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