The Great Artists series consists of 100 albums of world painting. On the pages of books - biographies of artists, the main milestones of creativity, their role in world culture. Each album has about 50 illustrations. The outstanding Russian painter Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky is perhaps the most famous artist of the second half of the 19th century both in Russia and abroad. The secret to such unprecedented success was the ability to easily and colorfully depict the chosen plot, paying close attention to detail and texture. The master immersed his models in the element of beauty, the world of elegant objects and refined feelings.