Painting "Starry Night", Vincent Van Gogh
There is no artist in the world who would not be attracted to the starry sky. The author has repeatedly appealed to this romantic and mysterious object. The master was…

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40 interesting facts from the life of great artists
Salvador Dali believed that he was the reincarnation of his dead brother. In each of the works of Dali there is either his portrait or silhouette. The idea of ​​a…

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10 fun facts about paintings by famous artists
Pablo Picasso painted one of his famous portraits in less than 5 minutes One of his acquaintances, Pablo Picasso, while examining his new works, sincerely told the artist: “Sorry, but…

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Oil painting - from old masters to modern
Also paints with a transparency effect were invented, thanks to which the previous paint layers are translucent, and I get a glow - a glaze technique. Artists of that era…

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Explore Bosch: the hidden meanings of the “Garden of Earthly Delights”

Despite the great work of researchers, the fantasy world of this amazing artist has not yet been solved.
“Melody, written on the boy’s buttocks”, apparently, not a very good name for a musical work, but it was born thanks to one of the most famous paintings in the history of art.
When student Amelia Hemric saw a fragment of the “Garden of Earthly Delights”, she decided to play a melody, the notes of which are written on the buttocks of one of the many martyrs depicted on the right panel of the triptych.
The body of the martyr, crushed by a huge lute and harp, is surrounded by people and monsters. Someone is holding a frog on its peak, engulfed in flames. Continue reading

"Morning in a pine forest" by Ivan Shishkin
The forest landscape with bear cubs playing on a fallen tree is perhaps the most famous work of the artist. Here are just the landscape design idea Ivan Shishkin suggested…

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The history of modern art of Russia, contemporary painting of Russia
Post-Soviet (modern) Russian painting The variety of contrasts combines the face of modern art in Russia. The beginning of the 21st century is a kind of transitional moment in the…

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