How would the artist talk about himself if he had such an opportunity? Why would he say this? What would he keep silent about? What image would you like to create in the reader’s mind? The book makes it possible to “hear” the voices of the geniuses of the past and look at these geniuses from three positions: • Hero. How they themselves would like the reader to see them.•Historians. What lies behind this emotional acquaintance, what pictures and people are we talking about, why are they important for understanding the hero. • The author. The author's personal story about meeting and relationship with a character through space and time: through letters, memoirs and paintings.