VRUBEL originally studied law at Saint Petersburg University before entering the Imperial Academy of Arts. TRUE, Church officials rejected some of his religious designs in Kyiv as too unconventional.TRUE, Vrubel challenged the artist Ilya Repin to a duel after Repin criticized The Demon Seated. FALSE, Vrubel secretly used crushed gemstones in his paint to produce his signature crystalline colors.FALSE.The gem-like effect came from color, angular forms, and brushwork—not powdered jewels., After losing his sight, he continued producing large oil paintings entirely from memory.FALSE.By 1906, he had become blind and could no longer create visual art., He occasionally destroyed paintings that others admired because he considered them failures.TRUE, Critics initially praised his Lermontov illustrations for their realism and traditional academic style.FALSE. Many critics found them strange, rough, and disturbing, At the 1896 Nizhny Novgorod exhibition, his monumental panels were rejected by the official Academy jury.Savva Mamontov responded to that rejection by constructing a separate pavilion for Vrubel’s works.TRUE, As a student, Vrubel was so poor that he sometimes survived on bread and tea. FALSE. He came from a really wealthy family and never suffered from poverty, As a young man, he once told his sister that cutting himself helped relieve emotional suffering.TRUE.In a letter to his sister, he described cutting himself during emotional distress., When Vrubel first heard Nadezhda Zabela sing, he fell in love before he had even seen her face.He proposed to Nadezhda on the day they first met.TRUE, Nadezhda’s family enthusiastically approved of the marriage because Vrubel was already wealthy and famous.FALSE.Her family had serious doubts about his age and instability, Vrubel believed his wife’s voice had colors and shapes.TRUE, While The Demon Downcast was on exhibition, Vrubel arrived almost every morning and repainted the Demon’s face.TRUE. . Witnesses saw him continually revising the painting during its exhibition., Vrubel limited himself to painting and considered decorative art beneath him. FALSE.He created ceramics, sculptures, furniture, architectural designs, costumes, and stage sets., Vrubel came from a very poor family. FALSE. Vrubel was born in an affluent family. He was exposed to culture from childhood and his father encouraged education.

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