Voronikhin Andrei Nikiforovich

Biography

Andrei Nikiforovich Voronikhin (1759-1814) was born in the Urals into a family of serf counts Stroganov.

In the family of Count A. S. Stroganov, Voronikhin received a home education. He made several long trips to Russia with the count's son, Pavel Alexandrovich.

In 1786, before Voronikhin left for a trip abroad, A. S. Stroganov freed him from serfdom.

For 20 years he was the architect of the Stroganov family (1791-1814). His first big job was the interior decoration of the Stroganov Palace. He created the Art Gallery, the Front Dining Room, the Mineral Office and the lobby. In the same period, he rebuilt the dacha at Mandurova Manor (Stroganovskaya Dacha).

In 1797, the Academy Council awarded Voronikhin the title of academician of promising painting for the painting "Stroganov's Cottage on the Chernaya River in St. Petersburg."

Voronikhin received the title of architect in 1800 for the design of colonnades in Peterhof. From 1802 he was a professor at the Academy of Arts.

The main creation of Voronikhin was the cathedral in honor of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God in St. Petersburg. The laying of the cathedral took place on March 27, 1801, the work was completed in 1811. On the occasion of the consecration of the church, Voronikhin was awarded the Order of St. Anna of the second degree and pension.

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In 1803-1814 at the invitation of the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna he worked in Pavlovsk. Creator of the Flashlight cabinet and the Pink Pavilion.

Park builder and author of numerous drawings for furniture of decorative and applied arts.

Family

Voronikhina Maria Fedorovna, nee Mary Lond, (1770-1822), wife of A.N. Voronikhin. The spouses had six sons: two died in childhood, the rest, with the exception of Constantine, also lived very little. They did not leave offspring behind.