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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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beautiful and majestic
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naming the artistic
tense in mood
linear perspective
studios were located
inhuman tension.
variety of color
most picturesque places
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painters from England
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social activity gradually
outlines of buildings
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joyful beauty
figures are graceful
technique of oil painting
uniquely individual
ambassador to Greece
years of reaction
remarkable monument
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monuments of the city’s
direct observations