Plastov is my favorite artist. His work, as it were, returns us many years ago, showing the era in which the artist lived. One of my favorite paintings of Plastov is “Spring”, written in 1952. On the canvas, a girl with a rocker and two buckets is sealed, she picks up water from the spring … Read more
The work of Nicholas Roerich “Saint Francis” is a steam room to the canvas of 1932 “Saint Sergius of Radonezh”. The painting was painted in the same year of 1932 and is currently located in the collections of the Museum of Nicholas Roerich in New York. In the painting, St. Francis is depicted in “great … Read more
Among the most famous Russian artists is a talented man Serov Valentin Alexandrovich. He belonged to the artists of the Wanderers, who drew their inspiration in folk life and traditions. But many art connoisseurs know this artist precisely from his portraits. There is in his arsenal of work “Portrait of Kasyanov.” Kasyanov Alexander Vasilievich was … Read more
In the works of Svyatoslav Roerich, religious motives gradually appear. Beginning was the work of “The Head of the Franciscan Monk” (1923, Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York), according to the artist himself “very expressive and full of life.” Initially, the canvas was for Ruth Page, but when it was finished, the artist refused to send … Read more
“Pond with water lilies” – a picture that abounds in green colors and various derivatives of this color shades, truly magical and mesmerizing. Looking at her, you can penetrate the mysterious, fairy-tale world full of inspiration and tranquility. In front of us we see a bridge that merges with the surrounding nature, experiences its influence … Read more
In 1876, Repin returned from France to Russia. The first winter Repin spend in the parents’ house in Chuguevo. “I did not make a mistake that I came here for the winter,” he writes to Stasov, “Only in winter the people live freely with all interests, urban, political and family… And Chuguev himself is a … Read more
Description of the topic: Touching feelings that arise in the soul of each person – loss of the first snow. Even in the city from noise and vanity can be distracted by a suddenly changed picture of the street, covered with the first snow. The first snow always carries a fleeting joy of a long, … Read more
Many who have studied or even heard about the Patriotic War of 1812 know how many calamities and misfortunes the Napoleonic army brought to the Russian people. The largest and most painful was the seizure of the capital and subsequent fires that broke out. All this was accompanied by looting and looting by French soldiers … Read more
This portrait was painted by the famous Russian painter Ilya Repin, in a new, more realistic style. Life is presented as it really is, without unnecessary details and ornaments. There is an opinion that the heroine of this portrait is the sister-in-law of the great artist. In the middle of the canvas depicts a young … Read more
The painting was written in 1879 on the canvas is the scene of the execution of a young woman. The Roman patricians loved to amuse themselves with cruel games. This picture reflects the mores of that time. The plot of the picture is very tragic: a young woman in a torn dress is leaning against … Read more