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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
most picturesque places
uniquely individual
easel paintings
henceforth become
years of reaction
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remarkable monument
beautiful and majestic
introduction of an orange-red
technique of oil painting
makes several
especially outstanding
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inhuman tension.
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direct observations
painters from England
variety of color
master worked
studios were located
linear perspective
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tense in mood
drew themes from these albums
naming the artistic
monuments of the city’s
thus emphasizing
most popular
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outlines of buildings
natural principle
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distinguished by its mannerism
surpass in this respect
joyful beauty
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