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Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “In the Alps in Spring”

Levitan - a famous Russian artist, was born in a poor family, and spent the entire early period of his life restlessly, in constant anxiety about his daily bread. First, childhood, when everything was always lacking in a large family, then training - he was a full-fledged poor student, stereotyped, and graduated from college without a diploma at all - not because of academic achievement, but because there were no funds.
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Description of the Soviet poster "Do not talk!"

The Great Patriotic War was not only at the front, but also in the rear. Millions of Soviet citizens worked tirelessly for the benefit of the Red Army, providing it with ammunition, ammunition, necessary equipment and provisions. Medical units took seriously wounded fighters, trying to put them into operation as soon as possible.
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Description of the painting by Hans Holbein "Ambassadors"

Holbein is one of the greatest German artists, who created his own style in painting, preferred portraits and genre scenes. His "Ambassadors" is a picture showing two people frozen at a table littered with trifles. Here is a lute, and an open book, and a book laid with a fabric bookmark, and a globe, and scrolls, and a candle.
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Description of the painting by Alexei Venetsianov “Portrait of a mother”

Venetsianov is a Russian artist from a poor family originating from Greece. His very name came from the nickname "Venetiano", which was worn by his great-grandfather, who came to Russia. Born in Moscow, worked in the forest department, was very observant and attentive to trifles. He preferred to write genre scenes from the life of peasants, took students - one of them, Soroka, was serf and enjoyed great love from Venetsianov.
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