Russian painting 1850-1860. Majorova N.

About the painting of the 1850-1860s, they are talking about the transition period in the history of Russian art. In a rapidly changing world, a new hero arose - a social person. The impulse for the artistic process was the revolutionary democratic movement. At this time, the bright heyday of Russian culture, which was often called the “Pushkin era”, appeared a galaxy of great artists. Among them were Bryullov, Fedotov, Bruni, the Brothers Chernetsov, Venetians, Ivanov and many others who were looking for ways to express democratic trends, show people the “road to the light”.