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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.
​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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Indecent dancing, nudism and escape from war. How famous artists vacationed.
Indecent dancing, nudism and escape from war. How famous artists vacationed.
Local artists invited him to an "obscene dance" and told him to take a navajo with him. "A jolly entertainment," thought the artist, but he agreed to go with them.
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He wrote obscene letters and considered Dominique Engrès his sworn enemy. What was Eugène Delacroix like in life?
He wrote obscene letters and considered Dominique Engrès his sworn enemy. What was Eugène Delacroix like in life?
He sincerely believed that children are completely out of control, can spoil all his paintings. The only thing left was work and not too burdensome communication with friends, of which Delacroix had a lot.
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Ironic paintings by Mikhail Vachaev about our life, laced with irony and the grotesque
Ironic paintings by Mikhail Vachaev about our life, laced with irony and the grotesque
The point is not in this, but in the obvious mockery of modern fashion trends that make perhaps quite decent girls look so provocatively frivolous. Vachaev is an artist of a new formation, able to accurately observe many phenomena of our modern life.
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Famous pictures that have popped up in movies, without which some good movies would look strange.
Famous pictures that have popped up in movies, without which some good movies would look strange.
Mr. Bean doused the original with solvent, replaced it with a fake, which he sent to America. It was created by the artist Rich Pellegrino, but only a true connoisseur of Schiele's work can recognize the forgery.
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As an artist - a genius, but as a man ... What was
As an artist - a genius, but as a man ... What was "master of displaying the elements" William Turner like in ordinary life?
Turner was of very simple origin - his father worked as a barber, but managed to overcome all the class prejudices of those years and become one of the most famous and wealthy British artists.
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Why have we forgotten about the talented master of domestic genre Sergey Gribkov?
Why have we forgotten about the talented master of domestic genre Sergey Gribkov?
From childhood, Sergei showed an aptitude for drawing, and persuaded his father to allow him to enter the Moscow School of Painting. Gribkov's creative assets include a painting based on a well-known story by Gogol. He found his niche, and his work was willingly bought.
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Why did Giuseppe Arcimboldo paint portraits of fruit and vegetables and why did people try to avoid the place where he lived?
Why did Giuseppe Arcimboldo paint portraits of fruit and vegetables and why did people try to avoid the place where he lived?
Arcimboldo returned home to Milan rich and with the opportunity to create in a quiet environment. This immediately favoured the quality of his paintings.
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The scandalous paintings of an illiterate big man with an exorbitant ego. Was he Gustave Courbet in ordinary life?
The scandalous paintings of an illiterate big man with an exorbitant ego. Was he Gustave Courbet in ordinary life?
He confessed at first to the usual childish misdemeanours, but then moved on to the real atrocities. The priest looked at Courbet with surprise and fear
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Why Arkhip Kuindzhi was laughed at by all the neighbours, as well as a cat-co-author and an anteater on a tether. Pets of famous artists.
Why Arkhip Kuindzhi was laughed at by all the neighbours, as well as a cat-co-author and an anteater on a tether. Pets of famous artists.
He earned enough, in full accordance with his talent and ability to provoke the public. And all the art critics will wonder how I ever managed to achieve such an effect.
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Public houses, absinthe and official marriage as superfluous in life.
Public houses, absinthe and official marriage as superfluous in life. "French Tretyakov" Gustave Caibotte, without whom we would not have seen many of the Impressionist paintings
But there were things and entertainments that he didn't need at all: a law degree, studies at the Academy of Arts, official marriage, flings with merry girls, bohemian partying, brothels and booze.
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Strange self-portraits by famous artists that delight and bewilder.
Strange self-portraits by famous artists that delight and bewilder.
Freud was fascinated by her body as it matched his ideas of "the interesting" and offered to pose her for his paintings
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A total disregard for morality. The epathetic beauty Lola Montes and her not-so-righteous path to the top.
A total disregard for morality. The epathetic beauty Lola Montes and her not-so-righteous path to the top.
She ran away, and at the age of 16 she married the first handsome officer Thomas James, the young beauty had no shortage of suitors, and went with him to India.
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Superheroes in retirement and other ironic works of the talented artist Lesya Guseva, which became famous all over the world.
Superheroes in retirement and other ironic works of the talented artist Lesya Guseva, which became famous all over the world.
And there was no luck, but misfortune helped. Guseva, even before she became famous, liked to communicate with friends on one of the Perm forums, where she was called "Squirrel".
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Stephan Schmitz's clever illustrations allow you to reflect and laugh at many of the problems of our time.
Stephan Schmitz's clever illustrations allow you to reflect and laugh at many of the problems of our time.
When a man is like a squeezed lemon and can't even get out of his chair. Schmitz doesn't like jobs where everything is obvious at first sight. He is also ironic about the desire to show that we are doing well.
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"The career of the courtesan" and the nocturnal escapades of aristocrats. English artist who invented critical realism
And he decided to open his fellow citizens' eyes to everything that was going on around him. Hogarth felt it was his duty to bring her story to everyone. He was very expressive in showing the relationships between people, their passions and vices
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Everyday life of the “right guys”. Gopniks in paintings by contemporary artists.
Everyday life of the “right guys”. Gopniks in paintings by contemporary artists.
It is difficult to imagine that a monument to Gopnik would ever be erected. But you shouldn’t think that gopniks can only drink beer and sit on the courts.
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Still lifes with potatoes instead of nudes. A special look at Robert Falk's painting.
Still lifes with potatoes instead of nudes. A special look at Robert Falk's painting.
He somehow always managed to write not “as it should”, and based on his understanding of painting. And in 1928, Falk received permission to go to Paris. And after the Second World War, Falk was subjected to disgrace, his paintings were no longer bought.
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He switched from cityscapes to paintings of nude bathers. Check out these incredible Impressionist paintings by Frederic Gassaman!
He switched from cityscapes to paintings of nude bathers. Check out these incredible Impressionist paintings by Frederic Gassaman!
He began working as an accountant, but Gassam quickly grew tired of the boring accounting. His paintings were often harshly criticized as being completely incomprehensible. There was also a period of excessive passion for alcohol, but at some point he decided to give it up completely.
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The immodest illustrations of pin-up master Gil Elvgren that still excite all men today
The immodest illustrations of pin-up master Gil Elvgren that still excite all men today
During his studies he got married, and when he received a degree in architecture he moved to Chicago with his wife. Elvgren became a famous artist, and he had many lucrative commissions, drawing advertisements for large companies and collaborating with magazines.
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Memorable "anti-Stalinist" paintings by Peter Belov, which will leave no one indifferent.
People stood in queues to see a different view of Stalin's times. Camps grind up human bodies and souls, individuals with their aspirations and dreams become mere cogs in a soulless state machine.
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