Elizaveta Ermakova

A Russian historian herself, Elizaveta has a soft spot for Art (and not only the native one). Based in Moscow and trying to get as many people as possible to become Art lovers in every city she goes to.

Stories By Elizaveta Ermakova

Ancient

Attention: Have You Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?
By Elizaveta ErmakovaSeptember 4, 2021
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the question of whether they were presented in this form to people of ancient...
dailyart

Fashion like a Russian: Kokoshnik, a Traditional Headdress
By Elizaveta ErmakovaJuly 27, 2021
We all know the proverb Clothes speak for men. In the Russian national costume, a headdress called Kokoshnik played a significant role: it completed a festive women’s costume, multi-layered and monumental. Women put on a Kokoshnik...
19th Century

Goya’s Ghosts: The Disasters of War Print Series
By Elizaveta ErmakovaJune 29, 2021
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is considered to be the founder of the national genre in Spain. He was talented in many areas: portraits, historical scenes, and more. But he is also known as the voice of dissatisfied...
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Portraits of Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias
By Elizaveta ErmakovaMay 8, 2021
Catherine the Great (1729-1796) ruled almost the entire second half of the 18th century. Her reign was very successful on the world arena and gave solutions to a number of political problems. Take a look at...
20th century

Zinaida Serebriakova, First Famous Female Russian Artist
By Elizaveta ErmakovaApril 29, 2021
Zinaida Serebriakova (1884–1967) is mostly known for her painting At the Dressing-Table (Self-Portrait). The artist, looking from the mirror’s reflection, smiles at us in many Souvenir shops. But Serebriakova was not just the author of one...
dailyart

Writing Poetry and Inspiring Painters: Portraits of Anna Akhmatova
By Elizaveta ErmakovaMarch 1, 2021
It is hard to say how many portraits of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) exist – she was painted by many famous artists of the 20th century. She was an inspiration for many geniuses, being a...
19th Century

Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
By Elizaveta ErmakovaFebruary 17, 2021
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning of his creative activity he acts as a principled innovator and remains...
19th Century

Russian History through the Eyes of Vasily Surikov
By Elizaveta ErmakovaJanuary 18, 2021
In the 19th century Russia historical painting was freed from formality and canons. We find a good example of this in the work of Vasily Surikov (1848-1916) who created historical paintings of deep philosophical content, many...
19th Century

The State Russian Museum Highlights
By Elizaveta ErmakovaJanuary 11, 2021
The State Russian Museum is the country’s first museum of Russian fine art. It represents the history of Russian culture for more than a thousand years and contains a collection of more than 400,000 objects. We...
Art State of Mind

The Art Office: Corporate Art Collections
By Elizaveta ErmakovaNovember 29, 2020
What is your first thought when you think about going to the bank? Or a big company office? I am sure that it is not connected to art at all. You imagine calls, queues, paperwork… But...