District and thorn. Revival of faith. Kantor M.K.

Thirty Essays on the ways and patterns of art of art dedicated to the main figures and episodes of European painting, answer key questions about the essence of European humanism.

The fundamental work of the writer and artist Maxim Kantor about painting - Quintessence and the instrument of European Humanistic thought.

The book “Chertopolo and Tern” is the result of many years of research work, a panorama of social and political history of Europe from the XIV to the XXI centuries. Through the prism of the history of painting.

canvas, fresco, a picture is an image of society. Analyzing the work of art, one can understand the dynamics of European history - a constant choice between the republic and the empire, between faith and ideology.

The first part of the book - “The Renaissance of the Faith” - covers the period from the XIV century. and before counter -reformation.