The Cossacks had ancient fun, they liked to gather in crowds and storm the fortress, which was made from snow, this tradition was carried out on the last day of the Shrovetide week. This moment, and captured in the picture Surikov, look at such a bright and colorful presentation came a lot of people. All … Read more
The picture shows the teacher and student. They bent over the “necklace” in search of that only pearl, without which the present day would have been wasted. Necklace and in the eastern and western symbolism personifies eternity. The search is not destined to end, for only the cognizant is worthy to be a Guru Teacher, … Read more
What do I imagine when I hear “Italy”? Good shoes or boots on the map? Of course not! Italy is, above all, the sun, a peculiar way of life, beautiful people and, of course, fruit! Probably, and Bryullov saw just this, because his famous painting all this displays. What did the artist sing? What did … Read more
Almost like all the works of the genius surrealist, “The Hallucinogenic Toreador” is also a canvas puzzle. After this work of painting saw the light, the artist himself admitted that in this picture – all of Dali, because it contains almost complete collection of images of the great master. It is very difficult to tell … Read more
Perov Vasily Grigorievich is a famous Russian painter. It is considered the founder of critical realism. Most of his paintings belong to the domestic genre, but in the last years of his life, after experiencing many disappointments, the author turns to subjects of a different plan. In the paintings of Perov, the evangelical theme is … Read more
In his painting “Silenced” NN Dubovskoy depicts the seascape. The idea of the artist was originally to show the power of the elements and the feeling of their own insignificance in front of it. In the work, thunderclouds occupying almost the entire upper part are spread out in a dense horizon. They are reflected in … Read more
Antonina Leonardovna Rzhevskaya is a remarkable Russian artist who is a member of the “Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions”. Antonina Leonardovna – the second and last female artist, who became an exhibitor of this creative association, however, later she ceased to be his member, because of disagreement with their program. Rzhevskaya was born in a … Read more
The talent and artistic skill of Vasily Tropinin were such that many took his portraits for the works of Rembrandt, so much in them there was a striking color and power of illumination. Graceful female heads gave him the glory of “Russian Dream”. Vasily Andreevich occupied in the Moscow cultural life that niche, which before … Read more
About guerrilla warfare, it is often only in books and movies you can find out more information. But it is still very difficult to imagine how all the people were united in the fight against the common enemy, that he left the house and went into obviously unfavorable conditions of life, into the forests. Where … Read more
How accurately noticed the Russian people that there are no rules without exception. Someone will shrug their shoulders: what am I talking about? No, I’m all right, all on the topic. Just pay attention to the picture you are about to talk about. It is difficult to assert with all categoricalness that its author is … Read more