CZAR''S ICON PAINTER OF THE 17th CENTURY JOHANN DETERS (IVAN DETERSON) AND HIS BROTHER HANS (ANTZ) DETERS (RECONSTRUCTION OF CREATIVE BIOGRAPHIES)
In the article for the first time is made an attempt to introduce the creative activities of Deters brothers, German artists in Russia, as an original part of the European artistic process of the 17th century. The research demonstrates Deters dynasty working in Baltic states (which at that time belonged to Sweden) and in Russia as talented artists, while Johann Deters became the first salaried pedagogue who taught Russian artists painting and portraiture in Armoury chamber.