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Dmitry Levitsky: Catalogue of the 60 Most Famous Paintings

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 60 værker af Dmitry Levitsky i vores katalog

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Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress. (1782) is recorded as the most famous painting of Dmitry Levitsky; it is held by the Nationalmuseet i Warszawa, Warszawa. Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice (1780) and Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek (1782) occupy the second and third entries. Of the 60 works by Dmitry Levitsky recorded in the catalogue, the 60 best known are listed below, each entry with its date, the holding museum and a note on the work.

1735 – 1822, Kijev Rococo Flest værker: Tretyakov Gallery

Entries 1 to 10: the most famous Dmitry Levitsky paintings

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Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple  Devoted to the Godess of Justice (1780) af Dmitry Levitsky

Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice

1780 · Oil · Tretyakov Gallery, Moskva

The work is the Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice by the artist Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky. Created about 1780, this oil portrait presents the subject, Catherine II, within a specific architectural and symbolic framework. The composition places the Empress inside a temple dedicated to the goddess of Justice, a setting that defines the allegorical nature of the image.

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Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek (1782) af Dmitry Levitsky

Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek

1782 · Oil On Canvas · Tretyakov Gallery, Moskva

An elegant oval-format bust-length portrait, this work captures Countess Ursula Mniszek in a moment of poised serenity. The composition focuses on the subject's face and upper torso, set against a dark, indeterminate background that creates a strong chiaroscuro effect. Light enters from the upper left, illuminating her features and the shimmering textures of her attire. Her powdered hair is styled in voluminous curls, framing a face rendered with smooth skin…

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Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? ) (1794) af Dmitry Levitsky

Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? )

1794 · Oil On Canvas · Hermitage Museum, Sankt Petersborg

The Subject and Composition Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? ) presents a middle-aged man in a three-quarter view, positioned slightly off-center against a dark, atmospheric background. The figure is depicted from the waist up, wearing a deep forest green coat accented by a vermilion red collar and a white cravat. His hair is light-colored and appears powdered, a common stylistic choice for the period. The subject's expression remains calm and…

Dmitry Levitsky, further entries: 11 to 60

11Portrait of Maria Dyakova (1778) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Maria Dyakova1778 · Tretyakov Gallery 12Portrait of E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. Khovanskaya af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. KhovanskayaDen Statens Russiske Museum 13Portrait of Mikhail Krechetnikov (1770) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Mikhail Krechetnikov1770 · Hermitage Museum 14Portrait of the Princesses Davidova and Rzevskaja (1771) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of the Princesses Davidova and Rzevskaja1771 · Den Statens Russiske Museum 15Portrait of Catherine II (1782) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Catherine II1782 16Irina Vasilyeva (count) af Dmitry LevitskyIrina Vasilyeva (count)Fine Arts Museum Kharkiv 17Portrait of Gubareva af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Gubareva 18Portrait of Y. I. Bilibin af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Y. I. BilibinHermitage Museum 19Portrait of A.-D.-L. Shmidt af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of A.-D.-L. Shmidt 20Portrait of Prokofiy Demidov af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Prokofiy Demidov 21Portrait of E. I. Palmenbach af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of E. I. Palmenbach 22Portrait of A. P. Melgunov af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of A. P. Melgunov 23Portrait of E. I. Molchanova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of E. I. Molchanova 24Portrait of A. P. Levshina af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of A. P. Levshina 25Portrait of M. A. Lvova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of M. A. Lvova 26Portrait of Ekaterina Nelidova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Ekaterina Nelidova 27Portrait of Countess N. F. Vorontsova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Countess N. F. Vorontsova 28Portrait of I. V. Lopukhin af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. V. Lopukhin 29Portrait of Princess P. N. Repnina af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Princess P. N. Repnina 30Portrait of Count I. G. Tchernyshov af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Count I. G. Tchernyshov 31Portrait of I. K. Bilibin the Big af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. K. Bilibin the BigHermitage Museum 32Portrait of M. I. Mussar af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of M. I. Mussar 33Portrait of F. S. Rzhevskaya and Princess N. M. Davydova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of F. S. Rzhevskaya and Princess N. M. Davydova 34Portrait of N. Y. Levitzkaya, Artist's Wife af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of N. Y. Levitzkaya, Artist's Wife 35Portrait of I. I. Dmitriyev af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. I. Dmitriyev 36Portrait of P. V. Bakunin af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of P. V. Bakunin 37Portrait of G. I. Alymova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of G. I. Alymova 38Portrait of Countess Ekaterina Vorontsova as a Child af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Countess Ekaterina Vorontsova as a Child 39Portrait of Countess A. S. Protasova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Countess A. S. Protasova 40Portrait of I. A. Igelstrom af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. A. Igelstrom 41Portrait of V. I. Mitrofanov and M. A. Mitrofanova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of V. I. Mitrofanov and M. A. Mitrofanova 42Portrait of I. I. Bilibin af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. I. Bilibin 43Portrait of an Unknown Man af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of an Unknown Man 44Portrait of Count A. A. Bezborodko af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Count A. A. Bezborodko 45Portrait of E. A. Bakunina af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of E. A. Bakunina 46Portrait of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna as a Child af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna as a Child 47Portrait of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna as a Child af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna as a Child 48Portrait of A. D. Levitzkaya, Artist's Daughter af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of A. D. Levitzkaya, Artist's Daughter 49Portrait of Nikolay Lvov, Architect, Painter and Poet af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Nikolay Lvov, Architect, Painter and Poet 50Portrait of the Aide-de-camp A. D. Lanskoy af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of the Aide-de-camp A. D. Lanskoy 51Portrait of I. I. Shuvalov af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of I. I. Shuvalov 52Portrait of F. P. Makerovsky in a Masquerade Costume af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of F. P. Makerovsky in a Masquerade Costume 53Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna as a Child af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna as a Child 54Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna as a Child af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna as a Child 55Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Rose (1788) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of an Unknown Woman with a Rose1788 · Tretyakov Gallery 56Portrait of Alexander Kokorino af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Alexander KokorinoDen Statens Russiske Museum 57Portrait of E. A. Vorontsova af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of E. A. VorontsovaDen Statens Russiske Museum 58Portrait of Anna Davia (D'Avia) Bernucci af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Anna Davia (D'Avia) BernucciTretyakov Gallery 59Portrait of Catherine I af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Catherine IDen Statens Russiske Museum 60Portrait of Prokofiy Demidov (1773) af Dmitry LevitskyPortrait of Prokofiy Demidov1773 · Tretyakov Gallery

Dmitry Levitsky: works by period

Principal subjects in the work of Dmitry Levitsky

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Dmitry Levitsky: holding museums

De 7 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Dmitry Levitsky Malerier fra denne liste
Tretyakov Gallery, MoskvaTretyakov Gallery Moskva 6 Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice, Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek, Portrait of Maria Dyakova
Hermitage Museum, Sankt PetersborgHermitage Museum Sankt Petersborg 5 Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? ), Portrait of Nikolai Novikov, Portrait of Mikhail Krechetnikov
Den Statens Russiske Museum, Sankt PetersborgDen Statens Russiske Museum Sankt Petersborg 5 Portrait of E. N. Khruschova and Princess E. N. Khovanskaya, Portrait of the Princesses Davidova and Rzevskaja, Portrait of Alexander Kokorino
Nationalmuseet i Warszawa, WarszawaNationalmuseet i Warszawa Warszawa 2 Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress., Catherine the Great
National Gallery of Armenia, JerevanNational Gallery of Armenia Jerevan 1 Portrait of B.V. Umsky
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Washington, D.C.Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens Washington, D.C. 1 Portrait of Yekaterina Dashkova
Fine Arts Museum Kharkiv, KharkivFine Arts Museum Kharkiv Kharkiv 1 Irina Vasilyeva (count)

Decade index: the principal Dmitry Levitsky painting of each

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Questions frequently consulted on Dmitry Levitsky's paintings

What is the best-known work of Dmitry Levitsky?Display the answer

Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress. (1782), Nationalmuseet i Warszawa, Warszawa. The following entries are Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice (1780) and Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek (1782).

How old was Dmitry Levitsky in the year of Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress.?Display the answer

47 years: Dmitry Levitsky was born in 1735 and Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress. is dated 1782.

What are the ten best-known works by Dmitry Levitsky?Display the answer

Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress., Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice, Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek, Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? ), Portrait of Maria Ivanovna Narychkine (1731-1807), formerly known as Portrait of Princess Maria Pavlovna Narychkine, Portrait of B.V. Umsky, La Maréchale d'Arseniev, Catherine the Great, Portrait of Yekaterina Dashkova og Portrait of Nikolai Novikov. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Dmitry Levitsky does the catalogue record?Display the answer

The catalogue records 60 works by Dmitry Levitsky, dated between 1770 and 1794.

Where are the principal works of Dmitry Levitsky held?Display the answer

Principally in Tretyakov Gallery (Moskva), Hermitage Museum (Sankt Petersborg) og Den Statens Russiske Museum (Sankt Petersborg). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

During which period did Dmitry Levitsky produce the best-known works?Display the answer

In 1780s: 8 of the 60 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Portrait of Catherine II of Russia in red dress..

What are the earliest and latest best-known works by Dmitry Levitsky?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Portrait of B.V. Umsky (1770); the latest is Portrait of A.I. Novikova (? ) (1794).

What subjects did Dmitry Levitsky treat most often?Display the answer

Portraits (33), 18th century (6) og Woman (5), out of the 60 works listed on this page.

What medium did Dmitry Levitsky employ most often?Display the answer

Oil On Canvas, in 5 of the 60 works listed on this page.

To which art movement is Dmitry Levitsky attributed?Display the answer

Rococo, as documented by the works on this page.

Which paintings by Dmitry Levitsky does the Tretyakov Gallery hold?Display the answer

Portrait of Catherine II the Legislatress in the Temple Devoted to the Godess of Justice, Portrait of Countess Ursula Mniszek og Portrait of Maria Dyakova are among the 6 works on this page in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, Moskva.

Can reproductions of Dmitry Levitsky's works be ordered?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Biography of Dmitry Levitsky

Tidligt liv og kunstneriske fundamenter

Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky, født i Kyiv i 1735, trådte frem fra en familie med dybe rødder i Ukraines kunstneriske traditioner. Hans far, Grigory Kirillovich Levitsky-Nos, var ikke blot præst, men også en dygtig graver og maler, der fungerede som den unge Dmitrys første vejleder ind i den visuelle udtryksverden. Denne tidlige undervisning lagde et afgørende fundament og indpodede i ham en ærefrygt for detaljen og en spirende forståelse for form. Familiens flytning til Sankt Petersborg omkring 1758 markerede et vendepunkt, der åbnede dørene for formel kunstnerisk træning under den respekterende Aleksey Antropov. Antropovs indflydelse viste sig at være betydelig; han overleverede en objektivitet, som senere skulle blive et kendetegn ved Levitskys modne stil.

Opstigning og akademisk anerkendelse

Levitskys vej var ikke kun defineret af lærlingetiden. Han opsugede viden fra andre mestre, herunder Louis Lagrenée ved Sankt Petersborgs Kunstakademi, hvilket yderligere forfinede hans teknik. Hans store gennembrud kom i 1770 med en udstilling af seks portrætter ved det Kejserlige Kunstakademi. Disse værker fremviste ikke blot teknisk dygtighed; de indfangede en særpræget aristokratisk sanselighed, der genlød dybt i de hovlige kredse i Katarina den Stores Rusland. Portrættet af Alexander Kokorinov, akademiets direktør og første rektor, viste sig at være særligt slagkraftigt og sikrede Levitsky status som akademiker samt en professorstilling i portrætmaleri ved netop den institution, hvor han engang selv havde været studerende. Denne udnævnelse cementerede hans position som en af Ruslands førende kunstnere.

Smolny-instituttets serie: Portrætter af ungdom og idealisme

Måske ligger Levitskys mest berømte bedrift i portrætserien, bestilt af Katarina II til Smolny-instituttet for unge damer mellem 1772 og 1776. Dette var ikke blot lighedstegninger; de var omhyggeligt konstruerede repræsentationer af ungdommelig dyd, ynde og potentiale. Hvert portræt skildrer en elev engageret i forskellige aktiviteter – dans, musik, dramatisk optræden – som legemliggør de idealer om uddannelse og dannelse, som Katarina søgte at fremme gennem instituttet. Den kompositionelle struktur, inspireret af europæisk formel portrætkunst, understregede hver enkelt models værdighed og betydning, mens Levitskys mesterlige brug af lys og farve bragte et levende liv til disse scener fra en aristokratisk opvækst. Disse malerier er ikke blot historiske dokumenter; de er vinduer ind til aspirationerne og værdierne i det 18. århundredes russiske samfund.

En raffineret stil og en varig arv

Levitskys kunstneriske virke var karakteriseret ved en bemærkelsesværdig evne til at indfange både den fysiske lighed og motivets indre karakter. Han bevægede sig ud over ren repræsentation og besjælede sine portrætter med en følelse af psykologisk dybde og social nuance. Hans teknik forenede minutiøse detaljer med et delikat penselstrøg, hvilket skabte billeder, der var både realistiske og idealiserede på samme tid. Selvom han nød stor succes i sin levetid, blev hans senere år præget af økonomiske vanskeligheder. Et svigtende syn tvang ham til at begrænse sine malerier i 1790'erne, selvom han forblev forbundet med Akademiet som rådsmedlem. På trods af disse udfordringer efterlod Levitsky en uforgængelig arv som en af Ruslands fremmeste portrætmalere, ved siden af samtidige som Fjodor Rokotov og Vladimir Borovikovsky.

Historisk betydning og tidløs appel

Levitskys arbejde giver et uvurderligt indblik i den russiske aristokratis liv og værdier i en periode med betydelige sociale og politiske forandringer. Hans portrætter er ikke blot smukke genstande; de er historiske artefakter, der afspejler den skiftende smag, de stræben og selvopfattelsen hos en eliteklasse. }, parret med hans tekniske mesterskab, etablerede ham som en definerende figur i russisk portrætkunst. I dag fortsætter Levitskys malerier med at fange publikum med deres elegance, psykologiske dybde og vedvarende skønhed. De tilbyder et glimt af en svunden æra og minder os om kunstens kraft til ikke blot at indfange det ydre, men også selve tidsåndens sjæl.

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