Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Jupiter and Callisto”

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1. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Pastoral”Francois Boucher became famous not only as a talented artist, ideally corresponding to the spirit of his time, but also as a decorator and author of engravings. Illustrated many books. Most often he turned to mythological plots, but he painted them in a pastoral vein, partly decorative, showing rare ingenuity. In addition, he paid tribute […]...
2. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Leda and the Swan”Francois Boucher was perhaps the most prominent representative of the painting of the French Rococo era. The artist won numerous awards during his lifetime and was “his man” at the court of Louis the Fifteenth, whose portraits of the favorite, the famous Marquise de Pompadour, painted many times. The artist’s talent is multifaceted; he painted […]...
3. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Madame de Pompadour”Francois Boucher is a very versatile French artist. The basis of his work consists of paintings with mythical and biblical scenes; he also liked to depict the daily activities of the people of Paris and pastoral scenes, often taking portraits. The favorite of Louis the Fifteenth, the Marquis de Pompadour, was his devoted admirer and […]...
4. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Bathing Diana”The creative biography of the great artist Francois Boucher is rich in a variety of paintings, but among them you can find the most popular, revered and adored works of the public. These include his work Bathing Diana. The Olympic goddess of unprecedented beauty appeared in the work of the artist as the most beautiful […]...
5. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “The Triumph of Venus”“The Triumph of Venus” – undoubtedly an ode to life. It is the pleasure of its fullness, exciting sensuality, versatility and supportive attitude. A true connoisseur of feminine beauty, Francois Boucher, like no one else, could capture the intoxicating scenes with beautiful Venus in the center. Born out of sea foam, she rests on the […]...
6. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Hercules and Omphale”The canvas “Hercules and Omphal” is painted by French painter Francois Boucher, a prominent representative of Rococo and one of the most beloved artists of King Louis XV. The painting was written in 1735, it is considered one of the earliest works. Located in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. The basis for […]...
7. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Forest landscape with soldiers” &; nbspPainting by Francois Boucher “Forest Landscape with Soldiers” was written by him in 1740. It depicts two soldiers on the river bank in the middle of the forest. The picture is very realistic due to its clarity and detail. The trunks of the trees have a grooved bark structure. Foliage and needles on the branches […]...
8. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Breakfast”Francois Boucher was considered the court painter of the king during the reign of Louis XV. He became famous not only as a talented artist, but also as a decorator. Boucher painted landscapes, portraits, pastorals, depicting biblical and mythological scenes on canvas. The pearl of the collection of the famous painter is “Breakfast”. It is […]...
9. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Toilet of Venus”The painting depicts Venus – the goddess of love. She is completely naked, covers only part of her body sheets. She looks like a doll made of porcelain – the same large and doll eyes, almost unnaturally white skin, a mischievous look in the direction of one of the Cupids playing with her beads next […]...
10. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Marquise de Pompadour”Francois Boucher was not considered a portrait painter. For all his creative life, he painted more than a thousand paintings, of which portraits are just a little more than a dozen. Most of these portraits are images of the Marquise de Pompadour. The name of the Marquise de Pompadour was known to many even during […]...
11. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour”The French painter Boucher was not very enthusiastically drawing portraits. However, he loved to write the image of his patroness, favorite of Louis XV – the Marquis de Pompadour. He began his work with her in 1748. From 1752, Bush began to live and work in the Louvre (the Marquise de Pompadour herself took care […]...
12. Description of the painting by Correggio “Jupiter and Io”“Jupiter and Io” – a picture of the Italian Renaissance artist Antonio Allegri known as Correggio. She is in the Vienna Museum of Art. The picture was conceived after the success of Correggio’s previous work “Venus, Satyr and Cupid”. It is known that the painter painted four canvases as a whole, although perhaps more were […]...
13. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Zeus (Jupiter) and Thetis”The famous canvas “Zeus and Thetis” by J.-O. D. Ingres was the last work written by the artist in his student years. The plot basis for the picture was the first song of the Homer Iliad. The artist is so imbued with this episode that he wanted to depict on the canvas the power of […]...
14. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “Collector ears”The painting “Collector of Ears” was painted in 1857 and is currently in the Paris museum of Orsay. Materials for the creation of the work served as oil and canvas. The dimensions of the canvas are 84 by 111 cm. In the picture we see a group of women working in the field. Warm, dull […]...
15. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “Angelius”“Angelus Domini” is the name of the Catholic prayer, which is read three times a day – in the morning, at lunch and in the evening. The bells on Catholic churches in the old days called on believers to pray, and three times a day both cities and villages were filled with a festive bell […]...
16. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “The Sower”The early works of the artist clearly show us the mood of the time. The famous canvas “The Sower” shows us a peasant who, with a simple movement, tries to throw seeds into the ground. This is a simple peasant, rather poor, exhausted by hard work. Striding wide, he tries to sow a new crop. […]...
17. Description of the sculpture by Francois Rodin “Danaid”Artists are often not always accepted by ordinary people. After all, for the most part, everyone who is not related to creativity, does not have a certain mindset, can not understand very many paintings by artists, sculptures and other works. One of the famous cultural figures was Rodin. He was born in the middle of […]...
18. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “The Thinker”The “Thinker” is the pinnacle of the creative work of the French sculptor of the second half of the 19th century, Auguste Rodin. Initially, the author called the statue “The Poet”, implying the creator of the Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri. The work was made to order by the Museum of Decorative Arts for two years […]...
19. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Kiss”Kiss… alluring, intoxicating, gentle, long-awaited. There are plenty of epithets for him. Since the time of Plato, people have been puzzled by the question of why lovers like to kiss so much. There is something sacred in the action itself, it was precisely this mystery and unstoppable passion that Rene Francois Roden managed to convey […]...
20. Description of the sculptural composition of Francois Auguste Rodin “Gates of Hell”Auguste Rene Rodin – an innovator, impressionist sculptor. For Rodin, it is important to reproduce feelings, impressions in sculpture, to reflect the real world, its variability and mobility. Received in 1885, an order from the government to manufacture the gates of the State Museum of France, Roden set to work three years later, but he […]...
21. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Citizens of Kale”From the middle of the nineteenth century, a conversation was held in Calais to keep the memory of great people for many years. For this it was necessary to create a monument in which you can see the feelings of the French: and discomfort due to surrender, and the worship of the heroic dedication of […]...
22. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Eternal Spring”Imagery and symbolism, perhaps, this is the basis of the sculptural group “Eternal Spring” by Auguste Rene, a French sculptor, whose heyday came in the late 19th century. The rhythm of life, the foundations of society, changed, and the artist felt impending changes before others. His art is original and innovative. “Eternal Spring” – represents […]...
23. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Pastoral”The painting was written in 1928. Refers to the late work of the artist. Pictures Somov – a reflection of his talent and skill. They are appreciated all over the world. Somov was born in St. Petersburg, in a family where they loved and understood art. He learned to see beauty since childhood. Somov became […]...
24. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Rural concert”The representative of the so-called Venetian school of painting Giorgione knew a lot about the image of a poetic pastoral landscape. In the painting “Rural concert” (another name – “Concert in the open air”), such a landscape serves as a background. Majestic trees with soft crown shapes, calm summer sky with clouds slowly passing over […]...
25. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “Bacchanalia”A bright, colorful painting by Nicolas Poussin “Bacchanalia”, remembered by his images, written in the romantic-mythological style, is now in the London Art Gallery. The main characters of this wonderful painting are young, carefree creatures who are alien to physical labor. These bright gods are having fun, dancing and having fun around their deity named […]...
26. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “Apollo and Daphne”The plot of the Apollo and Daphne sculpture was an episode from a famous mythological work. Cupid was offended by Apollo and decided to punish him. He pierced the hero’s heart with an arrow of love, and the heart of the nymph Daphne was struck by an arrow, which on the contrary destroys love. Then […]...
27. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Haystacks in Provence”1888; canvas, oil; 73.0×92.5; Kröller-Muller Museum. The period of life in Arles is characterized in the works of Van Gogh by an abundance of landscape painting. In his paintings, he tried to capture the beauty of the surrounding nature, which does not need an artificial preening. The canvas “Haystacks in Provence” is compositionally simple and […]...
28. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “Landscape with Polyphemus”This painting was written in 1649. Before us appears the landscape in its typical form. Previously, there was an unspoken rule according to which artists did not draw nature directly from nature. They did it in their workshop. The whole landscape was built according to certain rules. The accents of the three plans were created […]...
29. Description of the painting by Claude Lorrain “The Abduction of Europe”1655 Location – exposition of the State Pushkin Museum, Moscow. The plot is taken by the author from Greek mythology: once the great Zeus saw the beautiful Europe – the daughter of the king Phenicia. Having decided to kidnap a girl, the thunderer takes on the appearance of a white bull and joins the herd […]...
30. Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “Bathers”French artist Jean Honore Fragonard was known for his rococo and neoclassic paintings. Frequent heroes of his canvases are almost heavenly romantic couples, playing characters, whose dresses fly around the picture and create the impression of airy and multicolored clouds. The painting “Bathers”, which was created in the period 1772 – 1775, was no exception. […]...
31. Description of the painting by Paul Gauguin “Tahitian pastoral”The most beautiful works of art in Gauguin are themes related to the tropical island, which became the inspiration for the artist. In his painting Tahitian Pastoral, Gauguin wants to get unity in form and in palettes. The picture is made in warm colors that accurately convey the mood and atmosphere in this exotic island. […]...
32. Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Dying Cleopatra”“The dying Cleopatra” is the first work in the history of Russian painting, dedicated to the figure of the ancient era, rich in great victories and great defeats. The picture captured an episode of the tragic death of the captivating Egyptian queen. According to one of the versions, Cleopatra, the legendary beauty and wise ruler, […]...
33. Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Still Life”Malevich is a famous Russian impressionist, the most famous painting of which “Black Square” still causes controversy and bewilderment – some see in it a deep deep meaning, others argue with them, speaking of the picture as a meaningless daub. However, before coming to the “Black Square”, symbolizing the end of everything, Malevich spent a […]...
34. Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “In the garden. Gurzuf “Artist Konstantin Korovin was born into a wealthy merchant family, his grandfather was a merchant of the first guild. However, the family business did not want to continue – the young man was more fascinated by the opportunity to paint. Three trips to Paris caused the artist a great interest in impressionism – almost all […]...
35. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Portrait of Mademoiselle Rivière”Dated to 1805. Materials: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 100 by 70 cm. Stored in the Louvre, Paris, France. This canvas was painted by the master at the beginning of his career. Philibert Rivière, who served at the court of Napoleon, invited the young painter to his home in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (a city in the suburbs of […]...
36. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Chardin “Copper Water Tank”The picture was painted in 1734 in oil on canvas. Genre – still life. Direction in painting – Rococo. Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin was a French artist of the 18th century. His paintings have won numerous awards. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes. For his works he used his own style. For the image used constantly […]...
37. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Four Witches”About this picture it is possible to say with confidence that it is one of the most popular in the work of Dürer. The engraving is called “The Four Witches”, and now we will examine in detail why this is what the art historians call it. The engraving depicts a small and dark room that […]...
38. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Greza “Damned child”The legendary picture of Zh. B. Dreams “Bald Child” is the most valuable exhibit of the State Hermitage Museum, located in the city of St. Petersburg. In total, the museum houses 11 works by the artist. The picture is made in the once popular Rococo style, oil on canvas. The masterpiece was born in 1765. […]...
39. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Abduction of Ganymede”In ancient Roman or ancient Greek mythology there is a beautiful story about a very beautiful, one might even say, divinely beautiful young man named Ganymede. His beauty was so captivating that the nymphs and even the goddesses of Olympus instantly fell in love with him. In the end, Zeus himself fell in love with […]...
40. Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Road in the Rye”Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin – Russian artist, unsurpassed master of landscape and pastoral. Shishkin’s name is known, probably, to every schoolchild – his works are so often found on the pages of books and textbooks, and he is necessarily told about him in the museum separately. Shishkin was an honorary academician, head of the landscape workshop, […]...