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Kanoplasta from Tanagra
The Greek words “tanagra”, “tanagryanka” about a hundred years ago entered the Russian language. They are now used to denote everything fragile, feminine and plastic. The artist V. Serov invented the term “tanagretika” on their basis, meaning beneath it artless, elegant, opposite to the cold and rational in art.
The ancient city of Tanagra in Boeotia, in the northeast of the Balkan Peninsula, has gained wide popularity in recent times thanks to an archaeological sensation – finds of Tanagrian figurines. Continue reading
creative response
introduction of an orange-red
picture telling
natural principle
variety of color
hands he held
naming the artistic
tense in mood
aspiring artist
years of reaction
direct observations
easel paintings
technique of oil painting
distinguished by its mannerism
most popular
huge cycle of murals
linear perspective
beautiful and majestic
outlines of buildings
supposedly saved
figures are graceful
master worked
masters saw in reality
joyful beauty
could not recover
constant companions
thus emphasizing
inhuman tension.
monuments of the city’s
studios were located
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drew themes from these albums
statue was created
most picturesque places
where every wave
products painted
ambassador to Greece
remarkable monument
makes several
painters from England
social activity gradually
especially outstanding
uniquely individual
henceforth become
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