Kristjan Raud
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Kristjan Raud was an Estonia
n painter and draughtsman.
His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud. Kristian had a twin
brother (Paulus; Paul Raud
) who was born on 23 October and would become a painter as well.
He is most famous for his pencil and carbon drawings, having also illustrated the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg
.
Raud is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery
in Tallinn
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n painter and draughtsman.
His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud. Kristian had a twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
brother (Paulus; Paul Raud
Paul Raud
Paul Raud was an Estonian painter. The twin brother of painter Kristjan Raud, he studied in Düsseldorf beginning in 1886, becoming influenced by the work of Eduard von Gebhardt. After his return to Estonia, he painted mainly portrait commissions for some time, before traveling with his brother...
) who was born on 23 October and would become a painter as well.
He is most famous for his pencil and carbon drawings, having also illustrated the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg
Kalevipoeg
Kalevipoeg is an epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald held to be the Estonian national epic.- Origins : There existed an oral tradition within Ancient Estonia of legends explaining the origin of the world...
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Raud is buried at the Rahumäe cemetery
Rahumäe cemetery
Rahumäe cemetery is a cemetery located at Rahumäe in Nõmme District, Tallinn, Estonia. This municipal cemetery was established in 1903 on 29 hectares of land to meet the needs of the growing population of Tallinn. A number of congregations are present including a Jewish section established in 1909...
in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
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