Russian painter Ivan Goriushkin Cilic-Сорокопудов born in the family of barge Hauler in Our village, Tambov province. In 1895 he entered the Higher art school at Academy of arts in the Department of painting. Two years later he became a pupil of Repin, with whom he maintained good relations. In 1902 Goriushkin-Сорокопудов finishes Academy of arts and, as written in the diploma:" За great knowledge of art and scientific items proven to them during their stay in the Department...

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Andrey Arinushkina was born in 1964 in Baranovichi, Belarus, since early childhood drawing. In twelve years he began work on a huge painting on canvas, 3x2 meters, which ended only three years later. The only" canvas" presented by Andrew examination Committee, opened doors for him at the age of fifteen years at the Minsk art school.
" When I studied, drew six, eight hours a day with nature, so we can say, hand stuffed", – says Andrew....

Filipino artist-реалист. Jose Vistan
Jose Vistan (Vistan Jose), modern Filipino artist realist, 80-х started out as a comic book Illustrator. Then got a job in publishing and started to create covers for pocket books, and in my spare time I painted for myself. By 1995, he quit his job and began to write full time.
Today, his talent recognized, he has repeatedly received awards in many prestigious exhibitions and competitions, working with the support of Genesis galleries, Art-центр...

Danish artist Peter Merk of Monsted (Peder M�rk M�nsted), 1859 -1941.

Born in the Eastern part of Denmark on the Jutland Peninsula, the son of a wealthy shipbuilder. In my childhood I attended art lessons in Hudojestvennom school in Aarhus, later moving to Copenhagen. In 1875—1879 years of Menstad studied at the Royal Danish Academy of fine arts.
Then took a course in the school of Peter Severin Croara, and later moved to Paris, where he worked in the Studio of one of the most...

Tropinin, Vasily Andreyevich @- a wonderful artist-портретист was born on 30 Mar 1776 in a family of serfs of count I. I. carrots. In 1799 he was given the Academy of fine arts, where he studied at SS Shchukin, and used the tips of GI Ugryumova. To finish the Academy, Tropinin failed. Count Morkov in 1804 interrupted his studies, triggering at one Ukrainian estate Kukavka. The young artist had to be a house painter and at the same time to perform the duties of the yard person. In 1823,...