What he saw there impressed him so much that Delacroix declared: “the missing link of civilization must be sought in the East”...
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The Eunuch's Dream and the Immodest Portrait of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Lecomte du Nouy's impressive paintings of Oriental manners and life.
Lecomte du Nouy studied under the academicians Charles Gleyre, Emile Signol and Jean-Léon Gérôme, who belonged to the Neo-Greek school, and all his life followed their ideas about art. But gradually he turned to Orientalism, aided by a visit to Egypt.
The beauty of Russian girls in sentimental portraits by Vasily Tropinin.
She heard that the artist's surname was Tropini and that he was Italian. But when she learned that he a Russian, and even with a serf, she pushed Tropinin out.
An immodest customs inspection and an overly curious servant. Genre paintings by Rémi Coghe
She may be of simple origin, but she does not look like a "priestess of love", and such actions do not give her any pleasure. However, the title explains everything....
Art at the edge of the world. Impressive paintings by Uruguayan artist Juan Manuel Blanes about the difficult life in this country.
Upon his arrival in his homeland, a pleasant and well-deserved surprise awaited him: a paid scholarship from the Uruguayan government, thanks to which he was able to go with his family to study painting in Italy.
"The voluptuous painter" Henri Charles Mangen, his exquisite nudes and cheerful landscapes
And it soon became clear that Mangen is a distinctive and talented artist, and few can compare with him in the mastery of color.
Soul-crushing. A memorable painting by Henry O'Neill, showing what excessive social decorum can lead to
But having a child with them means ruining your reputation and losing your job. So the only way out is to become a “love priestess.”
The kind of angels you've never seen before. Michael Parkes' vicious and beguiling magical realism.
His artwork is eagerly bought by collectors, paying decent money for them, mentioned in the world's bestsellers
The Nun's Immodest Dream and other uncommon paintings by Karl Bryullov.
An old nun already enters the cell, who is sure to immediately wake up the young nun “tempted by a demon” and bring her back to the monastery reality.
He was not expecting his wife's arrival and was caught by surprise. Harsh paintings by Serafima Ryangina, showing the truth of life.
The moment for the arrival chose for the man extremely unfortunate, he was caught unawares between two fires.
Why are merchants and merchants in Kustodiev's paintings so overweight? About the artist's amazing artworks painted against all odds.
It was a lot to take in. There were no basic necessities: food and firewood. His wife Yulia Kustodieva went to work as a day laborer sawing wood, which she received as payment instead of money.
Crossed the line. Why was a painting by the artist Philjames recently removed from an exhibit even in liberal Australia?
Philjames, though he went to Sunday school as a child, is an atheist. However, it is good for him that he exhibited such a painting in Sydney
From forbidden frivolous illustrations to ceremonial portraits of Alexander II. Mihai Zichy's diverse oeuvre
Zichy willingly befriended Russian artists, was a guest at the famous “Thursdays” Kramskoi of Kramskoi. This allowed him to experience real, not court life.
In front of us is a portrait of a true seeking artist - Olga Batura.
The artist brings his light, opens his soul to the viewer, helps us understand how to live on.
Oil in its purest form as an artist's main tool - MONK
Oilism is a movement in the visual arts in which artists use pure petroleum or its impurities as the base material
"I want to paint as if I could photograph nightmares." Zdzisław Beksiński's scary and inexplicably appealing paintings
The real success came to Beksiński in the 1980s. But in his personal life he had to endure a lot of tragedies. His guardian's 20-year-old son Robert stabbed the artist 17 times for some reason.
"How could you disgrace our entire society of Itinerant artists?". Pimonenko's humorous painting, which became a cause of great trouble for the artist.
Fortunately, justice prevailed: Pimonenko won the case, and Shustov had to withdraw all bottles with incorrect labels from sale.
"Polyphemus' Catch." A memorable painting by Max Pitschmann in which the artist gave free rein to his imagination.
The painting was considered lost, only reproductions of it have survived. But in 2020, it was unexpectedly put up for auction.
"What are you doing here, huh?" Colorful and slightly ironic paintings by Konstantin Trutovsky, honestly reflecting the life of peasants and landowners
It seems at first glance that the young peasants decided to rest in the hayloft, but they were caught by a boy with a rake, and judging by his snide smile, he understood perfectly well what they were doing here.
"Flogging" - a painting by Pavel Kovalevsky, vividly giving an answer to the reasons for many of the actions of people who occupy a high position in society
Tired of battle scenes, Kovalevsky found an outlet in genre paintings, which he wrote more for himself, depicting his view of some of the customs of the time, including the education of children.
Fantin-Latour's exquisite and frivolous fantasy paintings.
But it was in this manner of execution that many critics noticed a special charm: the paintings resembled a kind of exquisite fantasy, a revived play of imagination
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