Pavel Vasilyevich Zhukovsky, germanified as Paul von Joukowsky, was a German scenic designer and writer of Russian descent.
Occupation
writer, illustrator, graphic artist, painter
Citizenship
Russian Empire, German Empire
Born
January 1, 1845, January 13, 1845
Died
August 26, 1912, August 16, 1912
Overview
Pavel Vasilyevich Zhukovsky, generally germanised as Paul von Joukowsky (; 13 January 1845 – 26 August 1912), was a Russian-German scenic designer and writer.
Life
Born in Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main), Joukowsky was the son of the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky. During 1863–64 he undertook a Grand Tour to Rome, Naples and Bonn with as Hofmeister.
He was introduced to Richard and Cosima Wagner at the Villa d'Angri near Naples on 18 January 1880. Later he accompanied them on their visits to Ravello and Siena, designed the stage clothes and four of the five sets for the Bayreuth premiere cast of Parsifal, for which he was inspired on his travels with the Wagner couple.
Joukowsky died in Weimar at the age of 67.
