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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
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creative response
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direct observations
tense in mood
variety of color
masters saw in reality
figures are graceful
introduction of an orange-red
remarkable monument
social activity gradually
years of reaction
ambassador to Greece
monuments of the city’s
inhuman tension.
linear perspective
where every wave
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technique of oil painting
outlines of buildings
painters from England
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master worked
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distinguished by its mannerism
uniquely individual
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statue was created
most picturesque places
studios were located
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supposedly saved
joyful beauty