Vasily Surikov – The great masters of history painting in Russian culture

-- Surikov is one of the great masters of history painting, and he occupies a special place in Russian culture. Like Delacroix, he believed that history was not a pretext for nice painting but an inexorable drama with neither culprits nor innocents but rather people driven by invisible forces. -- He was very knowledgeable about Russian history, and his paintings deal with crucial moments. He sought in historical events the answers to pressing problems of his time. Here is a book about a painter little-known in the West, analysed with understanding by one of the greatest Russian art critics. - Read full article here: https://bom.so/PkklgB - Buy this wonderful book here: https://bom.so/RZPD7D ------------------------------ PARKSTONE INTERNATIONAL offers a wide range of lavishly-illustrated fine art books and ebooks. - Website: http://www.parkstone-international.com/ - Blog: https://parkstone.international/ - Amazon: https://bom.so/43MGUF - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkstoneinternational - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkstone_international/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkstonebooks - Tumblr: http://parkstone-international.tumblr.com/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@parkstone_international - Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]