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Ivan Shishkin was born on January 13, 1832 (Old Style) ,  or January 25, 1832 (New Style) ,  in the town of Yelabuga, Vyatka province, Russia. He studied art first at the School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in Moscow (1852–1856), and then at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg (1856–1860).In 1860 he was awarded the Academy’s Gold Medal and granted a stipend to travel and study in European art centers ,  Munich, Prague, Düsseldorf. His exposure to the techniques and realism of the Düsseldorf school helped shape his…