Fyodor Bruni · 1841
Kingdom of Italy · 1799–1875
Fedele Giovanni Baroffi Bruni, russified as Fyodor Antonovich Bruni was a Russian painter and draughtsman of Swiss Italian descent, active during the Romantic period, best known for his history paintings. Along with his contemporaries Karl Bryullov and Alexander Ivanov, Bruni is considered among the most important Russian artisans during Tsar Nicholas I's reign.
Brazen Serpent
Fyodor Bruni · 1841
State Russian Museum
The Brazen Serpent is a giant painting by the Russian artist of Italian origin Fyodor Bruni (1799 to 1875), completed in 1841. It is part of the collection of the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (inventory number Zh-5070).
