Mikhail Vrubel is a renowned Russian painter who worked in almost all genres of art, including graphics and sculpture. He was born in Omsk to an ordinary family. In his early 25__________________ Vrubel was very weak because of the harsh Siberian climate. 26__________________, his family moved to warmer regions, where Vrubel quickly got better. Mikhail Vrubel showed his 27__________________ talent at the age of 10. That is why his father hired a private 28__________________ so that he could learn the advanced painting techniques. Still, after finishing school Vrubel decided to study law. While studying at university, Vrubel practised art only through making 29__________________ for books. He didn’t finish university and entered the Imperial Academy of Arts and made friends with Serov.