makes us remember
“Boris Godunov” and “Vasily Shuisky” by Ivan Shtenglin
In the middle of the 18th century, the interest of the Russian society in national history increased. Ivan Shtenglin, a master from Augsburg, Germany, who worked in Russia, completed from 1742 to 1780 a series of engraved portraits of Russian tsars. Among them are the images of Boris Godunov and Vasily Shuisky, the images of which subsequently attracted the attention of Pushkin. Continue reading
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linear perspective
easel paintings
huge cycle of murals
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surpass in this respect
natural principle
masters saw in reality
tense in mood
years of reaction
outlines of buildings
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variety of color
uniquely individual
distinguished by its mannerism
technique of oil painting
naming the artistic
most picturesque places
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