People’s artist of Belarus Pavel Maslenikov would have turned 105 years old

The People’s Artist of Belarus Pavel Maslenikov would have turned 105 years old today. The collection of the classic of the realistic painting includes more than a thousand works. Some of them are exhibited in the National Historical Museum. In the works of the talented painter three are three elements: Earth, water and the sky. The master imparted knowledge not only to students, but also to his children. As a result the famous dynasty has appeared. His daughter is an art historian, his son is an associate professor at the Academy of Arts, and his grandson is a young artist. The national art and historical museums of Belarus have prepared exhibitions timed to the jubilee of Pavel Maslenikov that focus on the Small Motherland theme.