One of the great creative people of Italy is Rafael Santi. He and a talented painter, graphic artist, architect. His work is adorned with many churches. My favorite artist’s muse was always Madonna. He devoted many pictures to her, both at the beginning of the creative path and in maturity. One of the most perfect … Read more
If you believe the historical data, this work Repin painted about 9 years, and three years after completion, has made all the same changes. Repin was considered the first artist who in his works managed to touch on the topic of people’s will. According to historians, when writing this picture, the artist had problems with … Read more
Picture Fedotova “Picky Bride” depicts a ridiculous scene of matchmaking. The action takes place in a luxurious room, the walls of which are decorated with paintings in gilded frames. The room is furnished with expensive carved furniture, there is also a cage with a large parrot. In the center of the picture is the most … Read more
All the Levitan landscapes are imbued with a special lyrical, piercingly delicate mood, whether he is painting his famous autumn or summer evening. But a special lyricism is characteristic of his painting “Blossoming apple trees”. Before the spectator a bright, sunny, spring day appears in the apple orchard. Young apple-trees grow in it in orderly … Read more
The master depicts in the picture one of the summer evenings. On the canvas you can see how the girls come back home, after mowing. Summer is the most important time of the year, for these people, because, wintering, depends on how well the work in the haymaking season will be done in the summer. … Read more
At the end of the 1860s Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev entered the art. Undoubtedly his talent developed extremely fast. This was recognized by all his contemporaries: both artists and critics. In the beauty of nature, Fedor Alexandrovich saw a deep moral sense. He believed that beauty can turn a person away from criminal intent. He was … Read more
One of the famous Soviet painters is Geli Mikhailovich Korzhev. Having fallen into the occupation, in wartime, found for himself a so-called harsh style. It includes a dark color palette, sharp contrasts of light and shadows, deep emotionality of the characters. His work “The Clouds of 1945” belongs to the same works. The picture shows … Read more
Valentin Serov wrote many paintings in various genres. But he became famous due to children’s portraits, on which he not only skillfully painted the appearance of children, but also could display there the features of their character. That is why the children on Valentin Alexandrovich’s canvas look, so vividly and directly. One of the best … Read more
The artist believed that the main purpose of his work was to show people that good, forgiveness of the neighbor and light feelings are the main thing that a person should cherish in himself. We see in the picture a famous biblical scene. When Christ saw that the crowd wanted to stone the offending woman … Read more
“Moonlit Night on the Dnieper,” perhaps, the most famous picture of AI Kuindzhi. The creation of the painting in 1880 was a real sensation. To the general public she was delighted from the very moment of her appearance. The picture was admired by I. Kramskoy and I. Polonsky, I. Turgenev and D. Mendeleev. The impression … Read more