Pavel Aleksandrovich Brullov (also spelled Briullov or Bryullov; Russian: Павел Александрович Брюллов; 10 September [O.S.

His father, Alexander Brullov, was a professor of architecture at the Imperial Academy of Arts and his uncle was the painter Karl Bryullov.

[1] He originally studied physics and mathematics at Saint Petersburg State University, becoming a Candidate in 1863.

[1] At the same time (from 1861 to 1864) he took classes in architecture at the academy, where he studied under Konstantin Thon, Andrei Stackenschneider, David Grimm and his father.

In Paris, he attended the classes of Léon Bonnat at the École des Beaux-arts.