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3. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “A girl picking grapes in the vicinity of Naples”The picture was painted when the artist was in Italy with the aim of learning and improving his skills. Bryullov tried to find beauty in everyday things and transfer it to the canvas. The painting depicts a harvest scene. The girl in the center collects the grapes in a basket that hangs on her left […]...
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5. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Spring”An important place in the work of Pavel Bryullov is occupied by landscapes that the artist wrote in distant places in Russia. The beauty of nature is captured on one of the famous landscape paintings of the artist “Spring” in 1875. Pavel Bryullov actively began to paint landscapes after his return to Russia. At this […]...
6. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Italian Midday”Truly a masterpiece of world painting, the most popular work of Charles, which scattered around the world just millions of copies of reproductions, all kinds of stripes of illustrations, etc. It is worth thinking, from where so huge popularity of this cloth? In this picture, everything is obvious. Starting with the fact that the fact […]...
7. Hilarion Pryanishnikov’s painting “In Ambush”Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov is an artist of genre painting. Since 1870, the images of his paintings have become close to the direction of realism. The painting “In Ambush” is not dated, but judging by the technique of execution, it was written around 1881. Considering the painting “In Ambush”, the image involuntarily turns into a poeticized […]...
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9. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of V. I. Repina, the artist’s daughter”Ilya Repin met his first wife Vera when he was nineteen years old, and his future wife nine. They got married a decade later, and four children were born in this marriage. The eldest daughter was also named Vera; she was the favorite of the artist. After the parents divorce, the girl, unlike the younger […]...
10. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of Vasily Zhukovsky”Bryullov rarely turned to portrait painting. But if this happened, his work has always been distinguished by the surprising simplicity of the hero’s presentation. So on this canvas we are represented by the great Russian poet Zhukovsky. That same Zhukovsky, who shook his contemporaries with the simplicity of a lyre. By the way, much later […]...
11. Description of the painting by Karl Pavlovich Bryullov “Turk”The portrait, written by the artist, expresses the level of his skill and ability to feel and convey nature. The portraits of Karl Bryullov are distinguished not only by their high level of technology, but also by the spectrum of emotions, the soul embedded in the canvas. The girl depicted on the canvas is so […]...
12. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Italian morning”In 1822, after the establishment of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists, Karl Brullov was lucky to become one of the first retirees of the Society in Italy. Abroad, having been in workshops and incorporating the achievements of the greatest masters of all time, he becomes one of the best painters in Rome. Karl […]...
13. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Portrait of a daughter”Before us is a very touching picture. The artist portrays his daughter Olga in childhood. We see a pretty girl who diligently poses for her father. In her hands she holds her favorite doll. Surikov manages to convey the liveliness of his daughter’s character. There is a smile on the girl’s face. She is good-natured […]...
14. Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “Self-portrait in a scarf”Some art historians believe that Zinaida Serebryakova wrote her self-portrait during her period of fascination with the East. Zinaida Serebryakova is the first woman who managed to enter the history of Russian painting. Thanks to her bright and clear gift, she painted her paintings full of light, goodness and joy. Zinaida was lucky to be […]...
15. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “The Desperate Svetlana”The tradition of Christmas divination is very old. She came from paganism that prevailed in ancient Russia before Prince Vladimir baptized her. And even after baptism, superstitions did not go anywhere, just merged with the new faith and established themselves so firmly as the new faith alone would never have been fixed. There is a […]...
16. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Oedipus and Antigone”Painter, watercolorist, representative of the academic direction. He painted portraits and landscapes, but fame came to him as the creator of monumental historical paintings. In Bryullov’s paintings, the sense of the beauty of the world gives way to the tragedy and conflict of life, to strong passions. The fate of many people comes to the […]...
17. Description of the monument to the children of war in KrasnoyarskIn the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, this pedestal was installed on the eve of the sixtieth anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on May 7, 2005. This has been waiting for a long time, about nine years. The plot of the composition was proposed by the public organization of the city “Blockade” […]...
18. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Last Day of Pompeii”The trip of the young Russian artist Karl Bryullov to Italy in 1827 became significant not only for the master himself, but also for the whole world painting. Drinking impressions of what he saw on the site of the once thriving city of Pompeii destroyed by Vesuvius, the young author creates a masterpiece of world […]...
19. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Girl with peaches”The famous work of the artist V. Serov – the painting “A Girl with Peaches” was painted in the summer of 1887. The heroine of the portrait is the daughter of a famous entrepreneur and patron of the arts Savva Mamontov – Vera. The girl was only 12 years old when the master took to […]...
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21. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Dragonfly”Despite numerous works in the genre plan, Repin often created portraits just for the soul. Especially clearly stands out among the canvases. Depicting members of his family, the cheerful image of the master’s daughter. Being in 1884 in Penaty (near St. Petersburg), where his favorite dacha plot was located, the painter creates a canvas with […]...
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23. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Summer” (Portrait of O. Serova)Seven years later, after the picture “The Girl Illuminated by the Sun” was published, Valentin Serov wrote another impressionistic painting “In the Summer”, in which he depicts his beloved wife Olga. Here we see the plein-air portrait of a woman in a light white blouse saving from the summer heat. Olga’s calm posture conveys her […]...
24. Description paintings Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Spring”KS Petrov-Vodkin is a distinctive Russian artist, who came from an ordinary family of servants and just got a chance to learn by miracle. His painting technique is original, and his works are recognizable. Heroes of the paintings are ordinary people from the people. They are so clear and close to the artist. The painting […]...
25. Description of the painting by Fedor Reshetnikov “At the dacha”The famous Soviet painter Fedor Reshetnikov was a master of the satirical genre. However, the image of natural expanses of him was no less good. The painting “At the Dacha”, written in 1949, was one of the most successful compositions in the artist’s work. He was very fond of village life, so he paid great […]...
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28. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of Countess Samoilova”Karl Bryullov was the son of a sculptor and showed talent for drawing at an early age. He was an adherent of romanticism – but unlike Western romanticism, where harmony, beauty and a positive attitude towards the world triumph, late Russian romanticism was manifested by tragic intonations and a general feeling of the tragedy of […]...
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30. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Vera Repina”Ilya Repin painted more than one portrait of his beloved daughter Verochka, but this masterpiece is the most famous. The image of a charming little girl in a chair with gilded ornament imprinted in the hearts of millions of people from different eras. The beautiful baby is depicted sitting in a large armchair decorated with […]...
31. Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Russian Venus”This is the last big picture of the great Russian artist. Written by him in the last year of his life, when Kustodiyev was already almost completely struck by his serious illness. Feeling the severe pains that spinal tuberculosis causes, Kustodiyev tried to portray the collective image of the Russian village beauty in his picture. […]...
32. Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “Kate with dolls”The golden fund of Russian art consists of the works of a talented Russian artist and master of fine painting and graphics – Zinaida Serebryakova. She was a student of the famous painter Osip Braz, and became one of the first Russian women who entered the history of painting. Basically, Serebryakova painted herself and her […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Portrait of Surikovoy”Portrait painted in 1888. The artist never created portraits to order. His models were friends and relatives. We see the older daughter of the painter – Olga. Surikov drew a girl in a red dress with a white lace collar. Before us is a very lively and strong girl of 10 years. She is a […]...
34. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Autumn bouquet”The materials for the creation of Repin’s work “Autumn Bouquet” served as canvas and oil, the dimensions of the canvas are 111 by 65 cm. At present, the “Autumn Bouquet” adorns the State Tretyakov Gallery. In the picture, the artist depicted his eldest daughter Vera. While writing this picture, Repin became very interested in painting […]...
35. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Girl with a doll”Petrov Vodkin – Russian and Soviet artist, writer, teacher. In his works one can often see the theme of motherhood, which is revealed in two keys – either in the context of holiness, the heights of duty of a mother who, fulfilling his mission, becomes equal to the holy, or in the context of naturalness […]...
36. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Horsemen”The canvas was written in 1849. Painting style: romanticism, portrait genre. The picture was painted on cardboard, using charcoal, varnish, watercolors and Italian pencil. Bryullov left us a creative legacy of his paintings. His portraits caused a lot of emotion among artists in the past century. Do not leave the viewer indifferent and after almost […]...
37. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Horsewoman”The Horsewoman is a painting by the Russian artist Karl Bryullov, written in 1832 at the request of Countess Julia Samoilova. Even on the dog’s collar, the artist depicted the name of the Samoilovs. For the first time the picture was exhibited in 1832 in the Brera Gallery in Milan. Next, the canvas was at […]...
38. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Walk”Watercolor created in 1849. We see a group of people walking around Madeira. The artist concentrated all his attention on an unusual wheelchair. Oxen are drawn into it. Ladies and two gentlemen comfortably settled in such an exotic carriage. People are specially allocated to emphasize their particular position. Only after this, the viewers are already […]...
39. Description of the painting by Irina Shevandronova “In the rural library”The end of the 50s of the last century, winter in the Soviet countryside and the most cherished place for children is the village library. It is warm, cozy, interesting, and this is their favorite place. The painting “In the Rural Library” by a young artist I. Shevondronova was written as a thesis, but this […]...
40. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Nest Dammer”The artist began his career as a schedule. The clarity of the lines and the sharpness of the stroke are preserved and visible in all his paintings. Interest in the ordinary life of rural and urban residents resulted in a series of works, where the main place is given to the nature and life of […]...