less ambitious
“Denial of confession” by Ilya Repin
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov is a great Russian historical painter, but all he has to say about him is not enough: the national genius embodied in the art of Surikov. The value of his work is not immediately realized, but only with the passage of life, when a person acquires experience, knowledge, develops his mind, develops spiritual wisdom in himself. Comprehension of the art of Surikov is as joyful and difficult as comprehension of Pushkin’s poetry. Continue reading
creative response
makes several
figures are graceful
hands he held
drew themes from these albums
uniquely individual
inhuman tension.
henceforth become
Mexican graphic until
technique of oil painting
social activity gradually
easel paintings
direct observations
masters saw in reality
aspiring artist
constant companions
where every wave
master worked
remarkable monument
picture telling
supposedly saved
introduction of an orange-red
especially outstanding
natural principle
linear perspective
variety of color
most popular
tense in mood
surpass in this respect
could not recover
joyful beauty
products painted
most picturesque places
beautiful and majestic
ambassador to Greece
outlines of buildings
huge cycle of murals
naming the artistic
studios were located
years of reaction
thus emphasizing
statue was created
painters from England
monuments of the city’s
distinguished by its mannerism
