He was even called a "notorious scoundrel" and was criticized in every possible way. Although Muravyov was not a champion of morality, he abused alcohol and gained fame as a ladies' man. He simply led the life of a "typical representative of bohemia" and if there had been some simpler woman in Komissarzhevskaya's place, there would certainly have been much less negative talk.

Böcklin lived most of his life in obscurity, without due recognition. But from the 1880s onwards, everything changed.

The painting mocked the deep superstitions that were prevalent among the common people at the time, and at the same time ridiculed the clergy.

She takes familiar characters as a basis and redraws their appearance in her own way, adding a bit of eroticism and some anime style.

Degas captured the moment here and now, captured the instant through a virtuoso rendering of movements. His works are completely devoid of sensuality and eroticism; for him it was more important to convey movement than beauty.

However, she was the only one who seriously took up painting: some of the sisters got married and forgot “this nonsense,” and those who were not lucky enough to find a husband were forced to go to a monastery.

"Stumbling Blocks" are not just monuments, but a means through which people can feel a connection with history, experience it in a personal context. The name has a metaphorical meaning - "stumbling" over memory, over human history, over the tragedy of the past that should not be forgotten.

Although many of the artist's caricatures were drawn several decades ago, they have not lost their relevance and seem very modern.

Due to the decline in the influence of the church, artists began to receive fewer orders for pompous religious scenes, but many merchants and wealthy residents appeared.

Repin refused to remove all the disgusting moments and asked sarcastically: “How often do you see beautiful faces in the crowd, especially for your pleasure, that inevitably come to the forefront?”

Like all female artists of the time, Elisabetta received her first painting lessons from her father, who was an artist, collector and art dealer.

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Almost all of his paintings resemble dreams or nightmares painted on canvas, quite frivolous. They often depict non-existent creatures, and the human figures are emphatically massive and grotesque.

His paintings were distinguished by masterful coloring and precise lighting effects. The painting "Rolla" was written based on the poem by Alfred de Musset. Rolla is a highly paid courtesan of the highest rank who agreed to spend the night with a man standing at the window.

Kozelsky sympathizes with his characters, but most of his works are quite harsh satire, and their heroes do not evoke any positive feelings. But the paintings cannot be called gloomy either, they are very literary, as if the culmination of some small fairy tale or parable is depicted.

The academics did not appreciate such a radical picture, but the public was delighted: bold, resourceful and topical. The idea was even sharper and more piquant, but then the artist was probably afraid of negative reviews.

At the age of 17, Théodore Chassériau made his debut at the Paris Salon and received a medal for a religious painting. In 1846, Chassériau traveled to Algeria and what he saw there impressed the artist so much that orientalism became the dominant theme in his work.

Everything changed in the 90s. There was plenty of negativity and sordidness at that time, and people wanted something bright and joyful. The titles of the artist's paintings mean no less than what is depicted on them.

He tried to maintain a balance between an almost documentary reconstruction of the events depicted and some personal impressions of the most relevant events in France in the mid-to-late 19th century, reflecting it in artistic form.

At the beginning of his career, he saw injustice, was not afraid to depict it in his paintings, and this social message was much more important in those years than any purely technical nuances.