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“I pity the bird.” About the strangest painting by Caravagist Joseph Wright
True, the bird's suffering upsets only the children - it is no coincidence that the older girl even turned away, just so as not to see all this
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The embodiment of female cunning. The cruel avenger Medea in paintings by famous artists
The story of Medea has stood the test of time and has served as the basis for many works of art throughout the ages.
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Self-service vaccinations and motivation for a football fan. High-quality humor from the master of his craft Igor Kiiko
Gradually he began to paint in color, abandoned the clouds with inscriptions in many works in favor of greater laconism, and most importantly, he managed to form his own style.
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Illustrations That Give You Goosebumps: Monsters and Magic, Dark Art by Jana Heidersdorf
"I love cinema, and thanks to it I learned how to create dark fantasy worlds, the standard for which I consider the works of Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman."
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Strange Victorian Christmas cards that will leave you feeling bewildered and confused.
Christmas cards at that time were widely available, cheap and served the functions of photos and funny pictures from today's social networks.
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​Master of Moonlight: John Grimshaw's Epic Nightscapes
Grimshaw's landscapes became even more realistic and refined, they resembled high-quality modern photography, with impeccably rendered light from gas lamps and the moon.
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A provocative and not always decent satire by the symbolist Felicien Rops
Rops focused on depicting female sensuality and seduction, and he decided to create a pretty factory worker by a lamppost.
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When painting nudes is shameful and your male colleagues treat you with disdain. The life and work of Elizabeth Nourse.
Elizabeth favored realism even when Impressionism dominated the art scene. She refused to follow fashion trends, focusing on honest and authentic depictions of life.
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A creepy Danish ballad based on the plot of which the artist Frederick Burton created a painting recognized as a world masterpiece.
The girl, as if by accident, accidentally touched his shoulder, and the knight reverently fell on her hand. And the rose petals on the steps of the tower serve as harbingers of tragedy.
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Tragedy and Triumph of Alexander Ivanov: A Life Dedicated to Art, 20 Years in Vain
Formally, it was considered a success, Alexander II acquired it and appointed a solid salary to the artist. Although more and more critics were inclined to think that the painting was already hopelessly outdated.
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Shock of the era: Soviet nude, not socialist realism - Alexandra Samokhvalova and his world.
In the end, beauty has always been in the first place for Samokhvalov, and ideology is just a way to build a career.
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Not quite an ordinary Iranian woman. Satirical caricatures by Mahnaz Yazdani, created in defiance of all social conventions.
They looked at her askance, but soon accepted her into their circle, fortunately the young artist was full of interesting ideas and knew how to skillfully embody them in drawings.
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