This painting is a self-portrait, which was written in 1884. This was the last work of the artist in this genre, written in the south of France, on the shores of the Azure Sea. It was there that Doctor Botkin recommended to go to the artist. Kramskoy was ill and forced to be treated, in … Read more
In the 1870s Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoy was engaged in the organization of the Association of Wanderers and was his spiritual leader. At the same time he was attracted by the theme of the beauty of the lunar Ukrainian night, as if mesmerized by the mystery of the moonlight. The picture of Kramskoy “The Mermaid” is … Read more
Konstantin Alekseevich Korovin (1861-1939) was born in an educated and wealthy family of a merchant – the Old Believer. He studied painting at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where his mentors were famous artists AK Savrasov and VD Polenov. I entered the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, but soon was extremely … Read more
A cheerful, wide and truly Russian Shrovetide festival is depicted on this canvas. People see off winter and meet the spring, they are genuinely happy and entertained on these sunny snowy days. The artist B. M. Kustodiev showed how the festivities are held in the city. The theater is represented here, the houses are quite … Read more
“At the art exhibition in Aiivazovsky in Rome, the paintings were recognized as the first.” The Neapolitan Night “,” The Storm “and” Chaos “made so much noise in the capital of fine arts, that the halls of nobles, public gatherings and dens of artists were announced with the glory of the Novorossiysk landscape painter, the … Read more
Beginning to work on the paintings of the series “From the Life of Christ” (1890s – early 1900s), the artist wrote about the task of creating the image of Christ before him: “The difficult task before me is overwhelming, but I can not give it up, too In the gospel stories Christ is a real … Read more
We see before us a picture of an important, very important artist for our country – Shishkin. Ever since childhood, we know that this painter was very fond of Russian nature. Like no one else, he could convey all the beauty, so finely prescribing the details that the canvases seem to be alive. Here “Rye” … Read more
At all on a place the maid in a red dress, a white apron which has settled down in a master’s armchair, has not finished cleaning. Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky Without owner The artist-peredvizhnik Makovsky Vladimir Egorovich was born on February 7, 1846 (according to a new style, or on January 26, according to the old … Read more
Paul Gauguin’s painting “Bathers” is on the list of the most expensive paintings in the world. In 2005, a buyer who chose to remain anonymous bought it at an auction for $ 55 million. According to many researchers of Gauguin’s works, the artist finally found his style thanks to the move to Tahiti. The impact … Read more
There are such pictures that are known to every person in the whole world. They are mostly painted by famous people and have worldwide recognition. An example of such a picture is the work of Leonardo da Vinci “Mona Lisa”. Also this picture is known as the “La Gioconda”. It was written in the Renaissance … Read more