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Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of Sheremetyevoj”
Ivan Petrovich Argunov was a serf of Count Sheremetyevo. From childhood, he showed a talent for drawing and the count gave the gifted young man to study further art. As a result, when Argunov
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Self-portrait”
Argunov Ivan Petrovich – Russian portrait painter, who came from a family of serfs, belonging to the Sheremetyev family. Fame Argunov brought his numerous works in the portrait genre. During his creative life he
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of an unknown peasant woman in Russian costume”
Argunov himself came from a peasant environment, so the main direction of his work can be called the desire to show the dignity and beauty of a person, regardless of his class. He happened
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of Sheremetyev”
The serf artist managed to reach unprecedented heights in art. Due to the fact that Argunov was a serf of Sheremetyev, all the portraits of the artist belonged to members of the Sheremetyev family.
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Dying Cleopatra”
“The dying Cleopatra” is the first work in the history of Russian painting, dedicated to the figure of the ancient era, rich in great victories and great defeats. The picture captured an episode of