Vasily Mate Explained

Birth Name:	Wilhelm Johann Mathé
Birth Date:	23 February 1856
Birth Place:	Verzhbolovo, Augustów Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Petrograd, Russian Republic
Resting Place:	Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Alma Mater:	Imperial Academy of Arts

Vasily Vasilyevich Mate or Mathé (Russian: Василий Васильевич Матэ;) was a Russian etcher and wood engraver of German descent.^[1] In contrast to other Russian artisans of the era which prioritized poetry, he was a skilled engraver and was one of the major engravers in Russia during the late 19th century. He collaborated with major Russian painters and produced engravings of their paintings, thus helping popularize Russian art.

Further reading

• Book: Fyodorova, Valentina I.. 1982. В. В. Матэ и его ученики. ru. Leningrad. Khudozhnik RSFSR. 11160999.
• Book: Kornilov, Pyotr Y..

  ru:Корнилов, Пётр Евгеньевич

  . 1927. Гравер Василий Васильевич Матэ (1856–1917 гг.). ru. Kazan. 499691506.
• Book: Lazarevsky, Ivan I.. Leonov. Alexei I.. Василий Васильевич Мате. Русское искусство: очерки о жизни и творчестве художников. Вторая половина девятнадцатого века. 2. ru. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1971. 483–496. 71538004.
• Book: Voinov, Vsevolod V..

  ru:Воинов, Всеволод Владимирович

  . 1927. В. В. Матэ. ru. Leningrad. Russian Museum. 795645558.

Notes and References

1. Book: 31 October 2011 . Mate, Vassili Vasilievich . https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00118599 . 10 February 2024 . . Oxford University Press. 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00118599 . 978-0-19-977378-7 . Benezit Dictionary of Artists .