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Description of the painting by Yuri Pimenov "Dispute"

The painting "Dispute" belongs to the brush of the Soviet artist Yuri Pimenov. In his works, the artist tried to reflect the reality of the present. The picture is extremely easy to read. At the same time, she is endowed with a certain charm and lyrical notes. The canvas was created in 1968. The artist painted a pair of young people on the canvas.
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Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Madonna Magnificat”

The artist Sandro Botticelli is one of the most prominent representatives of the Renaissance. The name comes from the opening words of the prayer of the Mother of God, written in an open book, which she obscures with her hand. The baby Jesus, sitting on her lap, with his left hand he squeezes a pomegranate apple, symbolizing eternal life that he gives people, with his right hand leads the hand of the holy mother and she records a prayer.
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Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of Vasily Zhukovsky”

Bryullov quite rarely turned to portraiture. But if this happened, then his works were always distinguished by the amazing simplicity of the hero's presentation. Here and on this canvas we are presented with the great Russian poet Zhukovsky. The same Zhukovsky who shocked his contemporaries with the simplicity of the lyre. By the way, he will become a personal teacher of the Romanov family children much later.
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Description of the painting by Vladimir Makovsky “Bulgarian Martyrs”

The canvas depicting drama is an exception in the work of Vladimir Makovsky rather than a trend. His paintings are usually bright and kind, but the news of how the Turks brutally cracked down on the Bulgarian population, suppressing the rebellion, could not leave the subtle artistic nature indifferent. The characters of the painting “Bulgarian Martyrs” are two young women, one of which may be , already dead, a baby who, apparently, will never have to know earthly life, and three Turkish executioners.
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Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Horses at the seaside”

The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1905 and belongs to the late work of the artist. Serov was a master in portraiture and landscapes. Many paintings depicting politicians. Painting style: realism. The picture is painted on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, where he bought a house as a family. Serov liked this place when he was passing through the Gulf of Finland in the summer of 1899.
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