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Picture-tricks: How over the centuries artists confused the audience
Optical illusions are not new, the first “illusionists” were the ancient creators. With the development of painting, the skill of artists in creating paintings-deceptions was improved - initially confusing, always…

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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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How in the modern world fake antique art
The problem of fraud exists for millennia. George Vasari - author of the famous "Lives of the most famous painters, sculptors and architects," spoke about the amazing case of a…

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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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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…

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As the "woman with a man's soul" that Rubens himself painted, became the first lady of the Renaissance
The first lady of the Renaissance - such an honorary title could receive a great artist or a muse for the creators of that era. But Isabella d’Este, namely, she…

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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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From the life of Parisians: Pictures of the French realist Firment-Girard, who admired Repin and Kramskoy
France has always been a center of art and culture. Therefore, innovative artists at all times sought to Paris in search of fame and recognition. One of them, Francois-Marie Firmen-Girard,…

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