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The story of one picture: How a cat saved a baby during a flood and made history
For a long time, artists of the historical genre, as a rule, laid down real historical events in the plots of their paintings, which is quite logical. So the tragedy…

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City streets and rural expanse on warm watercolors by a Croatian artist
“In my works, I try to achieve balance and harmony between each object, color and mood, so that visually all this arouses great interest and emotion in the viewer, making…

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Between the Renaissance and the gloomy Gothic: Pictures of the Ukrainian artist, who was born 500 years after his time
Considering the work of contemporary artists, it seems that they all work in two directions: some get their inspiration and look for answers to their creative questions in the classical…

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What pictures of Russian classics were forbidden to be shown, and for what reason did they fall out of favor with the censors

We are accustomed to associate censorship bans with forbidden books or films. But even in such a seemingly harmless genre of art as painting, artists could go against the ideological attitudes of power, because of which certain paintings were not accepted for display at public exhibitions. Several such stories happened in the Russian Empire, and they are connected not with some little-known artists, but with generally recognized masters of the brush. Continue reading →

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Famous daughters-mothers: 3 outstanding female dynasties in art and science
When they talk about the famous dynasties in art, and even more so in science, we are talking, as a rule, about fathers and their sons. But the talented women…

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How Chinese artists went around at the Sotheby’s auction of Pablo Picasso
Over the past decades, China has rapidly burst into all spheres of human life. Fine art was no exception. So, in 2011, at the Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, for…

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Fruits and their role in history
You never know when and how some seemingly trifle will affect the policies or economies of countries. For example, fruit. At Rodari, they generally make politics personally, with the help…

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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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