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5 brilliant creators who went down in history and died in poverty
It seems to us that genius itself is the key to success, and that people who have become classics in any kind of art should swim in success in life.…

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Pimen Orlov: As an apprentice, the painter became a student of Briullov and one of the best European portrait painters
The history of Russian art knows many names of artists who came from the common people. One of these is the brilliant Russian portrait painter Pimen Nikitich Orlov, a native…

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"Maha dressed" and "Maha nude": How passion flared up around the scandalous paintings of Francisco Goya
Surprisingly, the paintings of the famous Spanish artist, painted at the turn of the enlightened XVIII and XIX century gold, became the causes of scandals until the liberated XX. Despite…

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Painting by John Millet “Christ in the Parent’s House” caused a scandal and the beginning of a new trend in art

The picture, in which Christ and his family were depicted as “ordinary people”, caused the once great resonance in English society. Excessive realism was considered by many to be inappropriate and even “disgusting.” But the young artist who created this work had its own motives for that – and time showed that the calculation was justified. Continue reading →

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Find 700 years later: On the ancient Italian fresco, the hidden face of Satan was found
The Basilica of St. Francis in Italy has long attracted tourists and pilgrims from all over the world. The church was built shortly after the death of Francis of Assisi…

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Michelangelo and other talented forgers who managed to fool the art world
Art has long been turned into a profitable business that brings millions to especially experienced people. After all, these masterpieces are worth huge sums. The dealer receives his share, the…

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The best photoconlays on paintings by famous artists, made for the project "Take a picture of the Rembrandt type"
Back in December 2018, an open-ended project called “Rembrandt-type snapshot” was launched, and a huge number of people became interested. Project participants were supposed to reproduce in their photographs famous…

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From petroglyphs to the drawings of the great Pushkin: History of portrait profile
The profile that in the modern world is associated primarily with self-presentation in the Internet space, in its original meaning of a half-turn, silhouette is almost the same age as…

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