The Museum-reserve “Tsaritsyno” opened a large exposition of the English caricature of the eighteenth — first third of the XIX century. Arzamas is publishing extracts from its books curator Basil assumption that explains how were organized the cartoons of the time. About half of the exhibits are the works of Gillray James (1757-1815), who is […]

The paint layer to peel off, the canvas torn, the product is suffering from moisture or other extreme conditions. Such damage threatens to further fracture and should be strengthened. To do this, use delicate materials, such as not too strong adhesives. One of the main causes of damage is changes in temperature and humidity. Wood […]

In conjunction with the Center Grabar and Interregional scientific restoration management tell how there is a restoration and how to restore that seemingly cannot be recovered. Why you need a restoration The main task of modern scientific restoration is to halt the destruction, study, and preserve the monument, to prolong his life and provide an […]

Gentile da Fabriano. “Adoration of the Magi” The Magi who came to worship Christ, are often depicted together with the shepherds. But their journey was longer: they came from a far country, and on the way visited in Jerusalem by king Herod. It was believed that between Christmas and the arrival of the Magi some […]

How at different times looked like the main characters of this story, which sources quoted the artists that influenced the choice of items and how different people at different times saw one and the same event: we explain on the example of six works. Christmas is one of the most popular themes of European painting, […]

Incredible memories of max Birshtein (1914-2000) on the website “cultural enlightenment” about how survivors evacuated to Uzbekistan artists in the beginning of the war. Notes and sketches Birshtein has kept his daughter, Anna Birshtein. The work of his father it was published in a series of mini-albums, has long become a bibliographic rarity. “I came […]

The expository paper suggests the performance of such actions as the investigation of the idea, evaluation of supportive facts, explanation of this idea, and the development of the argument regarding the idea briefly and understandably. The exposition introduces the idea of a great number of details but without a critical evaluation. As soon as you […]

Actually, the Renaissance never shattered using other excellent theologians of the scholastics and the custom of Aquinas. Fresh, fascinating and unique remarks about the translations of Aristotle stayed created and printed before seventeenth-century. Additionally, the Center ages never try with his place and guy in the framework of the world, and God was not renounced […]

A professional within the background of Renaissance technology miracle and viewpoint Hovhannes Hakobyan describes this Renaissance because it is precisely named what breakthroughs were produced in additional essential things, in addition to this period. Exactly what does “Renaissance” The word “Renaissance” often describes the interval that finished roughly within the century and started within the […]

Still life in a fish shop Fish still life — an allegory of water. This kind of works as a butcher shop was often part of the so-called cycle and, as a rule, created to adorn a Palace dining rooms. In the foreground of the painting, Frans Snyders “Fish shop” depicts the multitude of fishes. […]