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The Unknown by Ivan Kramskoy
At the end of the 1860s, in the period when the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions was born, a curious incident occurred in the workshop of Artel of artists. He is described by I. E. Repin in the book “Far near”: “One morning, on Sunday, I came to Kramskoy … From a troika-sleigh that arrived, a group of artel artists-artists with cold frost on fur coats fell into the house beautiful woman I was just dumbfounded by this wondrous face, the height and all proportions of the black-eyed… In the general turmoil, chairs quickly boomed, easels moved, and the general hall quickly turned into a study class. Continue reading
surpass in this respect
most picturesque places
supposedly saved
Mexican graphic until
variety of color
years of reaction
beautiful and majestic
hands he held
natural principle
tense in mood
could not recover
easel paintings
naming the artistic
figures are graceful
masters saw in reality
thus emphasizing
makes several
uniquely individual
where every wave
joyful beauty
aspiring artist
technique of oil painting
distinguished by its mannerism
introduction of an orange-red
drew themes from these albums
most popular
master worked
especially outstanding
linear perspective
ambassador to Greece
henceforth become
creative response
studios were located
inhuman tension.
picture telling
remarkable monument
statue was created
social activity gradually
huge cycle of murals
outlines of buildings
painters from England
constant companions
monuments of the city’s
products painted
direct observations