Thistle and Thorn. The Renaissance of the Renaissance

Maksim Kantor — writer, playwright, artist, art historian, philosopher. His paintings are represented in 30 museums around the world, including the British Museum, the Städel Institute of Art, and the Tretyakov Gallery. Author of the books «Drawing Textbook» and «Red Light». There is no better representation of society than the palette of an artist. M.K. The book «Thistle and Thorn» is the result of many years of research, a panorama of the social and political history of Europe from the 14th to the 21st centuries through the lens of the history of painting. Canvas, fresco, painting – these are representations of society. Analyzing a work of art, one can understand the dynamics of European history — the constant choice between republic and empire, between faith and ideology. The second part of the book — «The Renaissance of the Renaissance» — is devoted to the history of painting from the emergence of mannerism to the 21st century.