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Sergey Zaryanko and his “living” portraits: As a boy from the serfs, became the favorite artist of the royal family
The nineteenth century was truly golden in the art of Russia - not least because talented artists were valued and supported - both in the halls of educational institutions and…

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A woman who has never painted, received an award of $ 150,000 for the best portrait
The expression “lucky beginners”, as it turned out, can be applied not only to gambling, but even to quite serious competitions in the art world. So, this year the most…

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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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Scandalous “Jack of Diamonds”: How daring Russian artists from hooligans and provocateurs turned into avant-garde classics

At the beginning of the last century, this community of rebellious artists was almost the most scandalous in our country. No wonder, after all, the shocking creative group “The Jack of Diamonds” challenged painters and academics. Everything was provocative in this “grouping” – its very name, the first exhibition and, of course, the pictures that were painted by young artists. Continue reading →

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Blind artists: How 5 famous Russian painters were able to survive the loss of sight

It is impossible to imagine how a person can survive the loss of vision. Seeing the world in all its diversity and then plunging into total darkness is a real drama. And if the artist loses sight? He immediately lost the opportunity not only to see, but also to create. However, in the history of fine art, there are many examples of how artists went through similar tests. Among the artists who have lost sight, a lot of famous artists. Continue reading →

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“Marriage takes away hope”: As an artist, Paula Modersohn-Becker was looking for a balance between family and creativity
At the end of the 19th century, the inhabitants of the German village of Worpswede only said that they were about the eccentric artists who settled there. Young men and…

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Brad Pitt, Angela Merkel and other famous personalities in the paintings of the artist Her Royal Majesty
“Despite the fact that I managed to develop my own style, over time I became interested in Edward Elgar’s musical variations called Enigma. And since my own artistic practice was…

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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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How happened the fate of 10 famous paintings that were spoiled by vandals
Pictures of famous (and sometimes not very masters) sometimes have a magical effect on people. And it happens that this is not only admiring and rapture, but extreme reactions. So…

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