would hardly have
“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
joyful beauty
figures are graceful
statue was created
creative response
especially outstanding
aspiring artist
remarkable monument
picture telling
products painted
painters from England
master worked
natural principle
social activity gradually
huge cycle of murals
years of reaction
direct observations
variety of color
easel paintings
thus emphasizing
technique of oil painting
hands he held
introduction of an orange-red
linear perspective
ambassador to Greece
studios were located
outlines of buildings
Mexican graphic until
inhuman tension.
tense in mood
drew themes from these albums
makes several
masters saw in reality
where every wave
uniquely individual
distinguished by its mannerism
most picturesque places
most popular
could not recover
surpass in this respect
naming the artistic
beautiful and majestic
henceforth become
constant companions
monuments of the city’s
supposedly saved
