After distinguishing himself as a promising and imaginative student and finishing his education, he left Russia for Rome where he worked until 1835 as a portraitist and genre painter, though his fame as an artist came when he began doing historical painting.
He left Russia for Rome. He worked until 1835 as a portraitist and genre painter. His fame as an artist came. He began doing historical painting. He was distinguishing himself as a promising and imaginative student. He was finishing his education.