A Life Woven into the Fabric of Russian Realism The story of Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky is one deeply intertwined with the golden age of Russian art and the very evolution of visual documentation. Born into an era of profound transition, Levitsky emerged from a lineage of immense creative significance; he was the son of Sergei Lvovich Levitsky, a titan of early photography whose mastery of light helped define the medium in Europe. Gro…