Russian artist Maria von der Palen

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Russian artist Baroness Maria I. von der PALUN (nee Vuich), (1850 - posle.1917) is not known a wide range of art lovers, but why not tell them what little is known so far. It kind of came from a Serbian nobleman Manuel Vuicha arrived in Russia in 1752 simultaneously with Shevich and Depreradovichami. He received land in the Slavic-Serbian district and invaded the village, giving it its name: Manuylovka, and what remained in the family before the Revolution. The elder brother of Maria Ivanovna - Chamberlain Emmanuel I. Vuich was not simply a noble a noble family, (from 9 November 1905 to 13 June 1906 - Director of the Police Department, a senator since 1906 Privy Councilor - April 2. 1906). Vuichi regarded as a kind of center of power in St. Petersburg, force, of course, not decisive, but the decision largely determines.
Maria Ivanovna herself, presumably, graduated St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1870. at the same time with Yu Yu clover, G. Semiradsky, EM Böhm, E.E Volkov and thereafter continued to improve in private workshops. As in 1879 the wife of Baron Anatol von der Palen (1854 -1904, St. Petersburg), then Jagermeister Imperial court, she was immersed in worldly life, an essential attended the court balls and military parades, participation in which is not always dependent on personal inclinations. But most of all she loved to visit his family estate Manuylovka, so Russian nature, the life of the people, its history - the main themes in the paintings of the artist.
Quite active in the artistic life of the capital. Was a member of the First Ladies of artistic circles in Petersburg from 1882 - 1918, p. 1884 - St. Petersburg Society of Artists, where exhibited in 1896 - "Cleopatra" in 1901 painting "Shalunya" and "fish", in 1902 r - "Russian Girl" and "The Manor", in 1903 painting "The Prayer" in 1904 - "Sorrento" and "In the field, at the XXV exhibition in 1917 -" Spring "," Evening in Finland "" In the forest "," Hyacinths ". This is all managed to find. Unfortunately almost nothing is known about the whereabouts of her works. This is the only photo of painting "The Prayer" in 1903.