The attitude to what was acceptable in nudes also changed. Female nudity was considered aesthetically pleasing and acceptable, no one had any questions, which artists actively used. But male nudity was more difficult.

He was not afraid to change his life abruptly. Today he could do translations, tomorrow he could quit the academy and make copies of popular stories. Open-minded, characterized by sincerity and impulsiveness, with a touch of fearlessness. Dante did not accept criticism, even tried to take his own life.

But with Somov's personal life, everything was complicated. Like Russian wonderful actor Yuri Bogatyryov Somov was a representative of non-traditional orientation. He had an affair with the sitter Methodius Lukyanov, and it lasted until his death

Был везунчиком и выходил целым и невредимым из самых опасных ситуаций. Скафандр в открытом космосе раздулся и войти в тесный шлюз было невозможно. Пришлось скидывать давление в скафандре, заходить не как положено.

Однажды на одну эпиграмму он отправил обидчику запечённую в духовке коровью лепёшку. В итоге был объявлен коммунистом, и это тяжело сказалось на его финансовом положении. И Кент решился — подарил советским музеям свыше 80 своих картин и около тысячи рисунков.

But there is no absolute certainty that none of Giger's dark fantasies will ever be realized in the future, even if not in such an artistic form.

After the amazing early paintings were followed by monotypical and boring late ones, and visitors had the feeling that the artist simply wrote out, stopped trying and went to outright hackwork.

The style and taste of the artist was formed under the influence of Flemish and German painting of the XV century, she was inspired by Italian Mannerism. Lifetime retrospectives of Leonore's artwork appeared in Japan, Belgium, Paris and Italian cities. But in the mid-1990s, after the artist's death, her work was forgotten.

Then he met the owner of the café. She would gladly take his paintings and pay him with food or sometimes send him flowers - not to express admiration, but simply so that the artist could admire their colorful beauty.

Such pictures were the dream of truckers and bachelors back in the 1920s. The publishers of Brown & Bigelow calendars had a million-dollar idea - to pin up pictures of girls (to pin up or pin a poster to the wall).

A new wave of popularity of Tamara's work came in the sixties. First followed a successful Paris exhibition, then a Luxembourg exhibition. Clients began eagerly ordering replicas of paintings, but the eye and hand were no longer so accurate.

Norman Rockwell drew ordinary people of all ages with sympathy, warmth, and a good deal of good humor. And this manner found the widest understanding among ordinary Americans. Not everyone was close and understandable avant-garde art Pollock or paintings by Francis Bacon ...

There are whole series of his drawings devoted to different animals, especially bears, funny cats and cats or touching birds in boots. Here he laughs too, but not in an evil way, but in a kind way

Давид способствовал выдвижению картин Энгра на Большую Римскую премию — главный французский конкурс для молодых художников, призом которого являлось оплачиваемая четырёхлетняя поездка в Рим.

By the way, in the painting David very accurately captured the psychology of the ancient Romans, not all of them, of course, but those who cared about the concept of honor and military duty. Men must fight and there is nothing higher than that, even their own lives are less important. Women have only to accept this.

Bashkirtseva developed a unique style based on the techniques of Renaissance masters and realists, although she did not have the time to study these paintings long and carefully and gradually develop her artistic skills - she lived only twenty-five years.

However, all these changes of styles, different periods of creativity - from blue, pink, African, cubism to neoclassicism and surrealism, the very lifestyle of the artist, fabulous prices for his artwork, which many simply did not perceive: “my five-year-old daughter draws better”, caused irritation and dissatisfaction.

Bogatyryov died of a heart attack caused by psychological problems and alcohol abuse. Perhaps, looking at the suffering of this extraordinary artist, it is worth thinking about whether everything is so bad in Western tolerance....

At that time, revolutionary sentiments were in the air in France, and the message of this painting was close to the hearts of all French people. David became close to the French revolutionaries Marat and Robespierre, and became a member of the Convention, where he made the epochal decision regarding the fate of the king.

Удивительно, что её родные в Британии годами не знали, как сложилась судьба их родственницы-бунтарки. Лишь незадолго до смерти к Леоноре приехала одна из её племянниц с визитом. Дожив до девяносто четырёх лет, Леонора была счастлива и говорила, что к возрасту счастье не имеет отношения.