Descriptions of pictures

Among the portraits painted at the end of the 1880s, the portrait of Sophia Dragomirova is a kind of evidence of the growth of Serov’s glory. C Sophia Drahomirova Serov met in the workshop of Repin. Sofya Mikhailovna Dragomirova (in the marriage of Lukomskaya) wrote to I. Grabar. “I remember that when I arrived in … Read more

And on reading I was preparing here is such an essay on the theme “What do you feel if you get into the picture Baksheev” Blue Spring. “ I went once to the picture gallery and saw there a picture of VN Baksheev “Blue Spring”. I really liked her. I sat down in front of … Read more

Kramskoy Ivan Nikolaevich was born in 1837 and died in 1887. He was born in a middle-class family in the provincial town of Ostrogozhsk. He liked to draw from childhood, discovered outstanding abilities and studied at the Academy of Arts, but after receiving the Small Gold Medal for the program picture “Moses exudes water from … Read more

The dark background of the room should direct our attention to the figure of the girl, frozen at the window. Outside the window are the trees that the sorceress-winter has decorated. The hoar frosts on the branches, and the silence of the winter night is heard. Deineka Aleksandr Aleksandrovich was born in the family of … Read more

Orest Kiprensky – one of the best portraitists in Russia in the early 19 th century. He was famous for his ability to reflect in his paintings the inner peace of man. His work, in which he showed outstanding people of his era, fully reveals their characters. That very famous portrait of Pushkin, decorating virtually … Read more

Even in the early years of his work Vrubel began work on the “Demon”. The theme of the Demon did not leave the artist all his life. The very nature of his talent Vrubel was prepared to create this image. The demon lived somewhere in the secret recesses of his soul. In 1891, Vrubel carried … Read more

“The Tower of Babel” – one of the most famous paintings of the great Dutch artist Peter Brueghel the Elder (1525-1569). The canvas was written in 1563 (wood, oil). Currently he is in the Museum of Art History in Vienna. In the art of this painter there is a large number of masterpieces of world … Read more

Vasnetsov Victor Mikhailovich often turned to ancient pagan histories, bylins and fairy tales. He was always interested in how they appeared, where, what served this. In his works he tried to show his vision of this or that story. Most of all I liked his painting “Sirin and Alkonost., Song of Joy and Sorrow.” According … Read more

The work of Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky was always connected with Ukraine. Most of his paintings are written on Ukrainian subjects: “Wedding ransom,” “Rendezvous,” “In a month’s night,” and others. This is not surprising considering that the childhood of the future artist was held in the Kharkiv region. He received his primary education in one of … Read more

By the early period of creativity of the great painter-seascape, the painting “Chesme battle”. This is a very important episode in the history of the Russo-Turkish war. For one night, Russian ships were able to destroy a significant part of the Turkish fleet in the Chesme Bay. The author did not participate in this battle, … Read more

In this famous painting the great power of the artist, his special perception of the surrounding world and the unique individual manner of writing are demonstrated. No artist painted the night sky with such enthusiasm and trepidation before the incomprehensibility of the universe. The sky, the stars, the moon move in a certain undulating rhythm. … Read more

In the 70-ies. the work of the remarkable Russian artist AK Savrasov reached its peak. The painting “Rainbow”, written in 1875, is a real pearl in the artist’s work. The work is deeply symbolic. Savrasov not only depicts the amazing phenomenon of nature, but invests in the canvas a deep meaning. We see a village … Read more

“February Azure” – this is perhaps the most famous picture of IE Grabar. It is very accurate and at the same time very emotionally portrayed a quiet fine day at the end of winter. The edge of the birch grove is permeated with sunlight. The whiteness of the trunks and snow, the blinding blue sky, … Read more

Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is an academician, professor, painter, landscape painter and this is not all his merits. One of his earliest works is the painting “A View on the Island of Valaam”. It was written in 1858 and simply plunged contemporaries into ecstasy. Thanks to this canvas, the Petersburg Academy of Arts awarded the author … Read more

Perov Vasily Grigorievich – an outstanding Russian artist, each painting is distinguished by the brightness of colors, an interesting story and unusual characters of ordinary people. Most of all I like his painting “Hunters at halt,” at the sight of which I always want to smile. This picture depicts three brave hunters, who all day … Read more

Remarkable is “Portrait of NI Petrunkevich” by artist N. Ge. A young woman is reading a book by the open window in the garden. Peace, silence, but this calm is only apparent. In the deep shadows, in the silence of the old house, in the heavy folds of the dress, in the silhouette of the … Read more

This small canvas is imbued with an atmosphere of fascinated contemplation. Breathlessly, admiringly and carefully, the village boy looks at two beautiful butterflies that have crouched in the hands of his mother. And she slightly tilted her head toward her son, looking away wearily and calmly. On this canvas depicts Zakharka, the hero of several … Read more

Another master of the portrait and a Russian artist of Ukrainian origin is Borovikovsky Vladimir Lukich. His pen belongs to a lot of portraits, but our attention was riveted to a portrait of Catherine Nikolayevna Arsenyeva. It was written in 1796. The author’s great talent was not only his ability to accurately convey facial features, … Read more

One of the best paintings of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is the work “Winter in the Woods (Hoarfrost)”. In his creative gallery unusually many wonderful works, however, it is this work that is filled with extraordinary beauty and mystery. The artist liked to depict beautiful landscapes of Russian land on his canvases. Peering into the picture … Read more

Kuzma Petrovich Petrov-Vodkin – an artist who wrote in a very peculiar manner. His paintings are simple, ordinary, but if you think about it, you can see a deep meaning in each of them, imperceptible at first sight. One of these paintings is “Morning Still Life”, written in 1918. This picture won me over with … Read more

Irish artist Francis Bacon, a direct descendant of the famous philosopher and full of his namesake. In the works of Bacon clearly seen the influence of Picasso, and such areas as surrealism and expressionism. The artist himself called himself a realist, and said: “Nothing can be more terrible than life itself”. His paintings already in … Read more

To the philosophical cycle of Svyatoslav Roerich should be attributed and those created almost simultaneously with the triptych. paintings like: “As in the old days,” “When the yogis converge,” “Jacob with the Angel.” “As in the old days” (1938) – a widely known and widely used gospel story: the flight of Joseph and Mary with … Read more

Canvas, oil. 31.5 x 44.5. The State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan Such an extraordinary vision of nature, such power in its image was not at anyone. Fyodor Alexandrovich Vasiliev was able to convey not only the transparency and warmth of the air, the trembling of leaves, but the very … Read more

In the picture by Vasnetsov “Koshchei the Immortal” we see Koshchei himself and the beautiful princess, imprisoned. Obviously, the old man stole the girl and invited her to marry him. As you can see, the princess does not give him consent, Koshchei is disgusted with her, because she does not even look at him. The … Read more

Grigory G. Myasoedov original artist, depicting in his paintings the peasant life. The painting “A painful season, Kosci” was bought personally by the Russian Emperor Alexander the Third, who was a true connoisseur of Russian folk traditions. The painting depicts a summer day in which the peasants are busy mowing rye. The boundless field breathes … Read more

The painting “Boyarina Morozova” – one of the masterpieces of V. Surikov – was written in 1887. It is known that the image of the famous old-believer schismatics was familiar to the artist from childhood. Surikova admired the dedication of a woman who refused to carefree and full luxury of boyar life and embarked on … Read more

Creating his painting, Mikhail Vrubel was inspired by the ancient Greek mythology in the story of Anatole France “The Holy Satyr” and her imagination was captured by the main character of this story. In ancient Greece satyrs were considered forest gods of fertility, spending time in amusements and hunting, and composed the retinue of Dionysus. … Read more

I would like to take this opportunity to send greetings to our Ministry of Education, which compels children to write descriptions of paintings, as well as a separate greetings to my Russian schoolteachers Alle Nikolaevna, and also write specifically for them according to GOST standards, the composition-description of the painting “Black Square”. In front of … Read more

This is the first significant picture that revealed the originality of Nesterov’s work. Its theme was not so new, many artists of academic and peredvizhnichnogo direction addressed to it. But in the first, the image of the desert-bearer turned out to be a kindly, semi-official, while the latter were inclined to take a critical view … Read more

Serov deeply understood the spiritual world of children. For his life, Valentin Alexandrovich performed many children’s portraits. The best of them belong to the year 1899-1901. They are imbued with a feeling of severe tenderness. In 1899 the artist painted a small picture Children. on which Serov depicts his sons Sasha and Yura. Two boys … Read more

Maria Vladimirovna Vishnyak is a famous contemporary artist. Her paintings are in private collections, as well as in museums around the world. In his work M. Vishnyak continues the traditions that the famous Russian masters of painting developed. In her paintings, especially in landscapes, the artist conveys, first of all, the mood, the spiritualized beauty … Read more

Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsiyonov – the master of portrait painting. But in 1819, he refuses to further from writing portraits to order and leaves to live in the village. There he writes pictures about the peasant life and everyday life of the simple Russian people. On his canvases peasant women remind fairy beauties. They live a … Read more

At all times there were different ideals of women. At one time, artists praised lush female forms, and in another exquisite beauty of slender high-society ladies. In the picture “The driver of Val” another, the Soviet era. At this time, women did not seek to be housewives, but wanted to work on a par with … Read more

Russian artist of the early XX century, master of graphics and painting ZE Serebryakova, became one of the first women who entered the history of our national painting. She became famous for her painting “Behind the Toilet.” Self-portrait, which was presented in 1909 at the exhibition of the Union of Russian Artists and is now … Read more

This picture I would refer to the Indian cycle, because it was on a long trip, the artist tried himself in writing the landscape, and brought back a lot of the picture. India Vereshchagin visited in 1874. It was at this time that he began to paint the painting “The Taj Mahal Mausoleum in Agra”, … Read more

One of the outstanding Russian painters is Vrubel Mikhail Alexandrovich. His paintings are impregnated with miracles and fairy-tale things leave no one indifferent. The author’s picture “Pearl shell”, known to many as “Pearl” shows a unique artistic image and vision of the world by the artist. Many compare it to the inner world of the … Read more

Vasily Grigorievich Perov is a famous Russian artist. He made a great contribution to painting. To his works belongs the canvas “The Old Parents on the Grave of a Son,” written in 1874. Perov has visited many countries in his life, but most of all he was attracted to France, which later became his second … Read more

This painting was written by Titian to the order of Nicolo Aurelio, a representative of one of the most influential Venetian families on the occasion of his marriage. Her topic was not discussed in advance, Titian took the liberty to embody the allegory of love in the painting. The customer’s expectations were surpassed. The idea … Read more

Levitan from the age of 16 became a famous artist. His paintings made the viewer worry. I believe that Levitan’s success lies in his love for the rich Russian nature. In the life of the artist, on the contrary, at this time, not the best of times. He lost his parents. He had to conquer … Read more

The landscape of “Verba in the Flood” is devoted to the depiction of early spring, which, on the one hand, is beautiful and long-awaited, but on the other hand it is wayward and very changeable. It reminds us of a young whimsical beauty. The weather is changing every now and then. Heat and cold, sun … Read more

The famous artist Perov, according to historians, had his own technique for drawing pictures. In their opinion, he had an excellent vision of human concerns, and problems. He was both a philosopher and a psychologist. He sought to fill his paintings with feelings of empathy, to show bored on the other side, and draw attention … Read more

Before us is the landscape of the famous Russian artist Konstantin Yuon “The March Sun”, where he accurately conveyed the moment when the spring comes into its own. The main impression of the picture is a life-affirming joy. Kartinavsya just riddled with bright sunlight. Everywhere there is snow, but in the air the state of … Read more

The bright background of a gentle blue sky with fluffy soft clouds envelops the figures of young peasant women who, from the very morning, came out on the field to the river where they spread the canvas, and the sun, with its rays, whitens it. Work of female workers does not seem exhausting. Girls look … Read more

Well, boundless expanses, boundless forests and fields, the immense distance of the Motherland. All this is one great love of the author for his creations. Nesterov’s landscapes simply fill the spectator’s soul with pride and inspiration, for native lands and spaces are the most valuable thing that remains in human memory, wherever it is and … Read more

In the painting “Rainbow”, the author depicts an ordinary landscape in an unusual manner of exposition. He managed to make absolutely simple things special. On the canvas of the artist we see a broad steppe with a winding, running in the distance road. The emerald motley grass of the plain has just been lit by … Read more

The landscape of the great Russian painter I. I. Shishkin “Winter” shows us a deep sleepy stupor of the winter forest. Frozen trees seemed to have petrified, everything froze until the spring, almost complete silence reigned. The tranquility of the forest is deep and serene. On the front, detailed outline of the picture, we can … Read more

The artist Aivazovsky is known throughout the world for many pictures with marine themes. He gave preference to writing paintings on the Black Sea. One of his most famous works is the painting “St. George’s Monastery,” which he wrote at the very beginning of his work. At that time, Aivazovsky was very young, so in … Read more

Bright and rich picture of K. Yuon “Holiday” is filled with life and inexhaustible energy. The snow has completely melted away and a warm, fair spring day is on the street. The earth has moved away from the winter cold, and the first leaves appear on the trees. The sun is already well baked, and … Read more

By the beginning of the 1830s, Bryullov occupied one of the leading places in Russian and Western European art. (His glory of the outstanding master of the portrait was fixed by the “Horseman”). A new speech by a Russian artist who exhibited at the next Italian exhibition “Portrait of Count Yu. P. Samoilova with her … Read more

AG Venetsianov – a well-known portraitist. His paintings were a discovery in Russian painting. The artist showed the peasants in their daily life. He set out to present to Russian society people of labor, full of dignity and nobility. At the same time, the artist remained faithful to nature. Zaharka is the son of a … Read more