The Orphan of Moscow The story of Andrey Ivanov begins in the quiet, often harsh reality of a Moscow orphanage. Abandoned by his parents, the boy found his first true sanctuary within the walls of the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1782. It was there that a raw talent began to take shape, nurtured by the guidance of Grigory Ugryumov and Gabriel François Doyen. By the time he graduated in 1797, he had already begun to navigate the complex…
Scroll through Andrey Ivanov's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Andrey Ivanov's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.