Who taught Korovin, Botticelli, Van Dyck and Titian? Can a gifted "nugget" succeed on his own, or is a guiding creator needed? Can a brilliant teacher create a brilliant artist from an ordinary student?

In Russia, Ilya Repin - one of the pillars of Russian painting - manifested itself especially clearly in realism. But his students - V. Serov, K. Makovsky, N. Feshin - became the founders of Russian impressionism and conquered Europe.

In Florence, the adventurous artist Filippo Lippi little Sandro Botticelli considered a talented artist. Botticelli, in turn, taught painting to his son Lippi. So much so that they still argue about the authorship of some works!

In Antwerp, a boy named Anthony van Dyck entered the workshop of a famous Flemish artist. From that moment began an incredible story of work and lifelong friendship.

In Venice, a detective story unleashed about the authorship of the incomparable artists G. Bellini and A. Mantegna. And later, their students made a revolution in painting. One brought the color to the absolute, and the other left to conquer Spain.

To Your attention - the most striking examples of the fateful meetings of famous creators.

March 1. Repin - Serov - Makovsky - Kustodiev - Malyavin - Somov - Feshin. Realism - Impressionism - St. Petersburg - Moscow - Paris - Slava Mamontov.

March 15. Filippo Lippi - Sandro Botticelli - Filippino Lippi. Italian Renaissance - Florence - Medici dynasty.

March 22. Rubens - Van Dyck - Jacob Jordaens. Baroque - Antwerp - Flemings - innovators.

March 29. Giovanni Bellini - Andrea Mantegna - Titian - El Greco. Early Italian Renaissance - Republic of Venice - Padua - Madrid - Toledo.