Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Rostopchin”

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1. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Woman’s Portrait”In the 18th century in Russia a special place was occupied by such type of painting as a portrait. A portrait is a picture of a person with the re-creation of a certain individuality. External resemblance to a man, as well as his spiritual world – all this can be displayed on the portrait. Despite […]...
2. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Venison”This work was created in difficult times for Kiprensky. The artist, a native of the serfs, always easily found detractors in high society. After returning from Italy, Kiprensky was accused of having killed a model, and although nothing was proven, this incident cast a shadow on his career. In addition to this, rumors spread about […]...
3. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Zhukovsky”Kiprensky wrote this portrait quickly. At this time, Zhukovsky was just about to leave for the sun-drenched Italy. Researchers say that this picture was not completed. The customer specifically asked not to add the left hand. This was done in order to convey inspiration and creative impulse. The painter depicts Zhukovsky on a favorite background. […]...
4. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Alexander Pushkin”Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin is deservedly called the Sun of Russian Poetry. And that is exactly how we see it on the portrait of the work of Orestes Kiprensky. This artist had the fame of one of the best portrait painters, and that is why Anton Delvig ordered him to portray his friend, the great poet […]...
5. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Self-portrait with tassels behind the ear”“Self-Portrait with Tassels Behind the Ear” was written approximately in 1808. Its author, Orest Adamovich Kiprensky, was the best Russian portrait painter of the first half of the 19th century. In the picture – one of several contradictory and mutually exclusive images of the artist, captured by him in the string of self portraits. The […]...
6. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Self-portrait”Portrait painted in 1828. This painting is able to tell us a lot about the artist. Before us is a man with a strong-willed face. He is dressed in an oriental striped robe. Face shaded bright white collar. The strokes are so gorgeous that the surface looks like a mirror. The viewer wants to pay […]...
7. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Alexei Olenin”Kiprensky is known to many admirers of the fine arts as a magnificent master of portraiture. Orest Adamovich wrote many important people from the imperial nobility and the highest circles of literature. “Portrait of Venison” in 1813 – the image of the image of one of the most prominent organizers of cultural life in St. […]...
8. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Davydov”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky painted a portrait of Davydov in 1809, when the war with Napoleon was just beginning. This picture is a reflection of the poetic cult of the brave and strong hero that prevailed at that time, ready to give a soul for the Motherland. The portrait is associated with Denis Davydov because of […]...
9. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Natalia Kochubey”Before us is a gorgeous pencil drawing. He is very correct and at the same time extraordinary. Feels special brightness and incredible vitality of all colors. In all, you can see the special skill of Kiprensky, his special taste and a strong mind. Before us is a fully formed style. The format of the creation […]...
10. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Poor Lisa”Very interesting portrait of Kiprensky. It was written on the story of Karamzin of the same name. There is also a clear connection with the life of the painter. The artist was a real psychologist who created magnificent portraits of women. He was able to convey the feminine soul. All his heroines necessarily sad about […]...
11. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Chelishchev”This is one of the best paintings of Orest Adamovich Kiprensky. Thanks to this invaluable work, the author of the work founded a romantic current. The masterpiece was created in 1809. A year earlier, the artist had just started writing the work. Still young, but quite famous in his circles, the painter took up writing […]...
12. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Avdulin”In 1823, the Russian artist Kiprensky completed the work on a portrait of a woman who later became recognized as one of the best in the genre of romanticism. He wrote in Paris to Catherine Avdulin, the spouse of a major general who was a big fan of secular balls and acquaintances with people of […]...
13. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Young gardener”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky is a debutant of romantic explorations of Russian painting and a great portrait painter. Constantly in the creative search, he dreamed of writing large-scale works based on historical and mythical stories. His technique and style was compared with Rubens, sometimes even taking the work of Kiprensky himself for the works of a […]...
14. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of V. S. Khvostov” (1814)The canvas is a traditional chamber portrait, characteristic of the XVIII century. The senator and the writer is shown by a private person – without awards or distinctions, in ordinary clothes. In reading the image there is no drama and tension of character inherent in the canvases of painters of the past. The most dispassionate, […]...
15. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Newspaper readers in Naples”The picture in the center shows four young men. The man on the left reads a newspaper sheet aloud, and the others listen to him carefully. Orest Kiprensky called the men depicted on the canvas Russian, although some of his contemporaries said that the artist had said so as to somehow smooth out political debates […]...
16. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Anacreon’s Tomb”Orest Kiprensky is a brilliant Russian artist and a wonderful portrait painter. He was the son of a landowner, who appeared out of wedlock. At birth, the boy was enrolled in a family of simple serfs, but in 1788 received his freedom. This gave him the opportunity to enter the Academy of Arts, located in […]...
17. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Girl in a poppy wreath”Orest Kiprensky wrote this whimsical portrait in the first half of the 19th century, or to be more precise, until the 20th year. The work had at various exhibitions and to this day has several names, the most famous of which is “A girl in a poppy wreath with a carnation in her hand (Mariuchcha)”. […]...
18. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Dmitry Donskoy on Kulikovo Field”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky – the famous Russian portrait painter, talented draftsman and professor of the Academy of Arts. One of the largest domestic masters of the romantic portrait began, like all students of the Academy of Arts, with historical painting. In 1805, the artist is tasked with writing a large software work on the theme […]...
19. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Rostopchinoy”“Portrait of Rostopchina” – doubles with a portrait of her husband, and shows him a kind of opposite. Mrs. Rastopchina’s husband was a fussy, talkative, noisy man. He was a collector and a writer, for some time was elected as the Moscow governor, and was the soul of the company, easy-going and fun. His wife, […]...
20. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of D. N. Khvostova”Dated 1814, materials – oil on canvas, size – 71 by 57.8 cm. Has a vertical location, located in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Orest Adamovich is a magnificent master of romanticism and academic style, whose canvases were put on the same level as Rembrandt. His manner of writing is well traced in the […]...
21. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of A. K. Schwalbe” (1804)The canvas is considered one of the earliest and best works of the artist. The canvas depicts the stepfather of the master – he had seen a lot in his lifetime, a gloomy, self-confident old man, imprinted expressively, prominently, as in Rembrandt’s paintings. Slightly disheveled hair, energetic transitions of light and shade and capacious intense […]...
22. Description of the painting by Fedor Rokotov “Portrait of Count A. I. Vorontsov”Fedor Rokotov was a famous Russian artist of the XVIII century. Almost all of his works are portraits. Glory to the artist was given immediately. He was born in a poor peasant family, but then moved to Moscow and immediately met with the Moscow intelligentsia. In the circle of high-ranking people, he quickly became friends […]...
23. Description painting by Ivan Kramskoi “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy”In the warm summer of 1873, the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoy, painted one of his famous works “Examination of the Old House”, and lived in the estate near Yasnaya Polyana (the estate of the Tolstoy family). Therefore, the artist certainly decided to take the time to visit the estate of the famous Russian writer and […]...
24. Description of the painting by Fedor Rokotov “Portrait of Surovtsev”Fedor Stepanovich Rokotov – famous Moscow portrait painter of the eighteenth century. Its origin is not clear to the end; apparently, he came from a family of serfs. With the active assistance of Count I. Shuvalov, young Rokotov was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, which he successfully completed. For most […]...
25. Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of Sheremetyevoj”Ivan Petrovich Argunov was a serf of Count Sheremetyevo. From childhood, he showed a talent for drawing and the count gave the gifted young man to study further art. As a result, when Argunov learned, he began to paint portraits of the Sheremetiev family. In his life, Ivan Petrovich Argunov did not feel the need […]...
26. Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of Sheremetyev”The serf artist managed to reach unprecedented heights in art. Due to the fact that Argunov was a serf of Sheremetyev, all the portraits of the artist belonged to members of the Sheremetyev family. One of the most important works that became significant in the creative life of Argunov was the custom portrait of Count […]...
27. Description of the painting by Ivan Nikitin “Portrait of Chancellor Golovkin”Art critics have long argued about this picture, some still doubt it, but still, most say that this particular work of art brought the artist maximum fame. Indeed, the portrait of Golovkin is not just a homely secular portrait, which was created only to capture the appearance of another secular person. No, the peculiarity of […]...
28. Description of the painting by Karl Pavlovich Bryullov “Portrait of Count A. A. Perovsky”The painting “Portrait of Count A. A. Perovsky” was painted in oil on canvas in 1836. The work is not finished. Genre – portrait. The painting depicts the writer Count Alexei Alekseevich Perovsky, whom viewers know more under the pseudonym Antony Pogorelsky. Many are well known for his fairy tale “The Black Chicken, or Underground […]...
29. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of A. K. Tolstoy in his youth”The whole aristocracy of the 18th century, was passionately keen on hunting. It was a kind of fun that distracted from everyday thoughts. And then at that time there were a lot of all kinds of beasts that could be knocked out. Count Alexei Tolstoy was clearly no exception. And this despite the fact that […]...
30. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of Suvorov”Date of writing – 1786 year. Located in the Museum of V. A. Tropinin and Moscow artists of his time, Moscow. A portrait of the great generalissimo, the author created, according to some information, from memory, using rumors and impressions of people who saw Suvorov. Alexander Vasilyevich refused to pose, citing employment. The artist specifically […]...
31. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”Savva Ivanovich Mamontov (1841 – 1918) – one of the richest people in the Russian Empire, a major railway magnate and philanthropist. He was widely known to his contemporaries for his activities aimed at the support and development of art. In 1870, Mammoths acquired the Abramtsevo estate situated near Moscow, located between Moscow and Yaroslavl […]...
32. Description of the painting by Alexey Venetsianov “Portrait of Karamzin”Self-taught artist managed to achieve recognition and fame. Alexey managed to do what nobody could do – from an unknown young man whose parents had nothing to do with creative life, he managed to become famous, deserve the title of Academician. One of the later portraits written by A. V. Venetsianov was a portrait of […]...
33. Description of the painting by Fedor Rokotov “Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Cocked HornOne of the most mysterious pictures of the century. Many experts and critics have long discussions about the person depicted on the canvas. Some are inclined to believe that this is a young Count Bobrinsky, known for his deeds not only in military campaigns, but also in political reformations. Son of Catherine II and her […]...
34. Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Self-portrait”Self-portrait Shishkin wrote more than once. The younger work of the artist dates back to 1854. At the time when the first portrait of himself was painted, young Shukshin, being a student of the Moscow School of Architecture, Painting and Sculpture. At that time, he, full of success and in anticipation of fame, presented his […]...
35. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Self-portrait on the background of a window overlooking the Kremlin”No one has ever discussed such a legendary person. But this artist has the right to much, at least for such a small story. Fame came to him too late at forty-seven, but this was not at all because he wanted it so much, but because the fate was ordered. Tropinin is not an ordinary […]...
36. Description of the painting by Diego Velázquez “Portrait of Count Olivares”Velasquez’s circle of interests was surprisingly broad: genre scenes, historical and religious themes, mythological subjects. All styles of painting the artist tried, until he stopped at the portraits. In the early manner of writing, the influence of Caravaggio is clearly visible. However, the artist quickly crystallized his own style, well recognized by connoisseurs. But there […]...
37. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Self-portrait”“Self-portrait” by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous works of the artist, which, perhaps, gives viewers an idea of what the famous Renaissance artist looked like. However, some experts believe that this is a completely different person. However, this picture was painted at about the time when Leonardo was about 60 years […]...
38. Description of the painting by Pavel Korin “Portrait of Marshal Zhukov”Over the portrait of Marshal Zhukov, the artist Korin began working immediately after the end of World War II, namely in one of the autumn months of 1945. He finished his work surprisingly quickly – by December of the same year. The speed of the work and its quality are explained very simply – Marshal […]...
39. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of the poet and artist Taras Shevchenko G.”The portrait of the poet and artist Taras Shevchenko was commissioned by patron Pavel Tretyakov. The image of the Ukrainian poet was supposed to replenish the collection of artistic images of famous artists. By the time the canvas was created, Taras Shevchenko had already passed away. To perform a creative task, Ivan Kramsky had to […]...
40. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Portrait of Anna Akhmatova”Later, the work of Petrov-Vodkin was marked by the desire to move away from the desire to find a solution to the universal questions of being, characteristic of the master’s composite canvases. He turns to the portrait genre, significantly narrowing his artistic task, which is now limited to the desire to convey in any detail […]...