The Painting by Rubens “Beating babies”

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1. The Painting by Rubens “The Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus” The collection of paintings by the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens, which is considered the world heritage, was replenished with one more work. The canvas “The Abduction of the Leucippus’ Daughters”, which for a long time was considered a forgery, after research turned out to be a real original, and was written by the hand […]...
2. Biography of Peter Rubens Peter Paul Rubens is an artist, painter of the Baroque era. Rubens was born in Siegen, there he spent the first years of his life, and in 1587, finally, with his family returned to Antwerp, where his father was once the foreman. The first formation in the biography of Rubens was received at the Jesuit […]...
3. The Painting by Roerich “Jacob with an angel” 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 […]...
4. The Painting by Makovsky “Two mothers” 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. […]...
5. The Painting by Roerich “King Solomon” In the works of Svyatoslav Roerich, religious motives gradually appear. Beginning was the work of “The Head of the Franciscan Monk” (1923, Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York), according to the artist himself “very expressive and full of life.” Initially, the canvas was for Ruth Page, but when it was finished, the artist refused to send […]...
6. Painting by VM Vasnetsov “Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich Grozny” Once, when we were in fifth grade, I saw a portrait of Ivan the Terrible standing on the stand in the study of literature. I felt somehow uneasy, but to be honest – even scary. By that time I knew Vasnetsovskaya “Alyonushka”, “Carpet-plane”, “Three princesses of the underworld” and, of course, “Bogatyrs”. At the stand […]...
7. The Painting by Aivazovsky “Wave” 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 […]...
8. Painting by Vasiliev “Summer: the River in the Red Village” 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 […]...
9. The Painting Vrubel “Bogatyr” Some kind of color is inherent in all the paintings of the famous artist Vrubel. His creation “Bogatyr” was no exception. So to complicate the color palette, to embody on canvas completely unknown before the combination can be a very rare talent. Just look at the epic hero, his power and mighty strength. Everyone understands […]...
10. Painting by Ivanov “Archangel Gabriel strikes Zachariah dumb” According to the master’s plan, the biblical compositions performed in future sketches were to become wall murals of the public building. On the walls of this “Temple of Wisdom” was to be recreated the history of the spiritual development of mankind. Ivanov conceived about 500 stories, performed more than 200 sketches. During Ivanov’s lifetime, “Biblical […]...
11. Painting by Pimenov “New Moscow” The streets are moving cars – it’s “emki” produced at the Soviet car factory, the artist showed us the changes that occurred in Moscow during the years of Soviet power. Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov New Moscow. Pimenov Yuri Ivanovich was born on November 26 (According to the new style, November 13 in the old), 1903. My […]...
12. Painting Vereshchagin “The sale of a child slave” 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 […]...
13. Painting by Kustodiev “The Merchant for Tea” “Merchant for tea” – one of the most famous paintings of the great Russian artist Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (1878 – 1927). The painting was painted in 1918, canvas, oil, 120 x 120 cm. Currently he is in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Russian artist Kustodiev was not only a skilful artist who masterfully […]...
14. Painting by Claude Monet “The impression of the rising sun” The picture with the original name “Sea” was foreseen for a great future. Despite the clearly defined date, 72 Monet was mistaken, since the work was written in 1873 in Le Havre, where a wonderful view of the port was opened from the window of a small hotel. In 1874, the painting was being prepared […]...
15. Biography of Francois Boucher Francois Boucher is a French artist. Most works in the biography of Bush reflect the spirit of his era. They are elegant, frivolous, unnatural. Bushe studied mainly with Francois le Moin, but was also influenced by Watteau, many of whose works he engraved. At the age of 20, Boucher received the Grand Prix, and from […]...
16. Painting by Serov “Peter the First” One of the most inspired paintings of Serov, full of dynamics and life, was at one time as little appreciated as his other works, recognized today as the best. She was ordered by Serov for the publishing house Knebel, who produced a series of historical paintings-manuals for schoolchildren. He wrote it during the autumn and […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. The Painting by Willem de Kooning “Woman” Willem De Kooning is one of the greatest abstractions of the past and the present. It is recognized during his lifetime as the leader of abstract expressionism of the last century. It is worth saying that his painting “Woman III” herds one of the most expensive paintings in the world. In 2006, this picture was […]...
19. Composition on Levitan’s painting “The hut in the meadow” Due to his special sensitivity and nervous penetration, Levitan was able to absorb all the thoughts and feelings that burned his peers and comrades. Having made them in his individual, to him one inherent lyricism, he poured it all out in a long series of paintings that reflected the aspirations of a whole generation. Levitanov’s […]...
20. The Painting by Roerich “Celestial Battle” 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 […]...
21. The Painting by Benois “Versailles” Since childhood, the famous Russian modernist Alexander Benois was drawn to the study and portrayal of European and Russian baroque. He with great success in his works united traditional Russian folk art and modern European currents. The atmosphere in his childhood in his house greatly contributed to the development of artistic skills, so he began […]...
22. Painting by Ivanov “Bellerophon goes on a campaign against the chimera” 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 […]...
23. The Painting by Brueghel “The Tower of Babel” “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 […]...
24. The Painting by Briullov “Bathsheba” Karl Pavlovich Bryullov is a famous Russian artist who, during his lifetime, enjoyed great fame. For some time he worked in Italy and experienced the profound impact of ancient and modern Italian art. The Italian paintings of KP Bryullov, among which “Bathsheba” refers, are permeated with a sensual, unhappy one. In them one can observe […]...
25. The composition of Zhukovsky’s painting “The Abandoned Terrace” “Abandoned terrace” – a painting written in 1911, which is now in the Tula Art Museum. In the painting Stanislav Yulianovich, often referred to as “the singer of noble nests,” portrayed the fall. The artist was able to display this autumn day well. Colors for this work S. Yu. Zhukovsky picked up colorful, saturated so […]...
26. The Painting Konchalovsky “Lilac in the basket” The richness of the world of painting in this work is revealed to us by Pyotr Konchalovsky. Painting “Lilacs in the basket” causes a mute delight, amazing with the violence and brightness of colors. Petro Petrovich devoted a lot of his paintings to lilacs. By the way, he was an excellent gardener and liked to […]...
27. Painting Bogaevsky “Ships of the evening sun” Bogayevsky developed the romantic theme of Lorren’s works – the theme of distant wanderings, the discovery of a harmonious land where the ideal man lives. This topic is devoted to the painting “Ships” (1912). The canvas is surprising in the accuracy of the transfer of the spirit of the works of Claude Lorrain, it is […]...
28. Painting by Aivazovsky “Chaos Creation” “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 […]...
29. The Painting by Gerasimov “Gifts of Autumn” Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimov wrote almost three thousand paintings, among which there are portraits, landscapes, still lifes. His paintings are famous all over the world, they are an ornament of many museums. One of these works is the still life of “Gifts of Autumn”. The picture amazes the viewer with the brightness and richness of colors. […]...
30. Painting by Aivazovsky “View of Constantinople under moonlight” The picture of I. Aivazovsky appeared after several of his visits to Turkey. Impressions from this state were so vivid that he wanted to reflect them in his picture. The author several times depicted this city in his paintings, because he considered him the most beautiful, even more beautiful, than Venice. Hardly anyone of the […]...
31. The Painting by Van Gogh “Sunflowers” 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 […]...
32. Painting by Tropinin “Guitarist” 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 […]...
33. Painting by Roerich “Victory” Roerich has a unique, “Bogatyrskaya” series of paintings dedicated to the Second World War. Two paintings from this series are in the Novosibirsk gallery. One of them is called “Victory”. The painting was written in 1942. The war was in full swing, the most difficult days of the Leningrad blockade were still ahead. But Moscow […]...
34. Painting Plastov “Dinner tractor drivers” 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. […]...
35. Painting by Shishkin “Forest Wilderness” 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 […]...
36. 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 […]...
37. Painting Manet “Breakfast on the grass” “Breakfast on the grass” – a picture of the great French artist-impressionist Edward Manet (1832-1883). The original title of the painting is “Bathing”. The picture became really scandalous and was subjected to great criticism, but now occupies an honorable place among the masterpieces of world painting. The picture “Breakfast on the grass” was written in […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. The Painting by Van Gogh “Portrait of Papa Tangi” Julien-Francois Tanguy played an important role in the life of the Parisian Impressionist artists. He sold them paints in his small shop, but sometimes, realizing that due to total lack of money they could not pay for the goods, offered the necessary in exchange for the paintings. For good nature and sympathy, the artists affectionately […]...
40. The Painting Vrubel “Pearl shell” 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 […]...