prominent Russian collector
Kanoplasta from Tanagra
 The Greek words “tanagra”, “tanagryanka” about a hundred years ago entered the Russian language. They are now used to denote everything fragile, feminine and plastic. The artist V. Serov invented the term “tanagretika” on their basis, meaning beneath it artless, elegant, opposite to the cold and rational in art.
The Greek words “tanagra”, “tanagryanka” about a hundred years ago entered the Russian language. They are now used to denote everything fragile, feminine and plastic. The artist V. Serov invented the term “tanagretika” on their basis, meaning beneath it artless, elegant, opposite to the cold and rational in art.
The ancient city of Tanagra in Boeotia, in the northeast of the Balkan Peninsula, has gained wide popularity in recent times thanks to an archaeological sensation – finds of Tanagrian figurines. Continue reading
	creative response
remarkable monument
technique of oil painting
drew themes from these albums
huge cycle of murals
master worked
could not recover
where every wave
ambassador to Greece
painters from England
introduction of an orange-red
henceforth become
especially outstanding
most picturesque places
linear perspective
tense in mood
products painted
surpass in this respect
years of reaction
beautiful and majestic
masters saw in reality
naming the artistic
picture telling
constant companions
distinguished by its mannerism
most popular
figures are graceful
supposedly saved
hands he held
studios were located
natural principle
social activity gradually
aspiring artist
outlines of buildings
Mexican graphic until
direct observations
thus emphasizing
joyful beauty
makes several
statue was created
variety of color
inhuman tension.
uniquely individual
easel paintings
monuments of the city’s





