L.A. Ilyin (1880-1942). Roman-Ionic Order. 1897

Lev Alexandrovich Ilyin (1880-1942) from his own drawing
Roman-Ionic Order
St. Petersburg
December 13, 1897

Paper, fabric, ink, pencil, watercolor, pen
466x642 mm; 427x600 mm

KP-257492

The drawing "Roman-Ionic Order" 
is a student work by Lev Ilyin, 
completed during his initial studies 
at the Emperor Nicholas I Institute 
of Civil Engineers in St.Petersburg 
(1897-1903). 
Ilyin then studied at the Academy 
of Arts (1903-1904) under L.N. Benois.



Acquired by the City Museum from the Study Room of the Emperor Nicholas I Institute of Civil Engineers in St.Petersburg (stamp imprint) between 1918 and 1928. Donated to the museum by architect L. I. Ilyin.


Lev Aleksandrovich Ilyin (1880-1942) was a renowned architect and graphic artist, architectural theorist, director and founder of the City Museum (1918-1928), and urban planner. He designed several city plans for Baku, Ivanovo, Petrozavodsk, Yaroslavl, and others. He also authored the master plan for Leningrad (1935) as its first chief architect. He was a Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Architecture(1941). He died during an artillery bombardment in besieged Leningrad on December 11, 1942.