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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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remarkable monument
uniquely individual
figures are graceful
outlines of buildings
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huge cycle of murals
monuments of the city’s
joyful beauty
easel paintings
ambassador to Greece
linear perspective
introduction of an orange-red
especially outstanding
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years of reaction
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beautiful and majestic
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creative response
most picturesque places
variety of color
inhuman tension.
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technique of oil painting
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tense in mood
direct observations