Sokrat Vorobyov

Sokrat Maksimovich Vorobyov (Сократ Максимович Воробьёв; 12 February 1817, in Saint Petersburg – 9 September 1888, in Turmantas) was a Russian landscape painter, engraver and art teacher.

Biography
Born in Saint Petersburg, he was the eldest son of painter Maksim Vorobyov. In 1833, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied landscape painting and perspective with his father. He received a silver medal in 1836 and two gold medals (1837 and 1838), the latter for his rendering of the Benckendorff Manor House near Tallinn. He graduated in 1839 and received the title of "Artist".

This title included a stipend that allowed him to travel abroad. In 1840, he went to Italy, where he would spend six years; largely in Rome and Naples. In 1844, while in Palermo, he received a request from Tsar Nicholas I to create an album of Italian scenes.

In 1846, upon his return, he was named an "Academician". The following year, he went back to Italy, with funds provided by the Tsar, to create more Italian landscapes. Two years later, he began participating regularly in the Academy's exhibitions and, in 1852, produced a series of scenes set in Saint Petersburg's suburbs.

After his father's death in 1855, he took his place teaching landscape painting at the Academy. In 1858, he was named a Professor. His most notable students there included Pyotr Vereshchagin, Eugen Dücker, Julius von Klever and Arseny Meshchersky.

He retired in 1872 and settled at his estate near Turmantas. From that time on, he produced only a handful of drawings.