In the works of Makovsky there are many paintings that describe the life and way of life of Russia in patriarchal times. He is one of the most famous painters of the second half of the XIX century. His work can be called versatile. He is also called the inspired singer of Old Russian antiquity, … Read more
Ilya Efimovich Repin – one of the greatest Russian artists. He achieved tops in art not only because of his enormous talent, but also his constant self-improvement. From the end of the seventies of the XIX century, one of the main themes of Repin’s paintings are typical moments of the biography of the Russian revolutionary. … Read more
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is famous for his paintings, in which he depicts the natural elements in all greatness. Most of all I was impressed by his canvas “The Storm on the Black Sea”. This picture draws my eye to me and causes in my soul confusion and horror. She fascinates me, makes me peer and … Read more
An incredible number of masterpieces belong to the brush of the famous contemporary Russian artist Olga Belokovskaya. Became famous at the end of the 20th century, for several decades the artist has been creating in the Russian artistic field. Her paintings are known far beyond their homeland, they decorate the halls of many galleries, and … Read more
A young artist Irina Shevandronova got a reputation for her diploma work. Her painting “In the Village Library” is considered a masterpiece of Soviet painting of the 50’s. She showed a simple rural library and its visitors. Most of the craving for reading was children. We see how some stand at the shelves with books … Read more
Aivazovsky was born in Feodosia, a small town on the eastern coast of the Crimea. The house of Aivazovsky stood on the outskirts of the city, on an elevated position. A wide panorama of the smooth arc of the Feodosiya Gulf, the North Crimean steppes with ancient burial mounds, the Arabatskaya arrow and Sivashi, rising … Read more
In his work Shishkin preferred clarity, noon, bright sunlight, summer, fullness of life – Pine Forest. Mastwood in the Vyatka province (1872), Rye (1878), Among the valley level (1883), Forest distances (1884) and others. However, there is Shishkin and the forest dark thicket, causing the viewer some trepidation, as if he was actually alone in … Read more
This picture, one of the most famous among the masterpieces of the artist Vereshchagin. The painting was written in 1871, occupies the leading place in the Turkestan cycle of paintings by this artist. At first the artist conceived the idea of drawing Tamerlane, it was his warriors who collected a mountain from the skulls of … Read more
In front of me is a picture of the artist Grigoriev “Goalkeeper”. It shows a football match. Sport is life, movement, emotions, and this is what we see on the canvas. This picture can now be seen in the original in the Tretyakov Gallery. In the foreground in front of us is a boy who … Read more
Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar is known not only as an artist, but also as an art historian and critic. Grabar’s creative path was very difficult and contradictory. His works were characterized by two picturesque genres – landscape and portrait. And one of the main themes of landscape painting by Grabar was the theme of Russian winter … Read more
The collection of works by Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky in the Samara Art Museum is one of the most interesting among provincial museums. A large collection of paintings by Russian artists of the XIX-early XX century, which formed the basis of the picturesque collection of the museum, previously belonged to the family of Samara patrons Shikhobalov. … Read more
Only in 1905 Nesterov finished the third “chapter” – the painting “Beyond the Volga” (Astrakhan Picture Gallery), which tells about the moment of parting of the main characters. This work was, perhaps, the only one in the pre-revolutionary stunt creativity of the artist, where he decided to show a sharp dramatic conflict. The motive of … Read more
Description of the topic: Man and nature, the enchanting beauty of a multicolored forest, the noise of falling leaves and the imminent onset of cold weather after the Indian summer season. Artistic description of Levitan’s painting “Autumn day. Sokolniki”. Autumn day. Sokolniki. Levitan painted paintings exclusively about nature, not one of his paintings had a … Read more
The corner of the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, the visible perspective of the street are authentic to the details and even written using photographs (Vrubel generally willingly resorted to photographs of the localities, believing that it would be foolish not to utilize such excellent auxiliary material). But when there is a carnival depicted … Read more
Tropinin Vasiliy Andreevich was born in 1776. From his earliest childhood Tropinin was fond of drawing. This occupation he had to liking. He came from a simple serf family, they did not have enough money to live. It is for this reason that Vasily Andreevich, when he was forced to earn money by his labor … Read more
The picture is devoid of uniqueness of the heroic and pathetic pathos of traditional academic programs. The artist treats the ideal image multifaceted, endowing it with purely human traits: inner struggle, a sense of eternity and a firm determination to accomplish the feat. The plot for the picture was the ancient Greek legend of the … Read more
In the famous picture of VE Makovsky’s “Rendezvous”, created in the second half of the 19th century, we see a boy of about ten and his mother. Their figures are clearly written out in the foreground. The woman came on a date to her son, whom she probably had not seen for a very long … Read more
The artist VG Tsyplakov wrote a lot from nature, trying to show on his canvases an endless natural cycle, different seasons. His landscapes are very Russian, they well convey the beauty and originality of our nature. Looking at the picture “Frost and the sun”, we seem to fall into a snowy kingdom – magical, solemn … Read more
The picture shows a girl in a bath in the middle of the garden. The action takes place on a sunny day, as the arbor with the statue of Cupid in the background is illuminated by the rays of the sun. The bathhouse itself is hidden from prying eyes by a high hedge and lush … Read more
One of the most famous paintings of Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov is “Again the Deuce.” And this is not accidental, because until now what is painted there is quite relevant, even though this picture was written more than 50 years ago. In this picture I see a little boy who came home. He pulled off his … Read more
Of particular interest are portraits that reveal the writer’s spiritual world, unusual and complex. These include the painting by Ilya Repin “The Plowman LN Tolstoy in the Field”. In the 70 years in the life of the writer is a profound change. Like the hero of his story “After the ball” to Ivan Vasilyevich, Tolstoy … Read more
Mikhail Vasilievich Nesterov gave us a lot of mysterious works. The painting “The Hermit” became another masterpiece of this remarkable artist. The first feeling that arises in the examination of this work is cold and empty. This picture can even be dangerous for an untrained viewer. A person with a low level of consciousness risks … Read more
Arkady Alexandrovich Plastov – a famous Soviet painter, whose paintings are distinguished by the simplicity and recognizability of the plot. Of all his paintings, I most like the canvas called “Dinner tractor”, which was written in 1951. This picture differs from the others in the bright images of the characters that are depicted on it. … Read more
Today we will reflect on the picture “The Church of the Ascension in Nezhdanova Street in Moscow” in 1988, the creation. The author of the work is a Russian artist Tatyana Grigorievna Nazarenko. This beautiful picture is filled with celestial pastel tones of gently pink and mildly salad flowers, the lilac colors magically shine in … Read more
I really liked the picture of this artist. In my opinion it is imbued with gentle tones of pink and light green colors, the sky is depicted in lilac paints. All these colors beckon us with their beauty, and attract our sight with their penetration. Looking at the work, we seem to penetrate and become … Read more
The paintings of Vereshchagin are famous for their thematic note of the East in Russian art. The picture “Doors of Timur (Tamerlane)” to that confirmation. It can be attributed to the Turkestan cycle, it was written in 1872-1873. This picture does not show us some kind of event, it on the contrary creates an image … Read more
In 1896, an eternal wanderer, an unsettled and homeless painter finds his pier. His dream came true. He fell in love. Nadezhda Ivanovna Zabela – a famous singer – becomes the artist’s wife. Vrubel was infinitely happy. He idolized his wife: he went to all her rehearsals and plays, invented and personally made her outfits … Read more
The outstanding Russian painter Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov was born on February 7, 1780 in Moscow, in a merchant family. Little information is known about the artist’s life. He began to paint at an adult age. He himself wrote about himself: “I’m not a graduate of the Academy, I did not prepare myself to be an … Read more
Victor Vasnetsov is known for his paintings on the subjects of Russian epics and fairy tales. One of the first such paintings – “Three princesses of the underworld.” The artist painted this canvas by the order of the well-known industrialist Savva Mamontov in 1881. “Three princesses” were to decorate the Board of the Donetsk railway … Read more
The painting “Snow Maiden” was written by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov in 1899. The author wrote this picture for the sets when staging the play of the same name by Ostrovsky, which was written for folk motives. Inspiration for writing this picture was the folk art of that time. Based on the Russian folk tale, the … Read more
The painting “Alexander Nevsky” was painted by the artist Pavel Dmitrievich Korin in 1942 – 1943, during the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War. It was a time when the Russian people fought against the German invaders and more than ever needed spiritual support and support. According to the artist’s intention, such a picture … Read more
If in the 1890s Serov was interested in the variety of “artistic manifestations”, reflected in a variety of pictorial manners, the portraits of Gorky, Ermolova, and Shalyapin, created in 1905, express a different concept of the creative personality. Now the characters of the Serov portraits are heroes in the full sense of the word, marked … Read more
I woke up pretty early. The house was warm, the sun was shining. I ran to the window and stopped, amazed at how the land changed. Last night, a snowstorm howled, she burst and rushed as if she wanted to destroy the house to the ground, tear out the trees. Under her howl I somehow … Read more
The artist Kustodiev Boris Mikhailovich was very fond of simple sunny days. He tried to depict real life on his canvases. Showed how people work, rest, celebrate. Often among his works come across and moments from his life. The canvas “Lilac” is one of such simple and most beloved works. We see a beautiful sunny … Read more
Painting by IK Aivazovsky “Brig” Mercury “, attacked by two Turkish courts” is dedicated to real historical events that occurred during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. On May 14 (26), 1829, three Russian ships: the Standard frigate and the 2 brigades Orpheus and Mercury carried a patrol in the waters of the Bosphorus Strait. Noticing … Read more
Yuri Mikhailovich Rakshi – one of the best painters of the twentieth century. During his life, he wrote about 200 works, and the best of them is the triptych “Kulikovo Field”, which consists of the paintings “The Future”, “Sending Off the Militia” and “Blessing to the Battle.” Thanks to these pictures of him, the spectator … Read more
Autumn is a favorite of many of us at times. We so like golden trees, which shimmer with all sorts of warm colors. But, autumn is not always so beautiful and fabulous. There comes a time when all the foliage is falling and the trees are exposed. On the street, dampness and slush after frequent, … Read more
Ge Nikolai Nikolaevich is a great Russian artist. He was born in 1831 in the city of Voronezh – he died in 1894. At the age of 19 he entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. His favorite artist, whose work greatly influenced the style of Nicholas Ge, was K. P. Bryullov. Especially in the … Read more
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) – an outstanding Dutch post-impressionist artist. Sunflowers had a special meaning for the master. He wrote two series of paintings with them: the Parisian (1887, two paintings with reclining flowers) and the Arles (1888, four works with flowers in the decanter). Then the painter made several versions of these works. All … Read more
Viktor Vasnetsov made a great contribution to the religious art of his people. Most of his paintings of this nature adorn the Temple of St. Prince Vladimir. One of such famous paintings is “The Baptism of Prince Vladimir”. The work of the author began with the study of ancient manuscripts. He wrote not simply an … Read more
Among the most famous Russian artists is a talented man Serov Valentin Alexandrovich. He belonged to the artists of the Wanderers, who drew their inspiration in folk life and traditions. But many art connoisseurs know this artist precisely from his portraits. There is in his arsenal of the work “Portrait of A. V. Kasyanov.” Kasyanov … Read more
MV Nesterov, as well as FM Dostoyevsky. believed that for Russia, salvation “from the people will come out of faith and humility of it,” and on his canvases sought to establish a real moral ideal, in search of which he often turned to the past of Russia. And I found this ideal in Sergius Radonezhsky … Read more
The artist painted this painting to bring to the people the whole horror of bloody wars. The painting depicts an endless field on which the bodies of dead soldiers lie. Here was a battle between the Russians and the Polovtsians. As a result of the battle, all died and now the lifeless bodies lie in … Read more
VM Vasnetsov is an artist whose work has become one of the tops of Russian art. His best works are in the Tretyakov Gallery. The painting “Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf” was created in 1889 and is written on the plot of one of the most famous fairy tales. Before us, the window to … Read more
The artist Isaak Brodsky became famous as a remarkable portrait painter, author of genre scenes, large canvases depicting a lot of people. But he also loved landscapes. In the painting “Summer Garden in Autumn” he appears as a subtle lyric poet, skilfully conveying the mood and beauty of nature. The painting takes us to one … Read more
If you are going to visit the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, then stop for a moment at the picture of the famous artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, called “Wave.” This picturesque creation was created in 1889. Oil painting on canvas. At the end of his life, the great artist was completely absorbed in the … Read more
This artist is often called a singer of nature, and that he was very fond of depicting native lands. Regardless of the time of year, and the beauty of the landscape, the artist was able to convey with special love to us, and magnificent beauty and even miserable poverty. At first glance, this picture seemed … Read more
Natalia V. Kochubei. This name is familiar to all lovers of A. Pushkin’s poetry. For many years, Natalia Viktorovna was the poet’s muse, inspired him to create the famous “Bakhchisarai Fountain”. In “Poltava”, “Caucasian prisoner” you can find lines inspired by the image of Natalia. Tatyana Larina also owes some features of her character to … Read more
Information about the work, and even less about the life of Mikhail Shibanov is very poor. Neither the date of his birth nor his origin or place of study is known. The only fact is that he carried out private orders. There is a suggestion that he painted iconostases, and also known some of his … Read more
The pictures “I move among these shadows”, “We make our own prisons ourselves”, “You should not see this flame” – consistently develop one of the most burning and still unresolved problems of our civilization. In the painting “I move among these shadows” the artist depicts a heap of skyscrapers, complex mechanical devices, modernized aircraft. They … Read more