Anamorphosis before 1583. "The Ambassadors" (c. 1533) by Hans Holbein the Younger is well known for the prominent oblique anamorphic transformation in the painting. In this artwork, a distorted shape lies diagonally across the bottom of the frame. Viewing this from an acute angle transforms it into the plastic image of a human skull. The painting is regarded as a "vanitas" - a meditation on the transience of life - with the skull a symbolic "memento mori". The altered perspective required to see the image reflects the contemporary practice of painting skulls on the reverse of otherwise tranquil paintings. Four centuries
Lenin in Kremlin (painting) depicted sitting in a chair on a summer day in the garden. The same approach is seen in his large genre painting "Lenin in Kremlin" of 1960. The event depicted in the painting "Lenin in the Kremlin" related to the second half of 1921. The artist reproduces in detail the situation of the working office of Lenin in the Kremlin. The idea of painting is typical for the time of the turn of 1950-60's. The event shown in the picture likely relates to the second half of 1921. Nikolai Baskakov wanted to show Lenin as a statesman at the time