Biography of Vera Mamontov

The portrait of Vera Mammont brush Valentin Serov is one of the most striking images in Russian painting. Those who are not interested in art are also familiar with the picture. The artist often and for a long time visited the estate of the famous philanthropist and industrialist Savva Mamontov. He created a portrait of his summer daughter at 22. After that they started talking about him as a talented portrait.

And how did the life of Vera be and could she find happiness? She had three brothers and younger sister. She received the name Vera not by chance. Secondly, the girl’s mother was deeply believing. The younger mammoth's childhood was cloudless. In their estate Abramtsevo, the atmosphere of warmth, joy and creativity reigned. Often talented artists, sculptors and musicians came.

At the age of two, the girl met Ivan Turgenev. At the age of 12, Vera liked to play with other children and participate in home performances. She agreed to pose reluctantly, because this is a boring lesson. And Valentin Serov is known for drawing for a long time and spent many sessions. In this case, the work took 3 months. According to the artist himself, he "exhausted her, poor, to death." But the result was worth it.

At first, the portrait donated by Verina hung in the room where he was created. Then he was replaced by a copy: the original went to the Tretyakov Gallery. Vera Mamontova Further life when Vera Mamontova became older, she, following the example of her mother, began to engage in public work. Together, they have done a lot for the appearance of schools and workshops, where peasant children from the surrounding villages could study and work.

The artists who entered the circle of communication created other portraits. One of the best is the picture of Vasnetsov "Girl with a maple branch." Vasnetsov V. Girl with a maple branch, with a future husband, a girl met thanks to the history and literature courses that she visited in Moscow. There she made friends with Sophia Samarina and began to visit her at home. Sophia's brother Alexander was captured by a charming faith, and she reciprocated.

But on the way of lovers lay an obstacle. The Samarin clan was ancient and noble. They were related to the Volkonsky, Trubetskoy, Golitsyn and Obolensk. Father did not want to hear about the marriage of his son in the merchant daughter. Several times Alexander asked for blessings for marriage, but received a refusal. Only when the father of the family died, the young could create a family.

They got married in the city today at this place near the Arbat metro station is a chapel. The newlyweds received a portrait of Vasnetsov as a gift. Vera and Alexander Samarina on a honeymoon, marriage and children of Samarina were happy in family life. From the years, the couple had three children: Yuri, Lisa and Sergey. The young family lived in their estate in the Pavlo-Posad district and did not know trouble.

But this well -being lasted less than 5 years. In December, Vera fell ill and died in 3 days from fleeting pneumonia. The young woman was only 32 years old. She was buried in the native estate Abramtsevo, where the couple were just heading for Christmas. There is a legend that the misfortune was brought by another Verin portrait written by Mikhail Vrubel. On the watercolor "Tamara in the coffin" the heroine also died a young.

But 16 years passed between the creation of this work and the death of Vera Samarina, so it is hardly worth attributing to the picture of a mysterious and gloomy power.

Vrubel M. Tamara in the coffin, left without a mother of young children by the younger sister of Vera. Alexander Samarin lived another 25 years, but did not marry again. In memory of the early departed wife, he built the temple of the Life -Giving Trinity near the family estate. In the e, Alexander was exiled to Yakutia, where he lived with his daughter Lisa. The husband of faith in the city died