In this article the fine art as the subject of research and reflection of Yu.M. Lotman is discussed. More precisely, the author tries to “trace the thread of research in the works he wrote in his characteristic dialogical spirit”, using the example of an article that is very characteristic both in terms of the choice of Lotman's subject and the method of his research. The analyzed text deals with the possibility of translating the language of fine arts, namely a series of graphic sheets by Estonian artist Jueri Arrak illustrating a literary work, into the language of words, developing Lotman's thought step by step, making all new types of art and science the object of research in the name of creating universal laws of culture. Starting from the motifs of the wall, animals and human faces, and based on the analysis of all components of the composition of the artist's graphic paintings, Lotman connects them with mythology.