 He was educated in the M. Murashko School of Art in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine from 1882 to 1884.Following this Yizhakevych studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1884 to 1888.Yizhakevych's paintings reflect themes from Ukrainian history, such as Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, Cossack battles, and Haidamaky.