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