Nikolai Ramazanov
Russian sculptor (1815-1867)
Nikolai Alexandrovich Ramazanov (Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Рамаза́нов; 24 January 1817 – 18 November 1867) was a Russian sculptor, painter, writer and art historian.
Biography
He came from a theatrical family. His father, Alexander Ramazanov, was an actor with the Imperial Theatres. A grandfather and uncle were choreographers. His aunt, Maria Valberkhova, was also a dramatic actress, who later turned to comedy.
He began to learn drawing in 1827, at the age of ten, from Fedor Solntsev at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. He received his first certificate in 1829 and became a regularly enrolled student in 1833. By this time, both of his parents were dead.
In 1836, he received a small silver medal for "sculpting from nature" and began to study with Boris Orlovsky. He completed his studies in 1839 as an "Artist 14th Class" and was awarded the right to travel abroad as a pensioner of the Academy.
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