Neff Timofey Andreyevich

Timofey Andreyevich Neff was a painter and educator known for his religious works. He studied in Dresden and lived and worked in Russia from 1826. In 1832, he received the title of 'appointed artist,' and in 1839, he was named an Academician for his works created for the small church of the Winter Palace. In 1849, he was awarded the title of professor for his work on the iconostasis of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. He taught at the Academy of Arts from 1855 and served as the curator of the Hermitage painting gallery from 1864. He was an honorary member of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts since 1846.