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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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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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Joseph Nowak's unobvious and slightly “blackish” caricatures.
Joseph Nowak's unobvious and slightly “blackish” caricatures.
His creative method is to take a funny situation, bring it to the point of absurdity, add a dash of black humor, but without any unnecessary cruel details. “The main thing in my artwork is funny ideas, they are often like insights.”
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John Millais' most defiant painting, daring to challenge the morality of the Victorian period
John Millais' most defiant painting, daring to challenge the morality of the Victorian period
The Pre-Raphaelites first began to portray women who could feel and experience passion, who wanted to take fate into their own hands, to take charge of their own lives and their own bodies, to be individuals.
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Humor for the ages. A lesson to all cartoonists from the master of his craft, Herluf Bidstrup.
Humor for the ages. A lesson to all cartoonists from the master of his craft, Herluf Bidstrup.
“I drew on everything I could and even on what I couldn't.” His political caricatures of fascists became a kind of stigma, they ridiculed all negative phenomena.
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A fool wouldn't understand. Wiley Miller's clever and absurd caricatures that allow us to laugh at many phenomena of our lives.
A fool wouldn't understand. Wiley Miller's clever and absurd caricatures that allow us to laugh at many phenomena of our lives.
Дурак не поймет. Умные и абсурдные карикатуры Уайли Миллера позволяют нам посмеяться над многими явлениями нашей жизни.
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Funny and witty comics about the hard lot of men that are sure to make you smile
Funny and witty comics about the hard lot of men that are sure to make you smile
About the comics showing the hard male share, we will talk in this article.
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“Girl with a Pearl Earring” - and what was that earring actually made of and what is so special about this painting?
“Girl with a Pearl Earring” - and what was that earring actually made of and what is so special about this painting?
What is more important is the original composition, facial expressions and non-standard details - there is plenty of this in Vermeer's painting, but the main element of the painting is the pearl earring, which has caused a lot of controversy.
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“He spoiled all exhibitions with his vulgar pictures”. About Konstantin Makovsky and his paintings, which will not be shown in school textbooks.
“He spoiled all exhibitions with his vulgar pictures”. About Konstantin Makovsky and his paintings, which will not be shown in school textbooks.
It came to the absurd: for the painting “Slavic composers” Makovsky asked 25 thousand rubles, and Repin agreed to write for 1.5 thousand Makovsky shamelessly used the gullibility of “rich simpletons.
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“All over her exhausted.” How has Valentin Serov's life and work changed over 10 years?
“All over her exhausted.” How has Valentin Serov's life and work changed over 10 years?
The topic is quite vast, and it's always interesting to trace the evolution of creativity, and to understand what might have changed over such a long period of time.
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Ten years have passed. How has the life and work of some famous artists changed after this time?
Ten years have passed. How has the life and work of some famous artists changed after this time?
We decided to compare how the lives and work of famous artists have changed over the 10 years of their lives.
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Seven sins of Disney princesses and an unusual look at Soviet cartoon characters. Illustrations by Bogdan Timchenko
Seven sins of Disney princesses and an unusual look at Soviet cartoon characters. Illustrations by Bogdan Timchenko
Timchenko's artworks are self-sufficient works, with original author's interpretation. He has collaborated with almost all famous musicians, although he doesn't like to talk about it very much. A modern freelance artist simply needs to be aware of all phenomena in mass culture.
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Genius and mental health are not compatible. How the famous artists Leonardo da Vinci and Salvador Dali freaked out.
Genius and mental health are not compatible. How the famous artists Leonardo da Vinci and Salvador Dali freaked out.
Leonardo da Vinci believed that one should not sleep too long, as then there would be little time for creativity and life in general. Artists can often be great originals, and their behaviors and phobias are only perplexing.
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From the author of a universally recognized masterpiece to a drunkard. Why did the life of the artist Alexei Savrasov change so much in 10 years?
From the author of a universally recognized masterpiece to a drunkard. Why did the life of the artist Alexei Savrasov change so much in 10 years?
In 1870, Savrasov was informed that he would have to vacate his apartment and rent another one at his own expense. There were misfortunes in the family: a child died, the fourth already, his wife was seriously ill after a difficult childbirth. There were two empty bottles of vodka and cranberries lying nearby....
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“Step on the gas Vasya”, a gopnik's dream and an unexpected look at fairy tale characters in funny caricatures “on the verge” by Sergey Korsun.
“Step on the gas Vasya”, a gopnik's dream and an unexpected look at fairy tale characters in funny caricatures “on the verge” by Sergey Korsun.
The artist has a Wikipedia page dedicated to him, and his work has been exhibited at numerous exhibitions. His caricatures for 20 years have consistently maintained the brand of dark, but witty humor.
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Vitaly Podvitsky's witty and poignant cartoons about our lives
Vitaly Podvitsky's witty and poignant cartoons about our lives
His caricatures have become more technological, and the volume has grown many times over - in total Podvitsky has about ten thousand of all kinds of “funny drawings”.
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Evocative, scary, but insanely talented paintings by Francisco Goya that were way ahead of their time.
Evocative, scary, but insanely talented paintings by Francisco Goya that were way ahead of their time.
It is believed that Goya painted this picture for the First Minister of Spain, Manuel Godoy, a man of immense power and influence. By and large, it is the first depiction of a real girl, with beautiful but not flawless forms.
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Ilya Repin's most provocative painting for the times.
Ilya Repin's most provocative painting for the times.
However, he was shirtless for a reason - there was a pack of cards beside him, and you could only play cards by stripping down to your waist.
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It's time for fun. ‘Moulin de la Galette’: Renoir's largest painting that will leave no one indifferent.
It's time for fun. ‘Moulin de la Galette’: Renoir's largest painting that will leave no one indifferent.
Renoir was a shy man, and here it was necessary to paint every day in full view of the public, to work with dozens of sitters and sitters. But everything went surprisingly smoothly....
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