Pushkin is portrayed as such a handsome man with a lively gaze and a straight and thin nose. However, it is known from the testimonies of contemporaries that in his appearance the features of a not very distant dark-skinned ancestor, possessing all the features of the Negroid race, were preserved: a wide nose, dark eyes, curly hair.
Instructions
Step 1
There are several paintings depicting Pushkin, and they vary quite a lot in detail. It is known that the painters of those times were not too inclined to convey reality in the most direct and immediate way, on the contrary, it was considered a rule of good form to depict a person, embellishing his features. It was completely normal to give Pushkin's image nobility, equipping him with those features that were considered the most beautiful. Therefore, for a start, you can try to listen to what the poet himself said about himself and how his friends and acquaintances described him.
Step 2
Pushkin created a poem in French, in which he described his appearance. It says that his height cannot be compared with the lankiest. Consequently, Pushkin was a man of average height. Further, the poet describes a fresh complexion, light brown hair and curls on his head. Then he says that he is a real monkey face. Apparently, Alexander Sergeevich did not consider himself a handsome man, since he compared his face with a monkey.
Step 3
At the Lyceum, they said about Pushkin that he was "a mixture of a monkey with a tiger." Probably, they meant not only his face, but also character, and manners, and a tendency to leprosy and disorder. The young poet's mischievous disposition and courage were dearly loved by his lyceum friends. A similar comparison with a monkey and a tiger is given by the granddaughter of Marshal Kutuzov, she writes that the poet comes from African ancestors, and that in his eyes there is enough blackness, something wild has been preserved in them. But then she also writes that Pushkin sparkles with his mind and it is so interesting to talk to him that during communication with him you can forget about everything that is lacking in his appearance.
Step 4
Many contemporaries noted in their memoirs and memoirs about Pushkin that his facial expressions were vivid, and his face shone with intelligence and some childish vitality. When talking with the poet, people were fascinated by him, and often he seemed handsome to them, not because he really had an incredibly attractive appearance, but because he was an amazing person, able to charm anyone with his personal qualities.
Step 5
Pushkin himself wrote that his portrait was not written, which would convey his character and inner world. He even writes about this in the novel Eugene Onegin, hoping for the appearance of such a portrait, by which it will be possible to recognize him in the future. With irony, Pushkin writes that the ignorant will be able to say “that was the Poet!” Looking at his portrait.
Step 6
There are three of the most famous portraits of Pushkin. The first one was painted in 1826 by the artist J. Vivien, it was commissioned by the poet himself. The second portrait in 1826 was painted by the Russian artist V. A. Tropinin, and the third was written in 1987 by Kiprensky. Despite such a small time difference between them, all portraits are completely different, they depict three different people. It is from them that one can judge how inaccurately the portraits of that time conveyed the appearance. Each artist strove to emphasize something most important in his opinion. One tried to convey a childish expression on his face, the second - a sad and deep look, and the third - a mischievous glint of his eyes. But none of Pushkin's portraits tells more about him than his works.
