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LEVITSKY DMITRY GRIGORIEVICH (1735 – 1822, St. Petersburg) artist. He was a master of gala and chamber portrait paintings.
He studied in Kiev under his father, Ukrainian graphic artist K.G. Levitsky (Nos) and A.P. Antropov (1758 – 1764), he lived in Antropov's house in St. Petersburg. Already by 1762 he was famous as a portrait artist. In 1770 he became a member of the Academy, in 1771 – 1787 he was in charge of the portrait class of the Academy of Arts, in 1780 he became a member of the Council of the Academy of Arts and a mason.
The 1770s – 80s marked the peak of his creative activity. He mostly painted St. Petersburg inhabitants and visitors. The most famous gala portraits by him are: 'P.A. Demidov', 1773, exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery, 'A.D. Lanskoy', 1782, held in the State Russian Museum, 'Catherine II' – the Legislator, 1783, exhibited in the State Russian Museum, they are noted for their size and authenticity. The series of portraits depicting pupils of the Smolny Institute, 1772 – 1776, held in the State Russian Museum, attracts the eye with its variety of colors and portrayal of psychological elements – making it a masterpiece of the gala genre of portraits.
Chamber portraits of D. Diderot, 1773 – 1774, exhibited in the Geneva Art Gallery, M.A. Dyakov, 1778, exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery, U. Mnishek, 1782, held at the State Tretyakov Gallery, Princess E.A. Vorontsova, 1780s, exhibited in the State Russian Museum, the artists daughter, 1785, exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery, was characterized by deep description of the personality belonging to the highest accomplishments of Levitsky. Levitsky was a close friend of G.R. Derzhavin, N.A. Lvov and N.I. Novikov.
He lived on 23 Kadetskaya Line of Vasilievsky Island in 1799 – 1822 (today 23 Syezdovskaya Line, there is a memorial plaque on the building). He was buried at Smolenskoe Orthodox Cemetery (the tombstone has not survived).

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Denomination: 50 Rubles Year: 1994 Material: Gold Description: Commemorative coin 'D.G. Levitsky'. Obverse: the two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – '50 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г.' (50 RUBLES 1994), at the bottom – 'БАНК РОССИИ' (BANK OF RUSSIA). Reverse: a portrait of Dmitri Levitsky, under it – a palette with brushes, to the right – a fragment of Levtsky's painting 'Nelidova, a Graduate of the Smolny Institute'. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top – 'РОССИЯ И МИРОВАЯ КУЛЬТУРА' (RUSSIA AND WORLD CULTURE), at the bottom – 'Д.Г. ЛЕВИЦКИЙ' (D.G. LEVITSKY). 900 standard gold. Diameter – 22.60 mm, weight – 8.75 g. Edge – incised. Put in circulation since 17.11.1994. Artist: A.V. Baklanov, sculptor: V.M. Kharlamov. Mintage: 8 000. The coin was struck at the Moscow Mint (MМД). FMM hasn't got this coin. Country or town: Russian Federation

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