glance only for a moment
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
years of reaction
picture telling
distinguished by its mannerism
studios were located
henceforth become
linear perspective
introduction of an orange-red
naming the artistic
Mexican graphic until
natural principle
statue was created
creative response
monuments of the city’s
makes several
most picturesque places
tense in mood
products painted
most popular
master worked
figures are graceful
masters saw in reality
inhuman tension.
outlines of buildings
joyful beauty
thus emphasizing
constant companions
variety of color
beautiful and majestic
where every wave
social activity gradually
especially outstanding
direct observations
supposedly saved
easel paintings
ambassador to Greece
painters from England
surpass in this respect
huge cycle of murals
hands he held
drew themes from these albums
technique of oil painting
remarkable monument
could not recover
uniquely individual
aspiring artist