Artist

Mikhail Vrubel

1856–1910 · born in Omsk · died in Saint Petersburg

Mikhail Vrubel was born in Omsk, Siberia, and studied in Saint Petersburg. He lived in Russia and Ukraine, creating glittering, mosaic-like paintings and designs for theaters. He is best known for paintings of the Demon, a moody figure from a Russian poem. He lost his sight in later life and died in Saint Petersburg in 1910.