Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov wrote many pictures related to the Russian epic, fairy tales and bylinas, Russian history. But the picture of “Bogatyri”, of course, is the pinnacle of his work. This is a mature epic work, the creation of which the painter gave almost thirty years. It was completed in 1898. This picture is … Read more
In the picture “Winter has come,” we see a little boy who is standing by the window pensively. And outside the window there is just an unusual picture, since even last night the whole courtyard of the house was plain-black in color, and today this same yard looks like a snow-white downy kerchief, as snow … Read more
Vrubel has relatively few portraits, although he was a keen physiognomist, not worse, for example, Serov; the portrait resemblance was given to him jokingly, and he expressed with remarkable acuity the individual. But there is a special feature in his portraits – the propensity to lift those he writes over the ordinary, to bring to … Read more
Karl Bryullov is a true master of the portrait genre, who was very attentive to the choice of the heroes of his paintings. In his paintings, he tried to portray exactly those people who differed expressive appearance or bright, extraordinary features of character, causing the audience a variety of emotions. Most of all I liked … Read more
The Balkan cycle of paintings by VV Vereshchagin is dedicated to the Russian-Turkish war of 1878-1879. in which the artist was directly involved. One of the most famous paintings of the cycle – “Winners” – was written in 1878-1879. The picture is devoted to the events that took place under Telish, where the whole regiment … Read more
Goalkeeper in football is a legendary figure. At a time when the Ukrainian artist SA Grigoryev painted the picture “Goalkeeper”, a movie with the same name was released, which was published before the war. It was the goalkeepers, not the attackers, who were the real heroes of football matches, standing on the gate was considered … Read more
The painting “The Last Cornflowers” by Vladimir Nikolayevich Gavrilov became for us now a model of a classic still-life. The main object of our consideration is a bouquet of juicy cornflowers. Outside the open window, right in front of us, spreads the field of ripe wheat. Birds black dots fly over the ears, and in … Read more
Nicholas Roerich is a kind of author whose works are distinguished by profound philosophical and lyrical motifs. The themes of his paintings are diverse and complex, spiritual and sublime. The favorite images of Roerich’s creativity, in turn, can be considered images of sky and clouds. The motif of the sky and clouds clearly sounds in … Read more
Ivanov carefully peered into the landscapes of Italy – the cradle of European civilization. Here, not only every stone, but the earth itself is a witness of history. Here is the Appian Way, which was laid by the ancient Romans in 312 BC. e. Like the wrinkles on the old man’s face, it bears traces … Read more
This painting was painted by the artist in 1871. It does not display an event, but an action. The work is written in bright colors, which gives it realism. Having painted a craft for catching fish, as it did in those days and probably do so far. The artist himself loved fishing, and he was … Read more