Lev Feliksovich Lagorio (Russian: Лев Феликсович Лагорио; 9 December 1826 - 17 November 1905) was a Russian painter and watercolorist, known primarily for his seascapes and maritime scenes. He was associated with the "Cimmerian" school of painting, composed of artists who worked in Southern Crimea.
In 1850 Lagorio graduated from the Academy of Arts with a gold medal. In 1850, he received the title of "Artist" for his painting "View of Lakhta" and, two years later, became a Russian citizen.[1] He was also awarded a pension to study abroad, visiting Paris first (1853), then Rome, where he stayed until 1859, the last two years at his own expense.[2]
After his return, in 1860, he was named a Professor and exhibited the works he had created in Italy.[3] He travelled to the Caucasus in 1861 and presented a series of landscapes from there to Tsar Alexander II, who presented him with the Order of Saint Anna.
He returned to the Caucasus in 1863 and 1864, with the entourage of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich, where he participated in the Caucasian War.[2] Afterward he settled in Saint Petersburg, spent the summers in Sudak and often travelled abroad.
In 1885, he was commissioned to paint a series of works on the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and visited battlefields throughout the European and Asian theaters.[2] In 1900, he was named an honorary member of the Academy.[3] He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
N.O. Mayorova and G.K. Skokov, Лев Лагорио: история жизненного пути, творческое наследие, (History of his Life and Creative Heritage), Белый город, 2006 ISBN5-7793-1121-8
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