▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Category : B ank ▁of ▁Cred it ▁and ▁Com merce ▁International <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Pav lov ich ▁Br ul lov ▁( , ▁sp elled ▁Br ulle au ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁according ▁to ▁Russian ▁pron unci ation , ▁sometimes ▁also ▁sp elled ▁Br ul lo ff ; ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁artist ▁associated ▁with ▁Russian ▁Ne oc lass ic ism . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Alexander ▁Br ul lov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁French ▁artists : ▁his ▁great ▁grand father , ▁his ▁grand father , ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁( including ▁Karl ▁Br ul lov ) ▁were ▁artists . ▁His ▁first ▁teacher ▁was ▁his ▁father ▁Paul . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁architecture ▁class ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Karl , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁study ▁art ▁and ▁architecture ▁with ▁a ▁st ip end ▁from ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁Career ▁Alexander ▁Br ul lov ▁spent ▁eight ▁years ▁abroad , ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁in ▁Italy , ▁Germany ▁and ▁France , ▁studying ▁architecture ▁and ▁art . ▁He ▁painted ▁many ▁water color ▁port ra its ▁at ▁that ▁time