This is already the most famous and resonant picture of Nevrev, which in Soviet times was repeatedly published in various textbooks, telling about the suffering of serfs.

The pretty acrobat was noticed by the artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, who offered her to become a model. After 10 years of working as a model, Suzanne decided to paint her own pictures.

In 1876 he painted Nymph and Fauns, which earned praise from the eminent Swedish writer and artist August Strindberg.

The love and interest in her characters, the desire to reveal their inner world, prevails over the purely technical work, which distinguishes Suarez's drawings from the creations of some unknown freelance artists.

The teachers there were good, including Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky, who could teach a lot. But to be a successful artist you need to find clients, make connections and acquaintances...

Wealth allowed Shcherbov to be bold in his views, not to curry favor with critics or patrons, as less wealthy artists often had to do.

True, now they all have no time for lofty speeches. By the way, the girl in the foreground is not a girl, but a young man in disguise, because women were not allowed there.

The hunter who came gave the bird for a reason. This painting shows the natural result of such a "sin" when it comes to the descendants of noble families.

The patronage also imposed certain obligations on the artists - a minimum of creative experimentation: paintings had to be painted according to certain canons.