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“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
aspiring artist
years of reaction
could not recover
painters from England
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products painted
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huge cycle of murals
monuments of the city’s
creative response
tense in mood
variety of color
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introduction of an orange-red
thus emphasizing
constant companions
uniquely individual
drew themes from these albums
inhuman tension.
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master worked
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most picturesque places
most popular
studios were located
naming the artistic
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masters saw in reality
technique of oil painting
distinguished by its mannerism
social activity gradually
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joyful beauty
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especially outstanding
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figures are graceful
outlines of buildings
linear perspective
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