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​Soviet David Hamilton. Provocative paintings by Nikolai Chernyshev that evoke a variety of feelings.
Chernyshev managed to create many monumental works, teach many students, write works on art, but for most modern viewers he remains in the memory as an artist who “drew girls” better than anyone else.
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His cartoons provoke, make you laugh, reveal the dark sides of society and make you think!
"Your head is fine, your critical thinking is working, so you can watch TV"
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"What kind of buttock did you draw? And you're also a scholarship holder!" About the childhood and studies of famous artists.
About the childhood of some famous artists and how it influenced their work.
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"Delightful Dolls" by French artist Auguste Toulmouche.
Even Emperor Napoleon III himself bought his paintings, so it is not surprising that other wealthy bourgeois sought to acquire work from “that very artist.”
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Knew how to please the ladies. "Master of the elegant compliment" and excellent draftsman Frank Bernard Dicksee
His paintings are very decorative, beauty and aesthetics are in the foreground, obscuring any authentic historical details.
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Cartoons on the topic of our reality from Russian illustrator Alex Sandro
Many of Sandro's caricatures do not have the notorious speech bubbles and are understandable without words, and this is often a sign of the highest skill.
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"The Voluptuary Monk" by Fra Filippo Lippi, and his not always righteous life.
He kidnapped her from the monastery, fortunately Lucrezia herself was not at all against it, and after the allotted time they gave birth to an illegitimate son, Filippino. The second son, Alexandro, was born this time in a legal marriage.
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​Why did Repin paint a nude Frenchwoman instead of Chaliapin? About the artist's complex relationships with the subjects of his portraits.
He wrote her enthusiastic, chaotic and passionate letters, where he confessed his love. Repin tried to forget Zvantseva, and therefore forced Tenisheva to pose to the point of exhaustion, trying to get closer and closer to the unattainable ideal.
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Hooligan caricatures by the famous Guillermo Mordillo that will make you laugh without words
Even at 80, he did not abandon creativity, painting more for himself and his soul than for money, although he still took it extremely seriously.
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The Charm of the Exotic: The Decorative Symbolism of Gaston Bussières
Impeccable in technique, with some symbolic understatement and very decorative paintings by Bussières deservedly attracted the attention of many art lovers.
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From Shunga "Shameful Pictures" and Geisha Advertisements to Genuine Works of Art. Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints.
Illustration of various legends and traditions was also a favorite theme. However, the Japanese themselves did not consider ukiyo-e prints to be works of art. Colors did not appear in ukiyo-e prints right away. The first prints were black and white and were a kind of book.
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Sports as a cover for first-class nude. About sports paintings by Soviet artists.
All the people depicted resemble some kind of athletes; the artists consciously give preference to monumental forms and bright colors.
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