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Description of the painting Vasily Pukirev “Unequal Marriage”

After the appearance of the painting “Unequal Marriage” at the academic exhibition (1862), the whole of Russia started talking about the artist Pukirev. This successful work attracted the attention of the public and caused a heated debate in the press. There are different opinions about unequal marriages. However, history suggests that such marriages in the past brought suffering to young girls who were forced to marry old people.
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Description of the painting by Rembrandt “Titus, son of Rembrandt”

The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1655. Rembrandt became a great master of portraiture and historical genre. In addition to portraits of different people, the artist painted several paintings dedicated to his son in different years of his life. Titus was the fourth child in the Rembrandt family, but the first three children died in infancy.
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Description of the painting Pablo Picasso “First Communion”

Pablo Picasso was never considered a devout person or took an excessively religious position, but despite this, after receiving an order to paint several paintings for the convent, he performed them as if he had lived all his life in the monastery, transferring all his energy to the canvas. In order to paint the painting “First Communion”, the master needed to collect a large number of church interior items, clothes and other equipment in his workshop.
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Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky "Distribution of food"

In the picture, which dates back to the period of the 90s of the 19th century, the center shows the three horses galloping at full speed, driven by a gray-haired and thick beard charioteer. A peasant in light clothing is standing on a cart and proudly holds the American flag. The events described by the painting date back to the time when American citizens gathered food for the starving Russians.
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Description of the painting Arkady Rylov “Green Noise”

1904, the year of great changes for Russia, the Russo-Japanese War rumbles in the distance, and a revolutionary storm is ripening very near, ready to devour everything around. It was during this period that Arkady Rylov painted his painting “Green Noise.” In the foreground, the canvases show trees, birch trees and oaks, which bend under the gusts of a storm that begins.
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Description of the painting by Eduard Manet "Balcony"

The museum that inspired Mane to create his widely known painting was artist Berthe Morisot. They met in 1868 and in the fall, Berta begins to pose for the artist for the image. The society accepted the finished picture well and in the spring of 1869 it was put up for sale in one of the local salons.
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