today with with our artistic expert matvey lyachonok, we will understand the demons of mikhail vrubel these are the same demons of mikhail vrubel. and what is it? metaphorical images of the artist’s own soul or collective images taken from his life are still debated by art critics. it all started in 1890, when in rub. offered to work on lermontov's two-volume work. other artists also worked on the book, but it was the poem demon that was received by the then unknown master. although the topic of the essence of the devil had previously interested vrubel. he had already painted one demon, but he tore the painting and destroyed it. the public received the illustrations for the poem ambiguously. most of the artists ridiculed the sketches; only meerks, sires and cows were seen in this experiment. greek myths, his hands are clenched, every muscle is tense, and... the joints turn right at the viewer, looking at the canvas, a person experiences anxiety and tension that comes from the picture. the technique is also unique: the master recreates the effect of stained glass on canvas, cutting spa