Carl Wenig

Carl Gottlieb Wenig,. russified as Carl Bogdanovich Wenig (26 February 1830 – 6 February 1908) was a Baltic German painter in the Academical style, active in St. Petersburg during Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III's reigns, known for his history pictures. The elder brother to fellow painter Bogdan Wenig and, alongside the latter, an in-law to the Fabergé family, he served as professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts.

Biography His father, Gottlieb (1804–1874), was a music teacher and organist at St. Nicholas' Church in Reval (now Tallinn). His mother, Agathe (1808–1895), was an amateur artist and the aunt of Peter Carl Fabergé. From 1844 to 1853, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts with Fyodor Bruni. During his time there, he won several medals, including a gold medal for his depiction of Esther before Ahasuerus. Upon graduating, he was awarded a stipend that enabled him to continue his studies in Rome, where he remained for six years.

In 1860, he was elected an Imperial Academician for his painting "The Entombment". Two years later, he was elected an Imperial Professor for his painting of two angels announcing the destruction of Sodom. He began to teach drawing at the Academy that same year.

In 1869, he became an Associate Professor and was promoted to a fully tenured Professor of the second-degree in 1876. He was advanced to the first-degree in 1888. After 1871, he served as a member of the Academy's governing board. In addition to his canvases, he created several decorative murals and icons at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow and St. Nicholas Church in his native city.

His brothers, Bogdan (1837–1872) and Pyotr (1849–1888) also became painters.

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