Nikolai Ge (or Ghe or Gay, ; -) was a Russian realist painter famous for his works on historical and religious motifs. Nikolai Ge was born in Voronezh to a Russian noble family of French origin. His grandfather emigrated to Russia in the 18th century. His parents died when he was still a child, so Nikolai was raised by his serf nurse. Wikipedia
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Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge , an artist of great and original talent, studied at the Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1850 to 1857, where he was strongly influenced by the work of K.P. Brullov. (He became a member of the Academy in 1863.) On a scholarship fro www.artsstudio.com/reproductions/new_ge.htm
