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