Вопрос № 222878 - Английский язык

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In Russia the finest icons were produced from the mid-fourteenth century. Around that time a specific national style in icon painting was formed. Russian icon painting reached the highest point of its achievement in the mid-fifteenth century in the works of Theophanes of Greek, Andrei Rublev and Dionissy.
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In whose work did Russian icon painting reach the highest point of its achievement?

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A: Bob, do you enjoy painting?
B: Yes, I do.
A: And why do you like it?
B: 1_______, I enjoy painting for many reasons. First of all, I like the colours and the way different artists arrange the paint on the surface.
A: 2_______… As to me, I am interested in some paintings because of the way the artists express some human emotions, such as fear, grief, happiness, or love.
B: You are absolutely right. Even painting of such everyday scenes as people at work or at rest, and of such common objects as food and flowers can be a source of pleasure.
A: And besides, painting also teaches. Some pictures reveal what the artists felt about important events, including death, love, religion, and social justice.
B: I agree with you. And you know that some provide information about the history of the period during which they were created.
A: Yes… about the customs and interests of the people of past societies. By the way, there are different painting styles. Do you know any?
B: 3_______, such as romantism, realism, impressionism and many others.
A: Have you ever visited any picture galleries?
B: Of course. I have been twice to the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow once to the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
A: That’s fine. It was a real pleasure for me to talk with you.
B: 4_______.

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Surikov’s first large painting, the “Morning of the Streltsy Execution” (1881), was devoted to the time of Peter the Great. The picture “Menshikov in Beryozov” (1883), was devoted to Alexander Menshikov, the statesman at the time of Peter the Great. After the Tsar’s death, Menshikov fell in disgrace and was dismissed from all his posts and exiled to a remote part of Siberia.
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When was Alexander Menshikov exiled to a remote part of Siberia?

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A master of the landscape, Levitan, never introduced figures into it. Though if you look at ‘The Autumn Day in Sokolniki”, everything seems to bring out the loneliness of the figure in the centre: the trees losing their leaves, the remote, indifferent sky, the path going off into the distance. But the fact is that it was not Levitan who painted the figure. It was Chekhov’s brother Nicolai who did it.
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Who painted the figure in “The Autumn Day in Sokolniki”?

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Andrew Wyeth painted portraits, landscapes, seascapes and domestic scenery. His favourite media are tempera and water-colour. Wyeth’s works are easily recognized by dimly lit and deserted landscapes in tones of grey and brown, which convey feelings of loneliness and solitude. One of the keys to his works is that he creates mysteries that need resolution.
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What are Wyeth’s favourite media?

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Mary Cassatt began her career as a realistic painter. Later she started experimenting with light and colour. In 1877 Degas invited her to join the Impressionists. Mary Cassatt was the only American who exhibited with the French Impressionists. Cassatt took part in four of their exhibitions. There was something of Manet and Renoir in her works, but she developed her own style.
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How did Mary Cassatt’s career start?