picture was corresponded to the necessary tension on the subframe. After the removal of all the late records and the old dark yellow layers of varnishes, the original author’s image was revealed: the rigidity and gloom of the facial features disappeared from the image of Levshina, the interior received depth, the plane of the floor acquired a promising construction.

In the conclusion, thin tints were performed that hid the losses of painting and molds of mold, the picture acquired integrity, depth, perspective. The author’s sound and splendor is returned to the image of the girl’s costume, where the innovative techniques of Levitsky were fully demonstrated. Keeping a story. The restoration workshop of the Russian Museum - years.

St. Petersburg, on the anniversary of the birth of the year of creation: Video Language: Duration: Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky - one of the best portraitors in Russian history of painting. In this film, the director of the Russian Museum, V. Gusev, talks about the work of the master and the history of his work on the series of portraits of the pupils of the Smolny Institute of noble girls.

Dmitry Levitsky. Restoration of portraits year of creation: Interactive program Language: The multimedia program was released for an exhibition dedicated to the summer anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky in the Russian Museum. The program talks about the restoration of the famous “Smolyans” - seven portraits of pupils of the educational society of noble girls at the Smolny Institute.