The boy will write a letter to his grandfather. In the picture he does not yet write it, but only talks about how to start and where. The first thing I see in the picture is a picture of my grandfather, he looks strictly dressed in a suit and hat. Probably, grandfather is not very … Read more
One of the most inspired paintings of Serov, full of dynamics and life, was at one time as little appreciated as his other works, recognized today as the best. She was ordered by Serov for the publishing house Knebel, who produced a series of historical paintings-manuals for schoolchildren. He wrote it during the autumn and … Read more
The famous artist Golovin Alexander Yakovlevich not only passionately loved to draw flowers, but also to grow them. They were his inspiration and muse. The author devoted many of his paintings to flowers. There are beautiful still-lifes in his arsenal, where flowers in expensive porcelain vases are surrounded by some other things. But there is … Read more
Some kind of color is inherent in all the paintings of the famous artist Vrubel. His creation “Bogatyr” was no exception. So to complicate the color palette, to embody on canvas completely unknown before the combination can be a very rare talent. Just look at the epic hero, his power and mighty strength. Everyone understands … Read more
Cleanliness, freshness, life affirmation in nature and in the soul of the artist – the feelings conveyed by the painting “After the Rain” by AM Gerasimov. Contemplation of this canvas can not but create in our soul a feeling of invigorating novelty, because the rain-washed habitual world around us invariably makes us look at everyday … Read more
Arkady Rylov – an outstanding Russian landscape painter was born in 1870. His paintings astonish with their mood and beauty, thus pleasing not only the spectators but also the performer himself. Rylov was born on the way (his parents were going to Vyatka) and lived most of his life in the North and put all … Read more
In 1840 Aivazovsky, among other boarders of the Academy of Arts, went to Rome to continue his education and improvement in landscape painting. In Italy he went to the already established master who absorbed all the best traditions of Russian art. The spent years abroad are marked by tireless work. He acquainted with classical art … Read more
Everyone at least once in my life saw the picture “The Rooks Have Arrived,” this is the most famous painting by Savrasov. We see the unhurried awakening of nature, only – only the calendar spring has come. But slowly spring struggles for its rights with the winter, the snow no longer lies in huge snowdrifts … Read more
This painting was written in 1870, it shows a terrible event for people. In those years, a private bank called the Loan Bank was ruined in Moscow. Mainly the middle class of the population suffered, in connection with the frauds taking place in this institution. The work of Makovsky almost immediately after writing was purchased … Read more
The seventies, replaced by the pathos of the negations of the sixties, were marked by the search for a positive ideal. Such ideals were found among the Russian intelligentsia. At this time Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov begins to order portraits of the leaders of Russian culture. Many of the portraits are Dostoevsky. The Pogodin. Maikov. Dahl. … Read more