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Description of the painting Vasily Perova “Crying Yaroslavna”

This painting by Repin was created by one of the last, it bears a certain imprint that the artist’s talent, unfortunately, is already dying away. The master created this canvas when he was already very sick. The picture is a little inaccurate, the pose is deliberate enough, in the pathetics, the soreness of her pathetics is clearly felt. But with all this, the manner and technique of a real artist with a capital letter is visible in it.
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Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov "Autumn"

The landscape with oil “Autumn” is a painting by Alexei Savrasov of the genre of realism, completed in 1871. A classic autumn motif: trees with yellowed and falling leaves, birds flying away to warm countries, low clear skies and cloudy dim colors. But there is a spiritual anguish in the picture, not just because of the autumn, but because of some circumstances that affected the artist’s life and mood.
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Description of Raphael Santi's Triumph of Galatea painting

Rafael Santi is one of the most famous painters of Rome, who became famous throughout the world for painting the Vatican villages. The artist’s eclectic approach to work, as well as his critical mindset attracted the townspeople, and, therefore, he never sat without work. A passionate admirer of painting, a certain Agostino Chigi, who ordered one of the most significant works - “The Triumph of Galatea”, did not remain indifferent to the works of Raphael.
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Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Mantis pilgrims”

This painting was a study for the large canvas “Religious procession in the Kursk province”, Repin wanted to cover the whole of Russia, and he succeeded. Here we see two ordinary women. They make a pilgrimage. It can be assumed that there are praying mantis for a long time and are very tired. They are dressed very simply. Repin depicts a boundless Russian road.
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Description of the painting by Pavel Fedotov “Players”

The painting of Pavel Fedotov is very peculiar. So, in the picture "Players", the author tries to depict what is happening with the gaze of the hero who lost, and his partners became terrible phantoms for him. The players spent the whole evening in mutual deception, competing, defeating and losing. All behaved passionately and prudently, but were together.
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