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Panorama Petersburg “Alexei Zubov
There are works of art that vividly and fully express the social content of the historical period in the life of the country. They are rare, but precisely because they rise in a series of phenomena of artistic culture. One of them is the engraving “Panorama of Petersburg” (1716) by Alexei Fedorovich Zubov, expressing the spirit of Peter’s transformations.
This master is rightly considered to be the first daily recorder of St. Petersburg. His engravings depicting the new capital are numerous and varied. Suffice it to recall the sheet “Vasilyevsky Island”. Continue reading
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especially outstanding
master worked
easel paintings
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where every wave
figures are graceful
tense in mood
constant companions
remarkable monument
masters saw in reality
joyful beauty
beautiful and majestic
distinguished by its mannerism
painters from England
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most popular
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creative response
surpass in this respect
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studios were located
statue was created
henceforth become
introduction of an orange-red
outlines of buildings
thus emphasizing
most picturesque places
aspiring artist
monuments of the city’s
direct observations
uniquely individual
picture telling
technique of oil painting
social activity gradually
inhuman tension.
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huge cycle of murals
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natural principle
variety of color
Mexican graphic until
linear perspective