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Secrets and hidden interpretations of one of the most mysterious paintings: “the Flagellation of Christ” by Piero della Francesca
The fantastic vision and mathematical calculation of the” Flagellation of Christ ” by Piero della Francesca made this picture one of the most mysterious in the history of painting. The composition is confusing by combining two seemingly incompatible episodes – the New and old Testaments. What is the secret of the dissonance of the famous painting?
In the 1459-1460’s Piero della Francesca prepared a shocking “Flagellation of Christ”, which is now in the National gallery of the Marche. The artist was the author of a treatise on perspective called “on the perspective of painting”, and was also known as a mathematician and geometer. This from my knowledge, the artist skillfully used in the painting “Flagellation of Christ”. Continue reading
Why did the Peredvizhniki disown the artist Bodarevsky and remove his paintings from the opening day
Peredvizhniki – a special caste of Russian artists who left behind a valuable legacy in the Treasury of world art. Who does not remember the names of the most prominent of them. But today I would like to remember the forgotten name of the Peredvizhnik, whom colleagues in the shop considered a complete stranger in their environment. And, if it were the will of some of them, to be a gifted portraitist Bodarevsky Nikolai Kornilievich expelled from the Association. For what he fell into disgrace to his colleagues and why they could not exclude the” negligent ” artist from their ranks-further, in the review. Continue reading
