Karl Brullov

Karl Brullov is a Russian academic painter, major figure of Russian Romanticism and master of the grand historical genre. His monumental masterpiece, "The Last Day of Pompeii" (1833), combining theatrical drama, romantic passion, and technical virtuosity, achieved international triumph and established his reputation as one of the greatest painters of his era. Brilliant portraitist and ambitious history painter, he embodies the apex of 19th-century Russian academic painting, fusing Italian classical heritage with Romantic sensibility.