Russian Artists. Decoded Masterpieces

While in a museum standing in front of a painting or looking at its reproduction in an album, one often wonders: "Why is this a masterpiece? What did the artist want to show and tell?.." And this is understandable — for understanding the language of painting requires certain preparation: knowledge of the history and cultural features of the era, substantial viewing experience.
The key to understanding the most outstanding masterpieces of Russian painting will be provided by our book "Russian Artists. Decoded Masterpieces" (previously published under the title "Russian Artists. Secrets of Mastery"). What you have before you is not just another album of reproductions, but a sort of course on reading paintings with element-by-element decoding, which will reveal to you the special techniques and details that may go unnoticed at first glance, through which the creations of famous Russian painters conquered the world.