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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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"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.
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Fantin-Latour's exquisite and frivolous fantasy paintings.
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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Why in the painting "Summer" the artist changed the boy into a girl? Bright artwork by Vyacheslav Zhemerikin.
It seemed indecent to the Commission that a half-naked guy and a girl were so simply socializing on the beach. His brushwork is light and dynamic, and the landscape seems to be painted by chance, as in the best Impressionist artwork.
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A devout religiosity. Impressive paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán, who lived during the
A devout religiosity. Impressive paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán, who lived during the "golden age" of Spanish painting.
Zurbarán managed to create truly large-scale and epochal paintings, filled with emotions, using only very ascetic means to express them
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A great master of the nude genre Anders Zorn and his wonderful paintings that depict the everyday life of Swedish peasant women.
A great master of the nude genre Anders Zorn and his wonderful paintings that depict the everyday life of Swedish peasant women.
One day in St. Petersburg, all the students and professors of the Academy of Fine Arts gathered - Zorn had arrived and was preparing to give a master class in quick painting of nudes. He made a few strokes and announced that he was tired and the show was postponed until tomorrow.
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Sculptures by famous artists that are just as evocative and interesting as their paintings.
Sculptures by famous artists that are just as evocative and interesting as their paintings.
Already existing sculptures were copied again, and eventually even self-respecting stock houses refused to sell them.
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Violent passion and love longing in the gallant paintings of Jean Honoré Fragonard
Violent passion and love longing in the gallant paintings of Jean Honoré Fragonard
Fragonard perfectly managed to reflect the embarrassment and confusion on the girl's face - she simply did not have time to switch from the atmosphere of the social occasion
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Why is the lady laughing so gleefully, while the gentleman sits gloomier than a cloud? A story that became the basis for a popular picture by William Frith.
Why is the lady laughing so gleefully, while the gentleman sits gloomier than a cloud? A story that became the basis for a popular picture by William Frith.
Love is a joyful feeling, but it often causes a lot of suffering. Mary was a romantic, but very narcissistic and picky person who knew her own worth all too well.
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A dragon instead of a kitty. Funny comics by a Russian artist about the existence of the dragon in the Middle Ages and in our time.
A dragon instead of a kitty. Funny comics by a Russian artist about the existence of the dragon in the Middle Ages and in our time.
Katya Bezrukova, better known under the nickname KoDa, like many artists, started drawing since childhood. The idea to draw dragons came because she could not decide whether it was better to depict cats or dogs.
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Ironic and soulful paintings by Andrei Popov, standing at the intersection of cartoon and painting.
Ironic and soulful paintings by Andrei Popov, standing at the intersection of cartoon and painting.
Requires a creative approach, but only in this way you can distinguish a real artist from the usual freelancer, which now abound in the network.
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The gallant and not always humble paintings of Antoine Watteau, which are far more interesting and complex than they appear at first glance.
The gallant and not always humble paintings of Antoine Watteau, which are far more interesting and complex than they appear at first glance.
Flirtation, unobtrusive courtship, the eternal "gallant feast" - this is the main theme in the Rococo. Watteau placed her image in the center of his painting, clearly making it clear that she is the main one.
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Seven hilarious cartoon that are sure to make you smile: Tim Wyatt
Seven hilarious cartoon that are sure to make you smile: Tim Wyatt
"Behind the simplicity of the viewer's perception is the hard work of the creator" - and it's hard to disagree with this statement by Wyatt.
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A sunny painting by Joaquin Sorolla that will leave no one indifferent.
A sunny painting by Joaquin Sorolla that will leave no one indifferent.
"Art should not reflect anything ugly and sad, and the more light in paintings the better: light makes painting beautiful, true and alive."
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Where is the line between eroticism and art? It's not as simple as it seems.
Where is the line between eroticism and art? It's not as simple as it seems.
So, the boundary is still quite blurred and tentative, perhaps it's a matter of the level of artistic execution and meaning.
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Job as an artist as the only way to survive in the Kolyma camps. The difficult fate of Thomas Sgovio.
Job as an artist as the only way to survive in the Kolyma camps. The difficult fate of Thomas Sgovio.
...two years later, Thomas was arrested again and sent to Krasnoyarsk Krai for eternal settlement. He had to work again in the lumber mill.
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Creativity in a drug-fueled frenzy. Extravagant paintings by Jean Michel Basquiat, now worth millions of dollars.
Creativity in a drug-fueled frenzy. Extravagant paintings by Jean Michel Basquiat, now worth millions of dollars.
His life was really strange and resembled a movie where they gave too much freedom to the scriptwriter. He never studied anywhere else and learned the basics of painting and art on his own.
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Adorable cats in cute and endlessly touching illustrations by contemporary artists.
Adorable cats in cute and endlessly touching illustrations by contemporary artists.
Which artists' artwork from the above selection is your favorite - write in the comments.
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Betrayal of her fiancé and a stroke. How did the fate of Kramsky's daughter, with whom he wrote his famous “Unknown”, turn out?
Betrayal of her fiancé and a stroke. How did the fate of Kramsky's daughter, with whom he wrote his famous “Unknown”, turn out?
Sofia Kramskaya was accused of aiding “hostile counter-revolutionary elements” and exiled to Siberia for three years. But it was the shock that caused fifty-year-old Sofya to have a stroke
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“Lie Down Policeman” is a non-banal and funny comic strip by Dave Coverley with a 30-year history.
“Lie Down Policeman” is a non-banal and funny comic strip by Dave Coverley with a 30-year history.
Coverley's humor is international, understandable to all more or less educated people all over the world. Coverley says that his artwork is a kind of humorous cartoon.
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A lady with a tainted reputation. Who was Karl Brullov's muse Julia Samoilova, whom he immortalized in his paintings?
A lady with a tainted reputation. Who was Karl Brullov's muse Julia Samoilova, whom he immortalized in his paintings?
Bryullov, and Samoilova did not consider it necessary to be faithful to each other, and as Julia said: “I will not jump into the Volga because of my love for Bryullov”.
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