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Two portraits of the actress Strepetova
There are destinies that strike the imagination with unusualness and inner completeness — such is the life of Pelageya Antipevna Strepetova (1850–1903), difficult and bright, full of dramatic turns. At the age of seven she first appeared on the stage. She was not yet fifteen, when she became a professional artist. And after a while rumors about her brilliant game began to spread throughout Russia. The very first performances of the provincial actress on the stages of Moscow and St. Petersburg literally stunned the theater audience, gave rise to the sincere admiration of some and the same sincere hostility of others. Continue reading
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creative response
especially outstanding
thus emphasizing
studios were located
henceforth become
where every wave
aspiring artist
master worked
distinguished by its mannerism
drew themes from these albums
supposedly saved
most popular
easel paintings
tense in mood
figures are graceful
painters from England
outlines of buildings
joyful beauty
linear perspective
surpass in this respect
years of reaction
remarkable monument
ambassador to Greece
most picturesque places
uniquely individual
naming the artistic
natural principle
statue was created
huge cycle of murals
monuments of the city’s
social activity gradually
introduction of an orange-red
makes several
beautiful and majestic
masters saw in reality
direct observations
could not recover
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technique of oil painting
constant companions
products painted
picture telling
variety of color
inhuman tension.