Isaac Levitan
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Summary
Isaac Levitan was born on August 18, 1860[1], in Kybartai[2]. He died on July 22, 1900[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,209 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Kėdainiai[8]
- Date of birth: August 30, 1860[9], October 3, 1860[10]
- Date of death: August 4, 1900[11]
- Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[12]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[13]
- Field of work: painting[14], visual arts[15], landscape painting[16]
- Educated at: Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture[17]
- Notable work: Golden Autumn[18], Lake. Russia[19], A Quiet Monastery[20]
- Sex or gender: male[21]
- Movement: realism[22]
- Genre: landscape painting[23], Impressionism[24]
- Commons category: Isaac Levitan[25]
- Unmarried partner: Sofia Kuvshinnikova[26]
- Cause of death: lung disease[27]
- Family name: Levitan[28]
- Given name: Isaak[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Isaac Levitan[30]
- Work location: Lierna[31], Lake Como[32]
- Manner of death: natural causes[33]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[34], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[39], Faces of Moscow[40], The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World: Tome 3[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[42]
- Commons Creator page: Isaac Levitan[43]
- Name in native language: Исаак Левитан[44], יצחק לעװיטאַן[45]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Isaac Levitan include 3566 Levitan[46].
Why It Matters
Isaac Levitan has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
He has been cited as an influence by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky[49], a painter[50], 1868–1945[51], of Russian Empire[52], awarded the Order of the Three Stars[53], specialised in painting[54] and Sofia Kuvshinnikova[55], a painter[56], 1847–1907[57], of Russian Empire[58], specialised in painting[59].
Entities named for him include 3566 Levitan[46].
FAQs
Where was Isaac Levitan born?
Isaac Levitan was born in Kybartai[2].
Where did Isaac Levitan die?
Isaac Levitan passed away in Moscow[4].
What did Isaac Levitan do for work?
Isaac Levitan worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].
Where did Isaac Levitan go to school?
Isaac Levitan was educated at Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture[17].
Who did Isaac Levitan influence?
Isaac Levitan has been cited as an influence by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky[49] and Sofia Kuvshinnikova[55].