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