In the years 1931 – 1936, Bartenev studied at the Academy of Arts at the Faculty of Architecture and then in a graduate school. In February 1942, together with the pedagogical staff and pupils of the Academy, Bartenev and his family were evacuated to Samarkand. At the Samarkand University, Bartenev lectured on architecture. As soon as he found out the Leningrad Blockade was lifted, the whole family moved back to their home town.
A small series of pencil sketches dedicated to the architectural monuments of Samarkand and Bukhara (“A namazgokh in Bukhara”, “Abdidarun”, “Hodzhi-Ahrar”, “The Samanid mausoleum”, “The Saif ed-Din al-Boharsi Mausoleum”, and others) was created by Bartenev in this tragic period for both his family and the whole country. Before evacuating to Samarkand, his young son and mother died from hunger in the besieged Leningrad. The collection was kept in the Bartenev family archives and was acquired by the Museum from the artist’s daughter (Militia Igorevna) in 1986.
You can learn more about this topic in the book-album “The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion” (Volume XII) from the series “Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections”.
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Landscapes of Central Asia by Bartenev's pen
Architect, art and architecture historian, I. A. Bartenev, corresponding member of the Academy of Arts (1975), Honoured Artist of the RSFSR, Doctor of Arts (1969) and Professor (1970), descended from an old family of Bartenevs, who had family ties with the famous Russian commander M. I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov.