pressure from Patriarch
“Denial of confession” by Ilya Repin
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov is a great Russian historical painter, but all he has to say about him is not enough: the national genius embodied in the art of Surikov. The value of his work is not immediately realized, but only with the passage of life, when a person acquires experience, knowledge, develops his mind, develops spiritual wisdom in himself. Comprehension of the art of Surikov is as joyful and difficult as comprehension of Pushkin’s poetry. Continue reading
joyful beauty
masters saw in reality
direct observations
picture telling
years of reaction
especially outstanding
products painted
introduction of an orange-red
where every wave
beautiful and majestic
figures are graceful
statue was created
distinguished by its mannerism
social activity gradually
huge cycle of murals
henceforth become
studios were located
uniquely individual
natural principle
ambassador to Greece
inhuman tension.
hands he held
makes several
could not recover
creative response
painters from England
thus emphasizing
Mexican graphic until
easel paintings
linear perspective
aspiring artist
drew themes from these albums
supposedly saved
variety of color
technique of oil painting
outlines of buildings
remarkable monument
most popular
most picturesque places
monuments of the city’s
tense in mood
surpass in this respect
constant companions
master worked
naming the artistic