William Hogarth

The book of famous art historian Mikhail Herman is dedicated to the English artist William Hogarte (1697-1764), whose biography can lead to a confusion of anyone who will learn to learn to her. In the life of Hogarth, there are no steep turns of fate, tragic clashes and bitter disappointments. Meanwhile, daily and hourly he convinced himself and others in the correctness of the chosen path, was doomed to aware of him as an artist, albeit famous, but devoid of high glory, a comedian who dreamed of tragic laurels. In his creations, Hogart managed so accurately convey the life and morals of Good Old England, the appearance of the century, which the epoch became inseparable from his art. LONDON HOGART? - Sounds like Paris Hugo as Petersburg Dostoevsky. Many canvas wizard, remaining incomprehensible contemporaries, beat their time. In his painting - courage, decent houses and Goya, courage of an artist who seems to be a hundred years ahead. The book is designed for a wide range of readers interested in the English culture of the XVIII century