Ivan Yizhakevych

Ivan Sydorovych Yizhakevych (Іва́н Си́дорович Їжаке́вич; January 18, 1864 – January 19, 1962) was a Soviet and Ukrainian painter and writer, People's Painter of the Ukrainian SSR (1951).

Life, education and work
Yizhakevych was born in the village of Vyshnopil, Kiev Governorate. He was educated at the M. Murashko School of Art in Kyiv, Ukraine from 1882 to 1884. Following this Yizhakevych studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1884 to 1888.

Yizhakevych's paintings reflect themes from Ukrainian history, such as Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv, Cossack battles, and Haidamaky. Yizhakevych also illustrated works by Ukrainian writers, among them: Taras Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Ivan Franko, and produced paintings of common people and their lives.

Yizhakevych made numerous artistic contributions to Kyiv churches.