The secret life of masterpieces. Real stories of paintings and their creators

Each real masterpiece has its own history. To understand the tragedy of Rembrandt’s canvas "Return of the Prodigal Son", you need to know that the artist portrayed the result of his own life here. And Van Gogh in one of the last paintings completely painted his imminent death, giving her a look, frightening no less than the Munkovsky "Cry". The author of this book is the editor -in -chief of the Artifex.ru project and the most charming art critic Runet Nikolai Zharinov. He will not only draw the attention of readers to the details of the paintings, but also reveal the stories of their creation in the context of the era and life of artists. Biographies come to life on these pages. They become almost tangible, thin threads of associations that connect a masterpiece, creator and us living now. The book of 13 iconic paintings are dismantled in the book: "Rooks flew by Alexei Savrasov," Demon sitting "Mikhail Vrubel," Crucifix "Nikolai Ge," Girl on the ball "Pablo Picasso," Vasily Pukirev’s unequal marriage, "Ninth shaft" Ivan Aivazovsky and etc. You can consider paintings on color reproductions. Get ready for an exciting journey to the world of art!