Articles related to "Russian Art"

Wassily Kandinsky's dynamic artistic career ended in Paris, where he perfected his artistic methodology.

Repin brought the experience of the ordinary Russian into the picture. His work reflects the changing focus of culture in the years leading up to the 1917 revolution.

Minneapolis won't disappoint travelers who like to spend their vacations visiting museums. Not only are most of the museums first-rate, their contents offer variety.

Sergei Diaghilev created the Ballet Russe, which integrated Russian artistic movements and folk culture with a dance form that originally appealed only to aristocrats.

The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is like a city in itself. With 1057 rooms to stroll through admiring art and architecture alike, it's a gallery of adventure.

The cultural capital of Russia, the Northern port-city of Saint Petersburg, is well-known for its historical and aesthetic treasures.

The Moscow Metro is one the busiest subway systems in the world, and features beautiful, ornate stations full of mosaics, murals, and art from classical to art deco.

The following museums are dedicated to promoting the folk art and culture of Eastern Europeans and Eastern European communities in the United States.

Brief biography of Russian impressario Sergei Diaghilev (Sergey Pavlovich Diagilev), famous for ballets "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird."

Ilya Repin made social commentaries through his paintings that describe Russia as it was during his lifetime. His art expresses complex emotions and humanity.

More than 120 paintings by French and Russian artists, including Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Kandinsky, Tatlin and Malevich, are currently on show in London.

"Painting Reliefs," a winged glider, and the model for a monument were a part of this 20th century artist's oeuvre.

Vrubel is not so well known in the West, but the symbolist painter is one of Russia's great cultural icons.

Alexander Pushkin's life - from his African grandfather to his affiliation with the Decembrists - has captured the imagination of every Russian writer since his day.

Using film and literature, or by visiting museums and traveling, a student of Russian history can learn about the historical development of this nation and its society.

The course of Russian history was heavily dependent upon peasants, whose lives were lived and lost in accordance with the whim of authority.

Though little is known about Rublev's life and education, the style of his icon paintings and his famous works have served as an important influence in Russian art.

Costumes, jewellery, weapons, books and portraits of the Tsars and their officers reveal the extravagance and opulence of Russian Court dress between 1721 and 1917.

Madrid's famous Reina Sofia Museum, officially named Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), gets ready to host foreign visual art.

Since the beginning of Orthodoxy in Russia, icons have played an important role - so important, in fact, that the Soviets sought the destruction of icons.

Since the beginnings of icon painting in Russia, the development of these religious artworks were produced according to a tradition also influenced by trends.

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