Painting ID:: 19213
Vladimir and Rogneda 1770, oil on canvas, The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Losenko, Anton Russian Painter, 1737-1773
Ukrainian painter, active in Russia. He trained (1753-8) under Ivan Argunov, and from 1758 he was a student at the recently founded Academy of Art in St Petersburg, where he later taught. From 1760 to 1769 he spent time in Paris, where he studied at the Acad?mie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture under Jean Reteux (1692-1768) and Joseph-Marie Vien. He then studied in Rome. Vladimir and Rogneda 1770, oil on canvas, The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
