Description of the painting by Giorgione “The Adoration of the Shepherds”

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1. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Adoration of the Shepherds”Throughout his life, the artist sought answers to questions in biblical scenes. Attacks of anger and incontinence more than once played a sad role in his wanderings and hard life. The older the artist became, the more he looked towards the Holy Writ. Many of the plots of his paintings are taken from biblical texts. […]...
2. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Adoration of the Shepherds”Rubens painting was the final sketch for the grand altar image. This creation is characterized by a special tonality of reddish color. Also worth noting is the free texture of the master brush strokes of the painter. You can feel the influence on Rubens painting in Venice. For later works of the artist such a […]...
3. Description of the painting by the paintings of Nicolas Poussin “Arcadian Shepherds”In the Louvre, collected the best works of art, pleasing visitors unsurpassed skill. The picture of Nicolas Poussin “Arcadian Shepherds” for 20 years was closed from prying eyes and only after the acquisition by the museum (1685) became its decoration. An oil painting draws attention to the idyllic landscape, bright colors, compact composition and philosophical […]...
4. Description of the painting by Giorgione “The Thunderstorm” (Storm)Venetian painter Giorgione struck everyone with his Thunderstorm. The viewer will not see a specific plot here. The main character of this picture is the thunderstorm. The artist relegated the background to the brilliance of a lightning arrow, which, like a snake, flashed in the air. Immediately on the right and left, the foreground displays […]...
5. 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 […]...
6. Description of the painting by Giorgione di Castelfranco “Three Philosophers”Giorgione di Castelfranco is one of the outstanding Italian talents of the High Renaissance and one of the best students of the Venetian school of painting. Born in 1476, in a small town near Venice. Being a pupil of the eminent Giovanni Bellini, the young talent has absorbed all the richness and depth of his […]...
7. Description of the painting by Giorgione “The Three Ages of Life”Painted in oil on canvas in 1500-1501. (according to other versions, the interval from 1500 to 1510), is located horizontally, the size is 62 by 77.5 cm. It is located in Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy. Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco (full name of the artist) – the famous representative of the Venetian school, which was one […]...
8. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Judith”Cloth “Judith” is one of the most famous works of the artist. The picture was painted in oil on canvas. The canvas has dimensions of 144 x 67 cm. Due to the fact that Giorgione did not sign his works, the picture is attributed to him in accordance with the stylistic features of the author’s […]...
9. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Self-portrait”This work belongs to the late works of the famous Venetian artist. It is believed that she originally depicted the scene of the biblical confrontation between David and Goliath, but later the lower part of the picture with the giant warrior was cut out. Giorgione is a progressive artist of his time. He rethought the […]...
10. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Laura”This portrait of a beautiful stranger was written a long time ago, in the 16th century. If we compare its size with other famous canvases of those times, we can see that it was rather small. What is the length that the width of the canvas did not reach half a meter. He painted with […]...
11. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man”Full of unsolved mysteries, a picture of Barbarelli da Castelfranco Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man” is not at all like typical portraits of the Renaissance. A characteristic feature of portraiture of the Renaissance is, above all, the direct gaze of the person portrayed to the viewer, the emergence of a sense of “pursuit” of […]...
12. Description of the painting by “The Adoration of the Magi” by Albrecht DurerIn the Uffizi Art Museum in Florence, Italy, Albrecht Dürer’s religious painting is exhibited – “Adoration of the Magi”. The German master wrote the work to order to the electoral prince of Saxony, Friedrich the Wise, for his Catholic church in Wittenberg. Today, the picture is recognized as one of the most valuable fruits of […]...
13. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Sleeping Venus”This painting was created by the Venetian artist Giorgione, who is known throughout the world. Shortly after the start of work on the Sleeping Venus, the artist left this light. And it turned out that the picture remained unfinished. It is known that Giorgione independently managed to write Venus. But the authorship of the rock, […]...
14. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “The Adoration of the Holy Trinity” (1511g.)One of the most solemn works of Durer is “The Adoration of the Holy Trinity”. In 1511, the painting was ordered by the artist merchant and owner of the copper workshop Matthias Landauer. The artist’s work was intended for the altar of the chapel in the poorhouse for 12 lone artisans, which was built by […]...
15. Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Adoration of the Magi”The Adoration of the Magi is one of the most famous works of art in the whole world, written by an Italian master painter and architect Giotto di Bondone in the era of Proto-Renaissance. Giotto is famous for its influence on all Western European art, its traditions of painting and design are still many centuries […]...
16. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Adoration of the Magi”A popular story is the adoration of the Magi from the Gospel of St.. Matthew became an equally popular theme in medieval painting. On this subject, pictures are written by virtually all famous artists of the era. Only Rubens has about one dozen paintings on this subject. But the work of the master of the […]...
17. Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Adoration of the Magi”Among the outstanding Venetian artists with interest you have to watch the works of Paolo Veronese. Like other famous masters of the 16th century, he was interested in religious painting. On this extensive and deep topic created the painting “The Adoration of the Magi.” A large canvas with oil paints with a popular biblical storyline […]...
18. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Adoration of the Magi”Peter Bruegel uses a fairly common plot of Catholic iconography. The semantic center is the Holy Family, around it is a jumble of images. The picture is solved in warm colors, so the figure of the Madonna contrasts with the environment and serves as a compositional center. The Virgin Mary holds a baby in her […]...
19. Description of the painting by the Adoration of the Magi by Diego VelázquezHow many painters wrote their canvases on this topic! How many canvases are exhibited in various world museums under this name. But this canvas Velasquez simply impresses with its calmness and chastity. The most interesting thing you still understand is that they depicted this topic, completely unaware of the true events and details. I lead […]...
20. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “Adoration of the Magi”This picture is one of the most popular works of the French artist Nicola Poussin. Such a religious plot was duplicated many times by other artists, since biblical stories are fanned with a halo of allegories and parables, and this is a favorite moment of sculptors, artists and poets. The picture tells us the story […]...
21. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “Adoration of the Magi”The plot of the picture depicts the scene of the Birth of Jesus Christ. Many Renaissance artists loved this theme very much. She gave the opportunity to show imagination, to interpret the event in the light of her vision. The gospel of Matthew says that on the day when baby Jesus was born, the magi […]...
22. Description of the painting by “The Adoration of the Magi” by Hieronymus BoschI. Bosch created several triptychs on biblical themes, one of the latter is the “Adoration of the Magi”. The main part of the work shows the main plot. The Virgin is located in front of the house and shows the baby. Magi imposes gifts to the feet of a woman. The picture shows a moment […]...
23. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Adoration of the Magi”The plots of biblical writings always had a hidden meaning and secret character. Therefore, in the Renaissance they were interested in many artists, among whom there are several popular names – Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, etc. They began to compose compositions from the most famous events described in the Bible. But in this picture, the […]...
24. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Return of the herd”The philosophy of ancient Greece has always argued that our universe is a very complex and, at the same time, beautiful structure, where every living and non-living subject has its own function. For example, a horse helps to carry and drag, a tank must be plowed, a dog to guard a dwelling and go hunting. […]...
25. Description paintings Alexei Savrasov “Elk Island in Sokolniki”Savrasov is true to himself. The landscapes in his performance are the most beautiful and authentic. Who would have thought that in Sokolniki, here in this mud, someday high-rise buildings would rise and pass asphalt roads? Here we have Sokolniki, which were once. And the same elk island, where elks are still found, and not […]...
26. Description of the painting by Alexey Savrasov “River Bank”Savrasov amazing landscape painter. It would seem that this is depicted on the canvas? Just something bank of the river, which is open to the open, but a little further begins a mixed forest. And just where the river seemed to open, a herd of cows appeared on its bank and descended to the water […]...
27. Description of the painting by Nikolai Pymonenko “Brod”In the picture of the Ukrainian artist Nikolai Pymonenko “Brod”, an episode from the life of the Ukrainian hinterland is depicted. The artist tried to convey the feeling of joy and carelessness to the children who, despite the obstacle, in the form of a river do not lose heart and go barefoot into a ford. […]...
28. Description of the painting by Alexei Venetsianov “Sleeping Shepherd”Venetsianov Alexey Gavrilovich is a sign figure in the history of Russian painting. Amazingly, he, who had never studied at the Academy of Arts, managed not only to occupy a prominent place in the pleiad of artists, but also to create a new direction in his art form. Venetsianov was one of the first to […]...
29. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Seasons”In the art of the Netherlands XVI. Peter Bruegel stands out as a significant figure. The cycle of oil paintings on wood “The Seasons”, dated by the author in 1565, shows the annual cycle of natural changes. Unfortunately, only 5 of the 6 paintings of the painter have been preserved. Other researchers believe that the […]...
30. Description of the painting by Fedor Vasiliev “Return of the herd”Fedor Alexandrovich Vasilyev – the son of a small postal official, was born in Gatchina. At the age of twelve, the boy worked at the Post Office and received a salary. While studying at the school of arts worked as a restorer. The most important period in the development of the young artist’s work was […]...
31. Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “The Latch”“The Latch” is a work of a talented artist originally from France and living in Paris in the 18-19 century. J. Fragonard. The author created it during a trip to Italy, as opposed to the equally famous masterpiece “The Adoration of the Shepherds”. Both canvases became the property of a distinguished customer, the carrier of […]...
32. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Judgment of Paris”Rubens wrote on this popular subject of ancient times a number of magnificent paintings. Why was he attracted by this topic? The artist liked that it is possible to depict nude female bodies on the grand background of a magnificent landscape. We see Paris. He wears a traditional shepherd outfit. He very carefully considers the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Pavel Filonov “Faces”1940; oil, cardboard; 65 × 55; The Russian Museum. The representative of the genre of “analytical realism” Pavel Nikolaevich Filonov refers to self-taught artists. Coming from a simple family, he received his professional education as a painter, but the desire to paint pictures awoke in him in his early youth. Filonov had an extraordinary sense […]...
34. Description of the painting by Pavel Kuznetsov “Mirage in the steppe”Kuznetsov’s canvas, Mirage in the Steppe, is included in the list of works that were written at the very top of the heyday of the artist’s artistic talent. The picture as if personifies the revival and return of the artist, after his creative crisis, which occurred to him at the dawn of the 1900s. The […]...
35. Description of the painting by Semen Chuikov “Work”Chuikov depicted Kyrgyz pastures and villages. The heroes of his paintings were simple shepherds, children, and impressive women with dark skin. The painter depicted native places. In each of his creations Chuikov sought to maximize the specific nature of the nature of Kyrgyzstan. He was interested in a special peculiarity of life. The artist paid […]...
36. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “To the night”This canvas, many critics refer to the most mystical period of creativity of Mikhail Vrubel. The beauty and really mysticism is fascinating. The night is near, the moon is visible. But horses graze on the poppy field, and next to them is a shepherd. But it is he who fascinates. Only the back is visible, […]...
37. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Mystical Christmas”The theme of the Nativity of Christ was constantly dominated by different artists at different times. But each of them had a completely different vision of this event. So Botticelli, it is very peculiar. It seems to be all the same, everything is familiar to us, but the artist uses a bit of another – […]...
38. Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Suprematism”One of the most prominent representatives of this rather intriguing genre of artistic art, as geometric abstractionism. The founder of several new, own styles, which were later recognized by art historians around the world. Such genres as impressionism, cubism and of course suprematism, the great Russian artist – Kazimir Malevich. Malevich always believed Suprematism, the […]...
39. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Friendship”In 1908, the famous artist Pablo Picasso created the painting “Friendship”. At this time, such a style of art as abstract cubism was formed, which is often called “Sezannovsky” cubism. This style is characterized by the image of solid objects laid out in small elements, which can be traced in the works of Picasso, in […]...
40. Description of the painting by Francisco de Goya “Mahi on the balcony”In the best works of Goya, two beginnings are combined – realistic and fantastic. He constantly turned to the bright image of the swing. This is a typical Spanish girl, a simple girl. We see two beauties who are dressed in national costumes of the modern painter of the era. Mahi preferred to wear just […]...