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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
especially outstanding
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variety of color
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easel paintings
outlines of buildings
figures are graceful
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studios were located
years of reaction
drew themes from these albums
hands he held
introduction of an orange-red
beautiful and majestic
remarkable monument
naming the artistic
most picturesque places
natural principle
linear perspective
thus emphasizing
technique of oil painting
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masters saw in reality
joyful beauty
could not recover
monuments of the city’s
direct observations
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ambassador to Greece
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tense in mood
painters from England
where every wave
distinguished by its mannerism
surpass in this respect
huge cycle of murals
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