Konstantin Egorovich Makovskiĭ

1839–1915

**Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky** (Russian: Константи́н Его́рович Мако́вский; (20 June o.c.) 2 July n.c. 1839 – 17 o.c. (30 n.c.) September 1915) was a Russian painter during the Belle Époque, affiliated with the "Peredvizhniki (Wanderers)". Many of his historical paintings, such as *Beneath the Crown* (1889) also known as *The Russian Bride's Attire* and *Before the Wedding*, showed an idealized view of Russian life of prior centuries. He is often considered a representative of Academic art.