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About the product Thirty essays on the ways and patterns of development of European painting, dedicated to the main figures and episodes of European painting, answer key questions about the essence of European humanism. Maxim Kantor’s fundamental work on painting — the quintessence and tool of European humanistic thought. Maxim Kantor is a writer, playwright, artist, art historian, philosopher. His paintings are presented in 30 museums around the world, including the British Museum, the Shtedel Art Institute, and the Tretyakov Gallery. Author of the books «Drawing Tutorial» and «Red Light.» The fundamental work of the writer and artist Maxim Kantorao of painting — the quintessence and instrument of European humanistic thought. The book «Thistles and Thorns» is the result of many years of research work, a panorama of the social and political history of Europe from the 14th to the 21st centuries. through the prism of the history of painting. Canvas, fresco, painting are the image of society. Analyzing a work of art, one can understand the dynamics of European history — a constant choice between a republic and an empire, between faith and ideology. The first part of the book — «The Renaissance of Faith» — covers the period from the XIV century. and before the Counter-Reformation.
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