Descriptions of pictures

Dubrovsky NN in his painting “Rainbow” depicts the seascape. The skill of the master and the correct application of brush strokes convey almost photographic accuracy of the waves. On the waves a small wooden fishing boat easily rocks. But the fisherman is not engaged in fishing. He looks fascinated at the rainbow, which came down … Read more

Many of the paintings by the artist Reshetnikov depict children. I chose to write an essay on the picture of “The Boy” Reshetnikov, because I really like the guys who are drawn there. It seems to me that with all three it would be interesting to make friends. Boys from the picture stand on the … Read more

I. Kramskoy painted a portrait of “Mina Moiseyev” in 1882, he was an etude to the canvas “An Old Man with a Bridle,” written the following year. The work was created in the village of Siverskaya near St. Petersburg. As an outstanding portraitist, the artist tried to capture not only the external features of a … Read more

The painting by IK Aivazovsky “Black Sea” has some mysterious attraction. It forces the viewer not only to watch the unruly water element, but also to feel all the riot of her character. The first thing that catches your eye, a clear boundary dividing the two eternal confrontations – water and air. Their struggle is … Read more

Nikolai Pavlovich Chekhov – the brother of the legendary Anton Pavlovich presented this wonderful portrait of the boy to our world. Our attention is presented by a peasant boy named Vanka. If you confess frankly, then there is no boy in the picture. Such words may seem paradoxical to someone, however, look at this profile … Read more

In the painting, the artist portrayed the famous composer Mussorgsky. According to historical data, it is known that the portrait was painted in 1881, for several sessions. It is known that at the time when the portrait was being drawn, the composer was mortally ill and was treated in the Nikolaevsky military hospital. Many critics … Read more

The picture “Sleeping children” great painter Vasily Grigorievich Perov wrote in the distant 1870. The famous canvas is among the best works of the author and is highly regarded all over the world, both by art connoisseurs and professional critics. The picture is written quite simply, without superfluous delights. Given the style of writing, the … Read more

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is a famous Russian painter and seascape painter. The painting “Rainbow” reflects the romantic world view of the master, his admiration for the immense, ever-changing element of the sea. In the center of the artist’s attention is the theme of a shipwreck. Visually, the canvas can be divided into two parts. The … Read more

Yuri Mikhailovich Neprintsev created his most famous painting “After the Battle” based on the work of Alexander Tvardovsky “Vasily Terkin.” The author participated in the war and saw and knew personally the joys and sorrows of a Soviet soldier. The canvas depicts a winter forest, most likely 1945, when it was already clear that our … Read more

Reshetnikov drew this picture in 1948. It shows the children. The boy has just arrived home, on vacation. He gladly honors his grandfather, probably an excellent student. In his gaze there is no fear that his parents will scold him, on the contrary his gaze is full of pride. The old man who stands opposite … Read more

The painting “Silence” was written by Isaac Levitan in 1898. It is not widely known, however, it is an acknowledged masterpiece of the late period of the artist’s life. In these years for Levitan was typical appeal to the “twilight” theme, and the picture “Silence” is also devoted to an amazing time when the day … Read more

In his vivid painting “In the Artist’s Workshop” Konstantin Makovsky portrayed his son, who stood with his feet on the armchair, going to take an apple from a tray standing on the table. The very action of the painting takes place directly in the artist’s studio. The author himself called his work “The Little Thief”. … Read more

The artist Yuon depicted in his canvas “Domes and Swallows” some provincial town. It does not differ in anything from other similar cities. It has a church, the domes of which are depicted in the picture. They are lit by sunlight, and gold crosses stand out against the blue sky. Swallows swirl in the high … Read more

Ilya Ostroukhov (1858-1929) was born and grew up in Moscow and devoted all his work to the landscapes of the central strip of Russia. One of the most famous of his paintings, located in the State Tretyakov Gallery is the painting “First Green”, written in 1887-1888 g. For those who know and love the suburbs, … Read more

Julien-Francois Tanguy played an important role in the life of the Parisian Impressionist artists. He sold them paints in his small shop, but sometimes, realizing that due to total lack of money they could not pay for the goods, offered the necessary in exchange for the paintings. For good nature and sympathy, the artists affectionately … 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 the work “Portrait of A. V. Kasyanov.” In … Read more

Mikhail Nikolayevich Romadin is not for nothing a People’s Artist of Russia. After all, all his paintings are imbued with love for the Russian people, for his way of life, for the nature of his vast Motherland. His painting “Khmelevka Village”, which simply sunk into my soul with its calm, not bright beauty, was no … Read more

The picture of Nina Nikolaevna Vatolina “News from the front”, written in 1943, reminds us more of a household photo, although if the picture is made from the point of view of the artistry of the composition, geometric and light-spectral projections, and also the semantic plot component, then a full work of art is obtained. … Read more

In 1849, Savrasov, on the advice of the teacher of the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture (MUZHV), Karl Rabus, and with the means of patron IV Likhachev, made a trip to Ukraine, which resulted in a number of works that led critics to talk about the young painter as the hope of Russian art. … Read more

An ordinary village on the banks of a mighty river. A grove of birch trees, a sideways fence. And in the distance the monastery is white. It would seem that the everyday picture, what she so attracted the artist, that he decided to transfer it to the canvas? What did I like about the work … Read more

Tolstoy’s portrait was written by Repin in Yasnaya Polyana in August 1887. While worshiping the genius of the great writer, Repin at the same time disagreed with him on many convictions. Despite this, the writer and the artist linked a warm friendship over the years. The portrait, written in 1887, is one of a series … Read more

Before us is the usual steppe landscape. Modest beauty of Russian nature. Late summer. Dry grass. Low clouds. Soon the autumn… The artist seems to be walking along this road, running off the horizon; the impression that it stretches endlessly, like the endless Russian expanses. In the middle of the road there is a stony … Read more

An excellent master of landscape, Isaak Levitan mainly appealed to the discreet, simple types of Russian nature. It is this kind of impression on the canvas, called “Spring., Great Water.” Here we see a spring, just awakened nature. It became warm, and a wide flood of the river began. The image of the river is … Read more

Winter again, and again the French army, captured in the picture Vereshchagin. What did these once brave soldiers lack that they came to die on Russian soil? An artist loyal to himself showed that, even with a very small detachment, the Russians rush into battle, defending their homeland. They have nowhere to retreat, for their … Read more

If you look at the artist’s biography, you can trace the incredible facts. Savrasov was born, as at that time was considered in the merchant family. At an early age, a small Savrasov began to show genuine interest in painting, but his father was not happy and even opposed to his child was fond of … Read more

“Breakfast on the grass” – a picture of the great French artist-impressionist Edward Manet (1832-1883). The original title of the painting is “Bathing”. The picture became really scandalous and was subjected to great criticism, but now occupies an honorable place among the masterpieces of world painting. The picture “Breakfast on the grass” was written in … Read more

In A. Plastov’s painting “Haymaking” we see people of different generations who work on a hot summer day. They are simple country people, they mow the grass for hay blanks for the winter. All of them, from the old man to the young boy, are absorbed in their work, because they know how important it … Read more

Russian painter Evgeny Nikolaevich Shirokov created many expressive and recognizable images of people. One of these images we see in his picture “Friends.” It shows a boy and his faithful friend – a dog. Their figures are in the very center of the canvas, they are both equally important for understanding the plot (this is … Read more

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is a master in describing the nature of his native land. From his paintings, my breath catches, and my heart freezes with delight. What is it worth only his latest painting in life under the title “Ship Grove”, which the artist wrote in 1898 and put in it all his skills and … Read more

The canvas of Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel “Lilac”. as well as “Pan” and “Swan Princess”, refers to the “Fairytale cycle” of the famous painter’s works and reflects the mystical forces of nature that so impressed him and his constant search for the national soul of the Russian people. Vrubel’s picturesque gift in colorism stood out … Read more

Pictures of Makovsky can be attributed to the art of the Wanderers. His works are characterized by the manifestation of care and understanding, the joy and emotion of the “little man”. Some of his paintings can be attributed to the struggle of the rich and the poor, it is in this contrast that he gets … Read more

Painting Arkhip Kuindzhi “Moonlit Night on the Dnieper” was written in 1880 and immediately found a huge response from a wide audience. This picture was very small in size, in some strange way, attracted everyone’s attention, who looked at it. The painting depicts a night that plunges the whole neighborhood into darkness. And the moon, … Read more

This picture, the eminent artist wrote in 1869. It was her very first acquired P. Tretyakov. It symbolizes a new stage in Shishkin’s work and it is called the first masterpiece of a landscape painter. The canvas presents a typical Russian landscape. On the street noon and literally just passed the summer rain. On an … Read more

In the painting by VK Nechitailo “Motherhood”, a young girl is depicted holding a long-awaited little child in her arms. She sits with her back to the window and bright summer sunlight illuminates the entire room and the face and mom and baby. Just look, with what tenderness and love the woman looks at the … Read more

In 90 years, the skill of Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov in terms of portraits reached its heyday. He wrote one of his best works “Portrait of MK Olive.” Marie Konstantinovna Oliv is a well-known patron and cousin of SI Mamontov. It was this painting that compared Serov with other outstanding and famous masters of painting. The … Read more

Jawaharlal Nehru together with his daughter Indira Gandhi visited the Roerichs’ house in Kullu in May 1942. The great Indian first met and talked with the great Russian artist and thinker Nikolai Roerich, his wife Helena Roerich, and all the members of this great family who made a huge contribution to the friendship and cooperation … Read more

It is worth noting that the great Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel is in itself a rather complex artist, which is not accidental in his film “The Demon Seated” turned to the image of Lermontov’s demon. Vrubel dreamed of a high monumental style. For him, the tragedy of an ideal person is close – a person … Read more

One of the most famous works of Isaak Levitan “Quiet abode” was written in 1890 in the genre of “church scenery.” What could be simpler than this picture? Summer morning. Windless weather, calm, cool river surface smoothly skirting a wooded toe. Through it will be thrown a thin bridge over the perches. Because of the … Read more

About Oleg Pavlovich Marushkin (1938) could not find much information. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leningrad (Petersburg), from which came out a lot of outstanding artists. He created sketches of the “Feast on the Neva” painting for the banquet hall of the Nevskaya Hotel in Leningrad. Painting “Strigunok” – apparently, the … Read more

The skill of AI Kuindzhi convey the accuracy of what he saw, it amazes. Thinly noting the game of light, as it is displayed on objects, lies on the grass, shines in the bright sky, the artist animated each his canvas, as if he inhaled the soul in them. Such talent expanded the possibilities to … Read more

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