Among all the portraits of Repin, a special place is occupied by the porters of his family members. And it is justified by the fact that in such portraits the painter experiments most of all, since he writes them as if “for himself.” One of the most famous portraits from the series of portraits of … Read more
Work on the portrait always required painters extra strength and attention. After all, it was necessary to display the human soul, its power and significance, which prompted the artist to take up the brush and try to decipher all the hidden signs of the personality of his hero. The painting “The Poet G. Tukai” is … Read more
Laktionov Alexander Ivanovich – Soviet artist, whose paintings are very realistic and depict the life of ordinary people. Of all his paintings, the canvas “Letter from the Front” written to me in 1947, that is, just a couple of years after the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, when the memory of these events was … Read more
One of Vasnetsov’s first paintings was a picture from the epic cycle “After the Battle of Igor Svyatoslavovich with the Polovtsians.” The reason for creating this work was the legend “The Lay of Igor’s Host”. I think in this picture the author wanted to praise the heroism of the soldiers of the army of Ancient … Read more
Vasnetsov Victor Mikhailovich – Russian architect, artist, master of folklore and historical painting. First of all, many are known for their ability to reflect the folk spirit of folklore in painting. Looking at the picture “A Tale of a Sleeping Princess” I’m carried to the magical world of the unknown. Bright and saturated colors, warm … Read more
The work of the outstanding painter of the late XIX – early XX century Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov is very diverse. At the beginning of his creative activity, the artist painted pictures of the everyday genre: “Military Telegram”, “Balagany in Paris”, then worked in the genre of portrait, was engaged in ornamental art, was an architect. … Read more
Painting by KF Yuon “Russian Winter: Ligachevo.” KF Yuon is a wonderful landscape painter. In his paintings he showed his love for nature, he created a generalized image of the Motherland. In his autobiographical essay, Yuon wrote: “In these pictures I tried to convey the monumental and poetic sound of Russian nature, I was looking … Read more
“Pieta” (“Grieving”) was written by Svyatoslav Roerich in the year of the death of his brother Yuri Nikolaevich. The Biblical theme – the mourning of Christ – served as a means for revealing the artist’s profound spiritual experiences; The picture is addressed to all those who know how to feel compassion, who bear grief of … Read more
Ilya Shishkin’s canvas “Forest Distances”, written in 1884, refers to the period of the artist’s life, when his talent unfolded with all its depth and power. Being in a depressed state after the recent death of his beloved wife, the painter draws strength from nature and devotes himself entirely to work. The painting “Forest Distances” … Read more
Victor Mihajlovich Vasnetsov loved oral folk art and many heroes and plots for his paintings he drew from epics and fairy tales. In his paintings Vasnetsov tried to show the beauty and originality of the Russian people. One such picture is “The Frog Princess”. On the canvas in the center is a girl. She dances … Read more