A small outcropping of civilization against the beautiful, but sometimes alien world. Isaac Levitan’s painting, “Over Eternal Peace” is stark and beautiful. Unlike other pieces of the “Wanderers,” there are no visible humans, instead only a lonely church on a hill, overlooking a beautiful, but desolate landscape. However, even without people, this piece still … Continue reading Over Eternal Peace – Isaac Levitan
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Ivan Shishkin, a member of the artists’ group known as the Peredvizhniki, was known for his intense attention to detail in his paintings. He had such a deep love and respect for nature that he would settle for nothing less than a perfect depiction of it, earning him the title of “singer of fields and forests.” […]
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When one thinks of history’s great painters, names such as Van Gogh, Monet, Rembrandt, and Picasso come to mind. All of these artists brought a unique feature to their specific period in art, thus achieving greatness through differentiation. However, many phenomenal artists who succeeded in a specific trait have unfortunately been relegated to the obscurity […]
