Alexander Vasilyevich Stupin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Ступин; 24 [O.S. 13] February 1776 in Arzamas – 12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1861 in Arzamas) was a Russian painter and art teacher. He founded and led the Arzamas School of Painting, Russia's first provincially based art school.