The Painting Nesterov “Holy Russia”

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5. The Painting Nesterov “In Rus” The idea of ​​writing a picture “In Russia” from the author arose 10 years before and was originally called “Christians.” The artist reflects on the fate of the Russian people and on the fate of their country. Not for nothing in the plot there are peripeteias that develop, from antiquity to modernity. Here we see […]...
6. Painting by Nesterov “Great tonsure” 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 […]...
7. An essay on Nesterov’s painting “Autumn Landscape” 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 […]...
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9. The Painting by Shcherbakov “Russia near Moscow” Boris Valentinovich Shcherbakov is a versatile Russian artist who created his works in the genres of portrait, landscapes and various thematic paintings. His landscape “Russia near Moscow” is one of the most famous works. Although the painting was written in 1977, its name conveys an invariable patriarchal way, when this image can be dated by […]...
10. Painting Nesterov “Philosophers” In the portrait of SN Bulgakov and PA Florensky, entitled “Philosophers,” Nesterov wrote two outstanding representatives of religious and philosophical thought. The artist admired the world of ideas and feelings of Father Pavel Florensky in his famous book “The Pillar and Statement of Truth”. He chose the genre of a pair portrait to show two […]...
11. Painting by Nesterov “Portrait of Tolstoy” Tolstoy’s portrait was written by Repin in Yasnaya Polyana in August 1887. While worshiping the genius of the great writer, Repin at the same time disagreed with him on many convictions. Despite this, the writer and the artist linked a warm friendship over the years. The portrait, written in 1887, is one of a series […]...
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13. Painting Grabar “Winter Landscape” The painting by I. E. Grabar “Winter Landscape” was written in 1954. on it the painter depicted a winter landscape in all its beauty and charm. The canvas depicts a winter landscape. we see a forest winter glade covered with snow. In the clearing grow birches covered with hoarfrost, and small fir-trees. You look at […]...
14. Painting by Meshkov “Golden Autumn in Karelia” Before me is a reproduction of a painting by the remarkable artist V. V. Meshkov “Golden Autumn in Karelia”. The canvas is full of bright colors autumn, beautiful in its simplicity. I think the artist fully managed to convey the autumn atmosphere that reigned in Karelia on the canvas, while at the same time giving […]...
15. Painting Kuindzhi “On the island of Valaam” The summer of 1872, Kuindzhi spent on Lake Ladoga, on the island of Valaam. As a result, pictures appeared: “Ladoga Lake” (1872), “On the Island of Valaam” (1873). These landscapes stand at the crossroads of the realistic mastery of nature and the residual influence of romantic-academic stylistics. According to Konstantin Kavelin, ethics is a “hygiene […]...
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17. The Painting by Savrasov “Rainbow” 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 […]...
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32. Painting by Polenov “At the Tiberias (Genisareth) Lake” Beginning to work on the paintings of the series “From the Life of Christ” (1890s – early 1900s), the artist wrote about the task of creating the image of Christ before him: “The difficult task before me is overwhelming, but I can not give it up, too In the gospel stories Christ is a real […]...
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34. Painting by Aivazovsky “Ice mountains in Antarctica” The painting “Ice mountains in Antarctica” was written by IK Aivazovsky in 1870. The development of democratic ideas, critical realism in Russian art and painting had an impact on the work of the great seascapes painter. In place of the romantic mood of the painter came a more objective view of the landscape. “Ice Mountains […]...
35. The Painting Savrasov “Winter Landscape” If you look at the artist’s biography, you can trace the incredible facts. Savrasov was born, as at that time was considered in the merchant family. At an early age, a small Savrasov began to show genuine interest in painting, but his father was not happy and even opposed to his child was fond of […]...
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37. Painting Popkov “Autumn rains” In the painting “Autumn Rains” by V. Popkov, a man in a black frock coat stands on the porch of the house. In this person, anyone will recognize the great writer Pushkin. His image can not be confused with anyone else. The artist painted on his canvas a famous person for good reason. Autumn is […]...
38. The composition of Yuon’s painting “The End of Winter, Noon” We look at the painting “The End of Winter, Noon”, written by the famous artist KF Yuon, and many embrace the feeling of joy. It is joyful to look at the awakening of nature (as yet, timidly, almost imperceptibly). Glad of sunlight and light; they seem to be filling the landscape to the brim. The […]...
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40. Painting Grabar “March Snow” 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 […]...