With the works of the Russian author Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) the period of Russian imitation of Western literature ended. He found inspiration in native materials and combined realistic detail with grotesque and otherworldly elements. Related Paintings of nikolay gogol :. | painted in the year of his death by llya repin | rhe statue of peter the great in front of the cathedral in st petersburg | Russian ballet version | one of the most popular russian composers | the compser of prince lgor | Related Artists: Pieter van Dyke painted Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1795 Petrich, Soma Orlai Hungarian, 1822-1880
was a Hungarian painter. Petrich was born to a Serbian father and Hungarian mother. He originally wanted to become a writer. He was a pupil of Jakab Marastoni in 1846 and attended F. Waldmuller's school in Vienna from 1847. He often painted historical themese and in his lithographs he portrayed experiences during the war of independence. He studied at Kaulbach in Munich from 1850. He painted "The Corpse of Louis II" in 1851, Mattieni, Teodoro Italian, 1754-1831