Painting by Bryullov “Portrait of Samoylova with Giovannina Pacini and Arapchonka”

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1. The Painting by Bryullov “Portrait of Krylov” Title The composition of the picture by Bryullov Portrait of Krylov Krylov, Ivan Andreevich (1768-1844) – the famous Russian fabulist. His father “did not study science”, served in the dragoon regiment, in 1772, distinguished himself in defending Yaitsk town from the Pugachevites, he was the chairman of the magistrate in Tver and died in 1778, […]...
2. Painting by Bryullov “Portrait of the Beck” Painter Bryullov found his true vocation in portrait painting, reaching in his portraits and paintings of the highest pictorial class. The heroes of Bryullov’s portraits are almost always attractive. This is explained by the fact that most often these are people of extraordinary, bright personalities, and the fact that Bryullov avoided writing portraits of those […]...
3. Painting by Bryullov “Self-portrait” What would I say about myself if I had the opportunity? And if I had guessed that my descendants could read it, and those who like me, and even those who I might not like? The truth, or what I would like to see the truth? Self-portrait is very similar to the autobiography. Both there […]...
4. Biography of Karl Bryullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov is an artist. Born on December 12, 1799 in St. Petersburg in a creative family. Education in the biography of Karl Bryullov was received at the Petersburg Academy of Arts, which he graduated with a gold medal. In 1822 he went to Italy, where he created several thematic paintings, and also copied […]...
5. The Painting by Bryullov “The Horsewoman” Karl Pavlovich Bryullov is a world-famous artist, and many of his canvases are masterpieces. One of them is called “Horseman”. The artist created it when he lived for some time in Italy. The painting depicts two sisters, pupils of Countess Yu. Samoilova. The eldest of them, Giovannina, occupies a central place on this canvas. Sitting […]...
6. The Painting by Bryullov “Italian Morning” 1823, shortly after his arrival in Italy, Bryullov wrote “Italian Morning”. The painting is exhibited at the exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. “Morning” brought him wide fame. The picture won everybody – the Italian, and then the Russian audience, members of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists and, finally, […]...
7. Painting by Bryullov “A Girl Gathering Grapes” “A Girl Gathering Grape in the Neighborhood of Naples” is a famous painting by the Russian artist Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799-1852). The painting was written in 1827. Canvas, oil. Dimensions: 62 x 32.5 cm. Located in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. The painting “A Girl Gathering Grapes” was written by Karl Bryullov after visiting […]...
8. Painting by Bryullov “Portrait of Sisters Shishmarev” 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 […]...
9. The composition of Ivanov’s painting “Portrait of Vittoria Caldoni” Vittoria Caldoni – the daughter of a poor winemaker from Albano, had a rare beauty. She became a favorite model for many famous painters and sculptors who lived in the first decades of the XIX century in Italy. Her beauty was inspired by NV Gogol, immortalizing her in her novel “Rome” under the name Annunziata. […]...
10. The Painting by Bryullov “The Last Day of Pompeii” One of the famous paintings Bryullov, which he began to write in 1830 and graduated in 1833. This picture shows the volcano Vesuvius, or rather its eruption to the cities of Pompeii. Bryullov describes the events of 79 AD. To create his masterpiece, he had to visit the excavated ruined city. The objects that the […]...
11. Painting by Ge “Portrait of Tolstoy” Karl Bryullov is a famous artist who paints portraits of people. Among his works there is a picture called “Portrait of Count A. Tolstoy.” It occupies a special place in the work of the painter, so let us dwell in detail on its description. In the picture, against the background of nature, depicts the famous […]...
12. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy” Tranquilism blows from the portrait of Kramskoy IN, which depicts the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Painter tried to convey the power that possessed a powerful writer in fact. What seems most important to me when I look at the picture? Did she help understand the soul of her favorite word master? How incredibly amazing […]...
13. The Painting by Bryullov “Italian noon” What do I imagine when I hear “Italy”? Good shoes or boots on the map? Of course not! Italy is, above all, the sun, a peculiar way of life, beautiful people and, of course, fruit! Probably, and Bryullov saw just this, because his famous painting all this displays. What did the artist sing? What did […]...
14. Painting by Kiprensky “Portrait of Kochubei” 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 […]...
15. Painting by Roerich “Portrait of Helena Roerich” Before us is a portrait of EI Roerich, created by Svyatoslav Roerich (1904-1993), an outstanding Russian artist, public figure in 1937. Canvas, tempera. Svyatoslav Roerich transmits in his picturesque work the image of an extraordinary driver, the image of an always loving person, the image of a mother. Let’s pay attention to the special refinement […]...
16. Painting by Repin “Portrait of the Critic Stasov” The talented publicist and critic V. V. Stasov with IE Repin has for many years been closely connected. The best portrait of V. Stasov was written by Repin for two days in May 1883 in Dresden, during a period of joint travel abroad by a critic and artist. In this portrait Stasov is already an […]...
17. Consolidation of the painting by Kramskoy “Kramskoy, writing a portrait of her daughter” 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 […]...
18. Painting by Repin “Portrait of Rubinstein” IE Repin, who was very fond of music, painted portraits of many outstanding musicians. The portrait of the composer and conductor Anton Grigorievich Rubinstein, who was a friend of the artist, Repin wrote many times. The last portrait was written from 1909 to 1915 after the death of the composer. This portrait is solemn, monumental. […]...
19. Painting by Borovikovsky “Portrait of E. N. Arsenieva” 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, […]...
20. Painting by Repin “Portrait of Mussorgsky” In the painting, the artist portrayed the famous composer Mussorgsky. According to historical data, it is known that the portrait was painted in 1881, for several sessions. It is known that at the time when the portrait was being drawn, the composer was mortally ill and was treated in the Nikolaevsky military hospital. Many critics […]...
21. The Painting by Tropinin “Portrait of Pushkin” It is believed that the picture of VA Tropinin “Portrait of Alexander Pushkin” – the most famous of his work in this genre. It depicts the genius of Russian literature in a brown home dressing gown, from beneath which a white shirt is visible. Complement the image of a black scarf from satin. Pushkin’s hair […]...
22. Painting Serov “Portrait of Dragomirova” 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 […]...
23. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of Kuindzhi” Always rejoicing in someone else’s luck, in 1877 Kramskoy turns to Repin with an enthusiastic letter about the portrait of AI Kuindzhi written by him. After a passionate, professionally profound analysis of Repin’s painting, Kramskoy writes: “For the first time in my life I envied a living person, but not the unworthy envy that distorts […]...
24. The composition of Perov’s painting “Portrait of Dostoyevsky” When you look at the portraits made by Perov, you can much better know those who are depicted on them. Here is the image of the great playwright Dostoevsky, whose mysterious story is evident from his works, becomes more understandable and open to his admirers. And the whole secret is that Perov does not seek […]...
25. The Painting by Tropinin “The girl’s head. Etude to the portrait of Ershova with her daughter” The talent and artistic skill of Vasily Tropinin were such that many took his portraits for the works of Rembrandt, so much in them there was a striking color and power of illumination. Graceful female heads gave him the glory of “Russian Dream”. Vasily Andreevich occupied in the Moscow cultural life that niche, which before […]...
26. Painting by Borovikovsky “Portrait of Catherine Nikolayevna Arsenyeva” 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 […]...
27. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of A. Suvorin” Kramskoy, painted a portrait of Suvorin in 1881. Suvorin was the publisher of the newspaper Novoye Vremya, and personally asked his friend Kramskoy to draw it. According to historians, this picture caused delight, but provoked a scandal. They said that in the portrait there are repulsive features of the protagonist. Kramskoy had to prove to […]...
28. The Painting Rokotov “Portrait of the Stream” When looking at a portrait, you readily believe that it is an “Angel descended to earth.” Rokotov left us a portrait of a beautiful woman, with a slightly sad look, she seemed to “go away” and think about something. everything in this portrait is harmonious – and black, brooding eyes, a line of eyebrows, a […]...
29. The Painting by Van Gogh “Portrait of Dr. Ray” 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 […]...
30. Painting Vrubel “Portrait of Bryusov” The portrait of Briusov was made by order of Ryabushinsky, the publisher of the magazine “Golden Fleece”, who planned to put in the magazine a series of graphic portraits of poets and artists made by outstanding masters. Despite the fact that Vrubel had been living in Usoltsev’s psychiatric hospital for about a year, the enterprising […]...
31. Painting by Serov “Portrait of Mikhail K. Oliv” In 90 years, the skill of Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov in terms of portraits reached its heyday. He wrote one of his best works “Portrait of MK Olive.” Marie Konstantinovna Oliv is a well-known patron and cousin of SI Mamontov. It was this painting that compared Serov with other outstanding and famous masters of painting. The […]...
32. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of the philosopher Solovyov” In 1885, Kramskoy takes care of Repin, defends his “Ivan the Terrible,” which reminded the Russians of the fate of the heroes of the Narodnaya Volya. And in the same year he painted a portrait of Vladimir Solovyov, who bravely opposed the death penalty of the First Martovites. The philosopher and poet Vladimir Sergeevich Soloviev […]...
33. Painting Vrubel “Portrait of Mamontov” 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 […]...
34. The Painting by Serebryakova “Self-portrait with two daughters” Zinaida Serebryakova is one of the first Russian women painters who have entered themselves in the history of painting. Its creativity, which has not fallen under any influence, is independent enough and original. The picture “Self-portrait with daughters” is written quickly, easily. The impression that two little daughters, having caught the moment, clung to their […]...
35. Painting Serov “Portrait of Ida Rubinstein” The painting depicts a Russian virtuosic ballerina Ida Rubinstein. Even before the famous Isadora Duncan, she contributed elements of eroticism to the ballet when she danced “Salome” and so on. “Dance 7 covers” threw off her clothes and remained naked. After that, the production was banned. The ballerina joined the company of S. Diaghilev, took […]...
36. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of PM Tretyakov” As far as I know, Kramskoy and Tretyakov were friends who met in 1869. In addition to the paintings bought by Tretyakov for his gallery from Kramskoy, and there were not a few of them (only about 12 were ordered for portraits), they were joined by friendly meetings and correspondence on the themes of political […]...
37. Painting Serov “Portrait of the actress Yermolova” “Maria N. Ermolova,” writes Stanislavsky, “is a whole epoch for the Russian theater, and for our generation it is a symbol of femininity, beauty, strength, pathos, sincere simplicity and modesty.” Her data were exceptional. sensitivity, inspired temperament, great nervousness, inexhaustible inner depths. The external data of Maria Nikolaevna were no less significant. She had an […]...
38. Painting by Kramskoy “Portrait of I. Shishkin” According to historians and critics, Kramskoy, was famous for his portraits. His portraits reflect those times in which the artist lived. He painted the people of those people who surrounded him. Portraits, which he painted, most accurately reflect the character of a person and his uniqueness. This is the secret of his paintings. Portrait of […]...
39. Composition on Perov’s painting “Portrait of Dahl” The seventies, replaced by the pathos of the negations of the sixties, were marked by the search for a positive ideal. Such ideals were found among the Russian intelligentsia. At this time Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov begins to order portraits of the leaders of Russian culture. Many of the portraits are Dostoevsky. The Pogodin. Maikov. Dahl. […]...
40. Painting by Makovsky “Portrait of Princess Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova” The portrait was in the study of the house of Prince FF Yusupov Count Sumarokov-Elston in Bolshoy Kharitonievsky Lane in Moscow, reconstructed and decorated in the late XIX century, designed by architect N. V. Sultanov. Princess, daughter of Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov and Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna, born Countess Ribopier, the last in the Yusupov family. […]...