Karl Bryullov

Karl Bryullov
Карл Брюллов
Self-Portrait, 1848; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Born
Karl Pavlovich Bryullo

(1799-12-12)12 December 1799
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died11 June 1852(1852-06-11) (aged 52)
Resting placeProtestant Cemetery, Rome
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1821)
Known forPainting and draughtsmanship
Notable workThe Last Day of Pompeii, 1830–1833
MovementRomantic
Spouse
Emilia Timm
(m. 1839; div. 1839)
RelativesAlexander Bryullov (elder brother)
Awards
ElectedProfessor by rank (1836)

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov ( Bryullo; Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 23 December [O.S. 12 December] 1799 – 23 June [O.S. 11 June] 1852) was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art.