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Description of the painting Nikolai Krymov "River"

The canvas "River" painted by Krymov, written in 1926, is the property of the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery. The artist liked to depict the rich landscapes of the Russian provinces, filling them with warmth and love for his native nature. As if on a hill, we are considering a small river bordered by lush green bushes.
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Description of the painting Isaac Levitan "Fields"

Levitan's painting “Fields” shows the solemnity, grandeur and simplicity of the beauty of Russian nature. Here tranquility reigns and at the same time magnificence. In the distance peasant houses are located and the crowns of autumn trees are visible. Clouds moving across the horizon calmly move across the sky, as if emphasizing the infinity of open spaces.
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Description of the painting by Alexandre Benois “Summer Garden under Peter the Great”

Tsar-father, reformer of Russia Peter Alekseevich Romanov invented fun for his subjects. Or rather, a kind of punishment. Local nobles are not used to the promenade. And as he did not drive them out of the house for the first time, it was impossible to instill this habit in any way - to walk in the evenings in parks and gardens. And then, having already become emperor of Russia, Peter the Great issued a decree that “if anyone does not make the evening promenade, it will be spoken to in the Secret Chancellery”.
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Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “In the Forest”

Konstantin Andreyevich Somov is not only an artist, but also a Russian representative of the Art Nouveau style, as well as a well-known representative of symbolism. He was also a graphic artist and painter, master of portraits and landscape. Somov was one of the main co-founders of the magazine "World of Art". The artist loves to paint landscapes, it doesn’t matter, it’s a genre plot, portrait or even an interior with a window and a wonderful view.
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