Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Mermaid”

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2. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Divination”Before the viewer is a picture of Vasilyev, which depicts a girl of good appearance. By the name of the film “Divination” is not difficult to understand what this girl does. Due to the fact that the candle is lit, it can be understood that all this action takes place at night, as in principle […]...
3. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Mermaids”The painting of the Russian artist Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky “Mermaids”, created in 1879, at one time made a lot of noise. It was shown at the Mobile Exhibition, which Alexander II himself visited, despite the fact that the Russian emperor had no interest in art. In East Slavic mythology, mermaids were considered not only mysterious, […]...
4. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Waiting”From the creative heritage of Konstantin Vasilyev among more than 400 paintings, the painting “Expectation” is justly distinguished by its impact on the feelings of the viewer. The artwork was done in 1976. Our gaze presents an elongated canvas framed by the wooden frame of a narrow window. Reliably repeated wood pattern hints at a […]...
5. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Over the Volga”The painting “Above the Volga” by Vasilyev was painted in his traditional, epic-mythological style. In the foreground we see a girl of Slavic appearance turned to the heavens. On a cliff of a cliff, her stately figure, dressed in a red caftan, looks proud and dutiful at the same time. Golden-white hair and a neat […]...
6. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Reaper”The painting was painted in 1966 by the Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev for his mother’s birthday. The author is best known for his style, predisposed to Slavic mythology, ancient Russian epics and images. The artist honed his skills by transferring the faces and figures of the ancient Russians to the canvases, displaying archetypes with extraordinary […]...
7. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Marshal Zhukov”Konstantin Vasilyev in his work showed a special love for military subjects. Zhukov is an important historical figure; many artists tried to portray his portrait. Someone did it successfully, and some took prominent places in the most famous museums in the world. This portrait of Marshal Zhukov is the second part of the famous triptych. […]...
8. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Alyosha Popovich and the girl is beautiful”A colorful, almost popular print picture, which depicts one of the three most famous Russian warriors – Alyosha Popovich. Oh, and the master, he was his strongman to surprise. At the mere mention of him, the Mongol Mongols threw down their weapons and fled, wherever they looked. He was painfully severe when he met an […]...
9. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Man with an owl”The great Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev painted a unique painting “A Man with an Owl”. This is a kind of challenge to all of humanity, which makes a person’s mind penetrate deep into philosophy and reflect on the existence of life. The picture is hard, not everyone is given to accept and know what our […]...
10. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “The Elder”Vasilyev Konstantin Alekseevich lived in the 20th century, was a Russian artist, he is known for his works on mythological and epic themes. In his work, there are more than 400 graphic and painting works. They often use colors and shades like red and gray. The creator was fond of art from folk art: songs, […]...
11. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Invasion”When you look at this grand picture, you feel the invasion of something strange, incomprehensible to the ordinary person. We see an army going off into the distance. The faces of the soldiers are absolutely serious, not a single emotion is reflected in them. There is a feeling of hopelessness and inevitability. This picture is […]...
12. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Berg”Emotionally rich picture, a riot of colors, unsurpassed combinations make any viewer think. Carefully examining the foreground, we see the coastal sand of golden color. Very finely, the artist conveys a falling shadow on the sand and small notches in the sand are highlighted in dark brown. Very textured and undoubtedly brightly depicted sea stones, […]...
13. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Volga and Mikula”Vasiliev was hard enough to portray Mikula Selyaninovich, an ordinary rural peasant warrior, without pointing to his somewhat divine beginning. Before writing pictures, he spent time in the archive, so that the picture did not have a single unreliable detail. The painting “Volga and Mikula” was created after Vasilyev finished all the work, which depicted […]...
14. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Russian Knight”Vasilyev Konstantin Alekseevich – a modern brilliant master with a significant creative heritage, numbering about 500 masterpieces. Vasiliev was born in Maykop of the Adygei Autonomous Region, in 1942. Later, parents moved to a small village near Kazan. After graduating from art school, he began to teach drawing and drawing lessons at school. Also, moonlighted […]...
15. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Northern Eagle”The story of the creation of the picture is very interesting, its name speaks of the bird that he once saw, but expressed its whole power of gaze, the image of the conqueror and master of the taiga as follows. This courageous person personifies the primitive essence, courage, forest element, unshakable will. The canvas is […]...
16. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Summer”The painting was painted at the beginning of the 20th century, after the October Revolution. In the foreground, two young girls are sitting on a lawn on the bank of a forest stream. The young ladies depicted in the picture are dressed in dresses of the pre-revolutionary era. On their faces, peace, tranquility, light sadness. […]...
17. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Mermaids” (May night)The painting “Mermaids” was written by Russian artist Ivan Nikolaevich Kramsky based on the “May Night” by N. V. Gogol. The artist quite freely interpreted the dream of the main character Levko, focusing not on his plot, but on the image of a magical moonlit night in Ukraine. Before the viewer appears overgrown and littered […]...
18. Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “In the boat”River boat trips inspired artists to create masterpieces. Konstantin Korovin, who portrayed himself in the boat of a beautiful lady – the sister-in-law of his friend, the artist Polenov, was no exception. Who happened to be in these regions on the Klyazma River, and the action took place in Zhukovka, he was probably fascinated more […]...
19. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Wet Meadow”Fedor Vasilyev gained recognition and popularity in wide and narrow circles during his lifetime. The landscapes of the author attract with their sophistication and greatness of nature. The peculiarity of the work of Fyodor Alexandrovich Vasiliev is to see magic and mystery, power and modesty in an unremarkable landscape. Vasiliev’s skill was revealed precisely in […]...
20. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Eupraxia”Vasiliev was an artist who amazed everyone with the realism of his paintings. So here, even with a detailed and close enough consideration of the picture, the feeling that you have a photograph or at least a computer graphic image does not leave you. But no, this is really a picture. Before us is a […]...
21. Description of the painting by Konstantin Kryzhitsky “Early Spring”The snow has not completely descended from the ground, the water has not gone away after the flood, but the trees have either buds or young foliage and huge blackening nests of crows or other rather large birds. Or maybe it was the rooks who had time to prepare their homes. Under the trees, the […]...
22. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Boyarsky wedding feast”The famous canvas by Makovsky Konstantin Egorovich “Boyarsky Wedding Feast” belongs to the whole cycle of his canvases, which are united by historical plots. These are bright, festive, fabulous, unusually colorful works, with a large number of characters, paintings that convey traditions, rites of the Russian people, glorify these traditions and prolong their lives. Each […]...
23. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Choosing a Bride”1887 canvas, oil. Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. The plot of the picture was a historical event: the young Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, according to custom, chooses his future spouse. According to custom, the bridegrooms collected the most beautiful girls from noble classes. Of them meticulously selected several pretenders, from which the king chose his future spouse. […]...
24. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “After the rain”The painter Fyodor Vasilyev for his life wrote many landscapes, which were recognized by his contemporaries. The painting “After the Rain”, the artist creates in 1869. Now she is exhibited in Moscow, in one of the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery. At first glance, the simple landscape “After the Rain” attracts the viewer with the […]...
25. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Evening”Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev began his artistic career at the age of 17. He specialized in writing landscapes. The young artist sought to capture nature in its various states. Unfortunately, his life was tragically cut short at the age of 23. During his short life Vasiliev wrote more than 100 paintings and managed to get into […]...
26. Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “Pier in Gurzuf”This artist was distinguished by its special strokes. They could be different: now smoothed, then textured and expressive, then dense. This picture was painted during the period when he left for Gurfuz in 1914. He was very upset by the misfortune that happened to his seventeen-year-old son, and he left for the coast. However, this […]...
27. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “The Thaw”In artists, probably, like in nature, bad weather is only a conditional category. The sad and cold landscape that is familiar to all of us can perhaps be a subject of inspiration? It turns out yes, maybe. One need only look at the Vasiliev’s “Thaw” picture. Here, how famous and expressively depicted is the famous […]...
28. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Christmas divination to the groom”Makovsky – a Russian artist who adhered to the academic style and became famous for his paintings depicting the somewhat idealized Russia of past centuries. Sometimes it belongs to the Wanderers, who opposed his version of the Academy of Arts Academy and who drew inspiration from folk tales and folk life. The participant of the […]...
29. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Tamara and the Demon”The picture was released in 1889. The title of the picture shows its source code – the depicted figures are characters in a literary work. Romantic poem by M. Yu. Lermontov “The Demon” was the fundamental principle for the artist in creating an expressive artistic composition. The images are inspired by the lines of the […]...
30. Description of the painting by Konstantin Gorbatov “Invisible City of Kitezh”For the basis of the idea, Konstantin Gorbatov took the myth of the ancient city called Kitezh. According to the stories, hail – small Kitezh was built on the banks of the Volga River. The founder was Prince Vladimir. Soon, a lake Svetloyar was discovered near the city and a hail of Great Kitezh was […]...
31. Description of the painting by Konstantin Alekseevich Vasiliev “Prince Igor”The art of painting involves a lot of great painters and masters. One of these is Konstantin Alekseevich Vasiliev – a representative of the Russian modernity. Creativity Konstantin Alekseevich represents a diverse genre of masterpieces: landscape themes, graphic essay, portraits, realistic composition, tales and mythological orientation. The position of critics in relation to creativity Vasiliev […]...
32. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Boyarh at the window”Written Russian beauties in national costumes – heroines of portraits of Konstantin Makovsky from the 1880s. The most popular in those years, the Russian artist became interested in studying women’s costumes of past eras. He was interested in Russia XV – XVII centuries. In a somewhat idealistic representation, he created a numerous series of canvases […]...
33. Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “Portrait of a chorus girl”Cloth “Portrait of the chorus girl” was a new word in the Russian pictorial art. Previously, none of the domestic artists dared to write in a similar style. Korovin was in some way a pioneer. And the main reason for this was the pronounced features of impressionism. The picture is painted in a colorful way, […]...
34. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Before the storm”Vasiliev is a wonderful landscape painter who has created many works. His paintings are distinguished by lyricism and lightness. Probably the favorite storyline of the painter is a thunderstorm. He has especially many dramatic works on this subject. The work “Before the Thunderstorm” was written by the author at the end of his journey along […]...
35. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Village”It is worth saying, starting the story of Fyodor Vasilyev’s painting “The Village”, that the work itself was written by the artist under the direct impression of his travels around the Tambov province of the Russian Empire, as well as through the provincial towns and villages of Ukraine. That is why, in the canvas itself, […]...
36. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Winter”The painting “Winter” written by Vasilyev in 1871. It depicts an endless winding rural road along the forest. Everything around is tightly covered with snow, but on a deserted road there are no traces of a sleigh, a woman and a little boy walk along it. They are so tired and froze from the path […]...
37. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Sleeping young woman in the park”Somov is a Russian artist of the late 19th century, who preferred portraits and landscapes. He usually worked in the style of “modern”, which is characterized by attention to detail, the absence of sharp straight lines in favor of naturalness and smoothness, as well as the desire to bring art into all spheres of human […]...
38. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Swamp in the forest”The painting “Swamp in the Forest” was painted by Russian artist Vasiliev from 1871 to 1873. For the basis of its plot, the author chose a swamp in the forest more often during reproduction, which is surrounded by motley-colored autumn trees against the background of an overcast sky. Compared with other works of Vasiliev, this […]...
39. Description of the painting by Konstantin Kryzhitsky “The Road”As they say in Russia, two evils – roads and fools. About fools, probably true. But about the roads – the exact statement. The roads in Russia were unsightly, and remained, and this is despite the progress or something else there. And even if they make the road well, it won’t be for long. And, […]...
40. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “View of the Volga. Barks “Volga. The most beautiful and widest river in Europe. The most powerful in all parameters that you can think of. The most… There are no words to describe it somehow. It’s all clear. This river has appeared on the canvases of Russian painters so many times that it seems that it is very familiar to […]...