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These four pictures describe four periods of people's life.

The first picture with small fish shows the first period - the first fifteen years of people's life. Fish (children) are all together, they are happy; they don't even suspect the problems in their future. They are so small, innocent, and very joyful. Pure, intense, but soft and delicate colours prove it

The second picture is the picture with the yacht. This is the period of next fifteen years of people's life. It de­scribes the beginning of a career, young people's expectations in their lives and confidence to overcome all difficulties. It is shown with the help of combination of the form and colour into harmonious unity. This scenic painting portrays the divine harmony of nature and a calm confidence in the current prosperity. People are encouraged to explore the natural world and discover new things.

The third picture is a stormy seascape. It describes the following fifteen years of people's life when many peo­ple achieve considerable success in their careers; the period when many mistakes are made and corrected; the period when people are caught in a whirlpool of events. The colours of the sea expose not only the light but also the dark sides of everyone's life, the transmission from light to darkness, from victory to failure. The waves of the sea demonstrate the whirlpool of events.

The fourth period in people's life is depicted in the last picture. A quiet whale personifies the following fifteen years of person's life. Grandparents enjoy love and respect of their dearest and nearest. The grandeur and immepsity are very impressive. But subdued colours give us an impression that a person's life "is fading".

Leonardo da Vinci "Mona Liza" This is a figure of a woman, dressed in the Florentine fashion of her time. The painting is a half-length portrait. In the foreground we can see a woman whose expression is often described as enigmatic; in the background we can see the dramatic landscape which seems to be in a state of flux. The maimer of painting would make even "the most confident master despair". Pablo Diego Picasso "A Girl on the Ball" The painter shows a wandering troupe of acrobats: a fragile gymnast rehearsing circus performance, balancing on the ball, and a powerful athlete is sitting beside her, resting. A ball and a cube standing on the ground represent opposites: a young girl personifying the motion ahead and a powerful athlete personifying the difficulties in people's life.