How many times have you seen this picture, but never wondered why this Cossack shirtless?
The artist Ilya Repin was famous for his careful approach to creating paintings. On his canvases, everything is thought out to the smallest detail. The artist carefully nurtured the ideas of his future creations, pondering each character. Of course, it took a lot of time. For example, the world famous painting "The Cossacks" was created over 13 years. However, the result was worth it!
This canvas can be viewed for hours, all the while finding new exciting details. A whole novel can be written about the history of the painting "The Cossacks", but today we will focus on only one interesting detail.
The question is this. Look at the picture and try to guess why the Cossack, who is sitting to the left of the clerk, is naked to the waist?
Do not rush to answer, but rather carefully examine the enlarged fragment of the picture. There is a hint here!
Well, I already understood why this Zaporozhets, the only one among all, is depicted without a shirt? Then check your answer with the correct one.
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Answer. The thing is that he is a banker, that is, the person who deals the cards. Look closely, there is a playing deck drawn next to it! During the times of the Zaporozhye Sich, such people traditionally took off their outerwear to show others their honesty, You just wonder how seriously Ilya Efimovich Repin took his work. And if you like today's riddle, invite your friends to solve it too.