Nikolai Ge

Russian Empire · 1831–1894

Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge was a Russian painter who was influential in the development of Russian symbolism. He was famous for his works on historical and religious subjects. == Early life == Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge was born on 27 February 1831 in Voronezh, Russia, to a family in the Russian nobility. His great-grandfather, who was a French nobleman, immigrated to Russia during the 18th century and married a Russian woman. The original French spelling of the surname was Gay, and many French sources use this spelling rather than the Russian transliteration.

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