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Selected dates:
December 13th, 1834
Born in the village of Tsintsevichi, Vileika district, Vilna province (now Vileika district, Minsk region), into a peasant family.
1850
He was admitted to the five-class noble school in the town of Molodechno.
1855
He left to study at the drawing school of the St. Petersburg Society for the Encouragement of Artists.
1856–1863
He entered the department of portraiture of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
1864
After completing his studies, the artist left for his homeland.
1864–1865
He worked on icons of St. Alexander Nevsky and portraits of the Sovereign Emperor in the Vilna province.
1864–1866
He lived in Vilna, traveled to Tsintsevichi, got married, painted portraits and genre paintings, created icons, and decorated churches.
1866
The artist moved to St. Petersburg and applied for admission to the mosaic department of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
1867–1869
Participated in the performance of a number of important mosaic works, for example, the mosaic icon "Savior Almighty" for the Tomb of the Princes Pozharsky in the Spaso-Efimiev Monastery in Suzdal.
Early 1870s
He was involved in the decoration of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
November 1876
The artist was awarded the title of academician of mosaics.
1877–1894
He painted several religious compositions for the church in Eznas.
1890s
He took part in the design of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in St. Petersburg.
1901
He moved to a permanent place of residence in Birshtany, where he equipped a small workshop and devoted all his free time to painting.
1914
With the outbreak of World War I, the artist moved to Tsintsevichi.
1919
He died in Tsintsevichi.
2009
A memorial sign dedicated to Silivanovich was erected in Tsintsevichi.