The Development of Arts Education in Smolensk Province in the First Half of the XIXth Century
The paper is devoted to the development of Arts education in Smolensk province in the first half of the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth century«drawing» was regarded as the first stage of artistic skills. In Smolensk province primary Arts education was represented by the subject of «Drawing» ineducational institutions of the Ministry of national education. The author of the article studied the documents and materials of the State archive of Smolensk region connected with teaching the subject «Drawing» in high schools and districtschools of Smolensk province in the first half of the nineteenth century, collected and systematized the material on the leading artists-teachers.