Sergey Zaryanko was born in the Mogilev Province in the family of bonds of Prince Lyubomirsky. His father was freed and moved with his family to St. Petersburg, where he worked with Prince Alexander Golitsyn. In 1934, Sergey Zaryanko attended the Imperial Academy of Arts as a non-degree student and studied under the guidance of landscape painter Maxim Vorobyov. At the same time, he studied with Alexei Venetsianov, which influenced the choice of subjects for his first works.
In the early period of his work, Sergey Zaryanko painted interiors, for the painting The Hall of the Law School with Groups of Teachers and Pupils the artist received a large silver medal. Contemporaries noted his strong perspective skills, realistic rendition of lighting and faithful representation of details.
Sergey Zaryanko accepted the title of unclassed or free-lance artist in 1838. In 1843, he was awarded the title of Academician ‘for art and knowledge of the perspective painting’, and in 1850, he became a professor of historical and portrait painting.
The artist taught at many educational institutions: the Alexander Orphan Institute, the Moscow Palace School of Architecture, the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. He studied with such artists as Vasily Perov, Vasily Pukirev, Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky. Zaryanko wrote several works on art theory and teaching methods.
The portraits painted by the artist brought him essential glory. When portraying models, the master achieved an exact similarity, so the paintings made a great impression on his contemporaries, and Sergey Zaryanko received many orders. The painter skilfully rendered the texture of fabrics and accessories. From 1865 to 1870, Zaryanko worked on portraits of members of the royal family for the Romanov Gallery in the Hermitage.
The Portrait of a Boy reposited in the museum required attribution to identify the person depicted in the painting. Having studied the history of the portrait, experts determined that Sergey Zaryanko depicted on it the heir to the Russian throne, Crown Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich.
The painting by the artist refers to a theatrical and ethnographic or costume portrait. In The Portrait of a Boy, Crown Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich is dressed in a merchant costume. For this work, the artist was awarded a diamond ring.
Nikolai Alexandrovich, the eldest and beloved son of Emperor Alexander II, according to contemporaries, possessed all the necessary qualities of a good ruler. His life ended abruptly: he died of tuberculous meningitis in Nice in 1865.
In the early period of his work, Sergey Zaryanko painted interiors, for the painting The Hall of the Law School with Groups of Teachers and Pupils the artist received a large silver medal. Contemporaries noted his strong perspective skills, realistic rendition of lighting and faithful representation of details.
Sergey Zaryanko accepted the title of unclassed or free-lance artist in 1838. In 1843, he was awarded the title of Academician ‘for art and knowledge of the perspective painting’, and in 1850, he became a professor of historical and portrait painting.
The artist taught at many educational institutions: the Alexander Orphan Institute, the Moscow Palace School of Architecture, the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. He studied with such artists as Vasily Perov, Vasily Pukirev, Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky. Zaryanko wrote several works on art theory and teaching methods.
The portraits painted by the artist brought him essential glory. When portraying models, the master achieved an exact similarity, so the paintings made a great impression on his contemporaries, and Sergey Zaryanko received many orders. The painter skilfully rendered the texture of fabrics and accessories. From 1865 to 1870, Zaryanko worked on portraits of members of the royal family for the Romanov Gallery in the Hermitage.
The Portrait of a Boy reposited in the museum required attribution to identify the person depicted in the painting. Having studied the history of the portrait, experts determined that Sergey Zaryanko depicted on it the heir to the Russian throne, Crown Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich.
The painting by the artist refers to a theatrical and ethnographic or costume portrait. In The Portrait of a Boy, Crown Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich is dressed in a merchant costume. For this work, the artist was awarded a diamond ring.
Nikolai Alexandrovich, the eldest and beloved son of Emperor Alexander II, according to contemporaries, possessed all the necessary qualities of a good ruler. His life ended abruptly: he died of tuberculous meningitis in Nice in 1865.
