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