Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky – Russian artist of the late XVIII – early XIX centuries. an unrivaled master of portraiture. Among the famous canvases there are ceremonial portraits: “Portrait of Prince AB Kurakin, Vice Chancellor”, “Portrait of Paul I in White Dalmatics”, in which the artist pays attention to the citizenship, dignity and nobility of the … Read more
In the portrait of SN Bulgakov and PA Florensky, entitled “Philosophers,” Nesterov wrote two outstanding representatives of religious and philosophical thought. The artist admired the world of ideas and feelings of Father Pavel Florensky in his famous book “The Pillar and Statement of Truth”. He chose the genre of a pair portrait to show two … Read more
The picture shows the daughter of the owner of the loan office in Kiev, but there is no inclination to individualize the character and portrait psychology. If, in connection with a composition with such a profoundly serious theme as Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, Vrubel could talk about the “slight sweetness” of the plot, … Read more
The “Mystery of the XX Century” picture can be compared in its action with the explosion of an atomic bomb. its first version was written in 1977, when Soviet art choked from loyal love to Lenin, Khrushchev, the CPSU and was strictly limited to the framework of the lie of socialist realism. The artist performed … Read more
Vasily Vladimirovich Pukirev – a famous Russian painter, famous for his genre painting “Unequal Marriage”, written in 1862. In those days, the problem of women’s lack of rights was very acute. In Russian society, voices were increasingly voiced in defense of women’s equality. This theme in his work was developed by the artist Pukirev. The … Read more
The founder of critical realism in the Russian fine arts PA Fedotov (1815-1852) introduced drama and plot sharpness into the everyday genre. In his works, the artist managed to combine the exposure of social and moral vices of society’s life with subtle psychologism and a poetic perception of reality. In the painting “Matchmaking Major” the … Read more
The picture of Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov “On a plowland, Spring” at first glance seems a little strange and contains many questions. However, without it it is inconceivable to imagine Russian painting. Let’s look at this picture together, ask all the questions that arise and try to answer them. We see the plowed field in the … Read more
There are such works of art that drift through the galleries of the whole world and become almost synonymous with the name and method of painting the artist. The painting “Sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh is an excellent example. Important is not only the connection between the artist and the painting, but also the artist’s … Read more
I look at the picture of the well-known Russian painter Levitan called “Big Water”. The winter was very snowy, and now. When the spring came and the snow melted, there was a lot of water in the river, and it came out of the banks. We are witnessing the awakening of nature. In the picture, … Read more
The works of Kuindzhi are distinguished by the unique nature of the artistic tasks solved in them and the originality of not only painting, but also the vision of the world itself. The main role in the figurative structure of his paintings is played by the transmission of lighting and even the light itself in … Read more