The painting depicts the interior of the Ryazan Art College and a ladder in 1876. On it goes down the guy in the green shirt in which you can learn the authors work. At the top of the dialogue are two students. What do they say? The answer to this question every viewer will find its own way. Ornaments depicted in the picture, are the symbols of love and fertility. Geranium flower, according to popular belief, is able to attract love.