Isaak L'vovich Asknaziy (Russian: Исаак Львович Аскназий; 16 January 1856, in Drissa – 1902, in Moscow) was a Jewish-Russian painter in the Academic style, known primarily for his historical and Biblical scenes.

Asknaziy was born to a family of wealthy Hasidic Jewish merchants, with a long rabbinical tradition.

[1] His early education was entirely religious, but when his parents noticed his talent and love for drawing, they decided to encourage him in that pursuit.

[1] While in Italy, he studied the Old Masters and produced a large canvas of Moses in the desert, which earned him the title of "Academician" from the Imperial Academy.

For some reason, however, his works were not popular among the wealthy Russian Jews, who would have seemed to be his natural audience, and sold better abroad; especially in the United States.