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




