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.

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....

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.

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”.

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.

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.