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