Bocharov Mikhail Ilyich

Russian theater painter and landscape painter. He studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and with M. N. Vorobyov at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (volunteer, graduated in 1858); academician (since 1863). Decorator of imperial (state) theaters (since 1864). Using the achievements of archeology and Russian landscape painting of the 1860s, Bocharov sought to achieve historical authenticity and at the same time introduce an emotional element into the design of performances on national themes (the operas “Boris Godunov” by Mussorgsky, 1874, and “The Blacksmith Vakula” by Tchaikovsky, 1877, at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg). An excellent colorist and composer.