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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
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thus emphasizing
painters from England
joyful beauty
especially outstanding
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distinguished by its mannerism
surpass in this respect
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variety of color
beautiful and majestic
outlines of buildings
technique of oil painting
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most picturesque places
monuments of the city’s
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aspiring artist
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social activity gradually
years of reaction
drew themes from these albums
tense in mood
naming the artistic
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studios were located
direct observations
where every wave
natural principle
inhuman tension.
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