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1. Description of the statue “Buddha of the Spring Temple”The Buddha of the Spring Temple is the largest statue. It is located in China, near the town of Zhaotsun. The idea of ​​erecting the monument arose after the blasphemous behavior of the Taliban, who blew up 2 huge statues of Buddha in Afghanistan. The Chinese condemned this act and decided to create something unique […]...
2. Description of the statue of Buddha in WuxiThe statue of the majestic Buddha is installed in the city of Wuxi in China. It was made of bronze. It is located at the very top of Linshan Hill, near the tourism zone near Lake Taihu. Therefore, this place became a pilgrim among tourists from different countries. The Buddha of Wuxi is the largest […]...
3. Description of the statue of Donatello “Equestrian statue of Gattamelaty”For ten years Italian sculptor Donatello worked on the prototype of all subsequent equestrian statues of Europe. By 1453, a master built a magnificent monument to condottier Gattamelate: a composition more than three meters long stands on an eight-meter pedestal. Venetian mercenary commander deserved popular fame thanks to such qualities as courage and deceit. His […]...
4. Description of the statue of Donatello “David”“David” is one of the great sculptures that embodies so many meanings and questions that worried people in the 15th century. This is a statue that was the beginning of the revival of the cult of the body. Not clarified is the question of the time the creation of this masterpiece. Most art critics date […]...
5. Description of the monument “Victory Monument” in MoscowThe Victory Monument on Poklonnaya Hill in the capital is located on Victory Square. It has a height of over 140 meters. The monument is opened on the honor of the 50th anniversary of the Victory. It is the highest memorial building in all of Russia. Design and construction of the monument took many years. […]...
6. Description of the statue of Donatello “Judith and Holofernes”Donatello created an excellent work called Judith and Holofernes. At first, this sculpture was implied for the Medici Palace, but after the republic was declared, the palace was plundered, the work was moved to the Signoria Square. If you consider this sculpture in terms of composition, it is incredibly complex. Moreover, its expressiveness was much […]...
7. Description of the monument to Yuri NikulinThe famous domestic actor of the twentieth century, Yuri Nikulin, and after death remains the most beloved among the audience. His films are still watched by people of different ages. And so that memories in the hearts of people remain for a long time, fifteen years ago they built a composition to a great actor […]...
8. Description of the sculpture “Apollo Belvedere”Many of us are familiar with the culture of the ancient world. We know how the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans lived. You can understand how the culture of those times looked from various sources, including sculptures. Nowadays, unfortunately, there are very few genuine works of sculptors of that time left on our planet. One […]...
9. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “David”“David” is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo. This marble statue, whose height is over five meters, is the top of the Renaissance sculpture. The original of this statue is currently in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts. By the way, she is there to prevent damage. The statue is a naked figure of David. […]...
10. Description of the sculpture “Nick Samothrace”The statue of the winged goddess Nike is considered the most famous masterpiece of Greek art. She was discovered in the spring of 1863 on the island of Samothrace. Transported to the capital of France, and twenty years later installed on the stairs leading to the Louvre. Until now, people from different countries can admire […]...
11. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Morning”This high-class work is one of the four marble sculptures of the Medici Chapel, placed on the tomb of Lorenzo II of the Duke of Urbina. The height of the marble statue is 155 cm. It was created for 5 years (from 1526 to 1531). The statue is a single composition with the work called […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. Description of the painting by Titian Vechelio “Pieta”Pieta – Mourning Christ. This artist’s creation is the deepest in feeling and thought. This work has remained unfinished. It was completed by the teachings of Titian Palma the Younger. We see a niche roughly built of stones. It is framed by two statues. Titian portrays people who are all embraced by a single sorrowful […]...
14. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “David”As they say in an ancient legend written in the Bible, a young and courageous young man, David, with a stone that he released from a sling, killed the formidable giant Goliath. And during the times of the Renaissance, many artists and sculptors took this story as the basis of their creation. The image of […]...
15. Description of the monument “Motherland Mother” in KievThe monument-sculpture Motherland in the city of Kiev is truly majestic and large-scale. The sculpture can be seen from the most remote areas of the capital, for the statue, together with the pedestal, rises 102 meters. The opening of the monument took place in 1981, and it is part of the complex of the national […]...
16. Description of the monument to Vera Mukhina “Worker and Collective Farm Woman”“Worker and Kolkhoz Woman” is the personification of the Soviet period of history, its ideals and social orientation. The monument consists of two figures – a girl and a young man, who hold the symbols of proletarian power over their heads – the hammer and sickle. The sculpture occupies an honorable place in the history […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. Description of the painting by the sculpture Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crouching Boy”Unfortunately, many statues intended for the Florentine church (Medici Chapel) by Michelangelo could not be completed. And some of the numerous statues created by the master for this purpose also did not adorn the tomb. Particularly distinguished among such works is the figure of the “Crouching Boy” (the Boy Squatting on Squat), which is now […]...
19. Description of the sculpture Donatello “St. George”Sculpture “St. George” was created by the great Italian sculptor Donatello between 1415 and 1416. According to the custom of the time, the sculpture was ordered and paid for by the gunsmiths workshop, who planned to install a statue of their patron in the outer niche of the Or Or San Michele church. The created […]...
20. Description of the mosquito monument in NoyabrskMore recently, in two thousand sixth year in the city of Noyabrsk, a mosquito sculpture was constructed. Its location: the park of veterans in the settlement of Ladnoy. But this monument has already gained popularity among the population and tourists. Those who want to be photographed with an impressive size mosquito a lot. And the […]...
21. Description of the sculpture by Venus de MiloIn the history of art there are not so many sculptures that instantly gained popularity. The widely revered statue of Venus de Milo is one of them. Venus in ancient Roman mythology was originally the goddess of spring and flowering; belonged to the ancient Italian gods. Later, Venus became revered as the goddess of love […]...
22. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo’s “Tomb of Lorenzo Medici”Michelangelo Buonarroti is that rare type of creator, whose works have received the greatest glory during the life of the author. The son of an impoverished nobleman, he was proud of his lineage. The works of Buonarroti left a deep imprint on the whole culture of the Renaissance, and also on world art as a […]...
23. Installation of Salvador Dali “Angel Cross”Salvador Dali – a versatile genius who was not peculiar shyness. Artist, graphic artist, director, sculptor, writer, surrealist. He wrote several books, participated in the filming of several films, wrote many pictures that are still being discussed – because they are made in the style of surrealism, it can sometimes be difficult. He also engaged […]...
24. Description of the sculpture Benvenuto Cellini “Perseus”Perseus is known to be the son of Zeus. He was an invincible warrior. It is to him that the glory of the hero belongs, who was able to cut off the head of the famous Gorgon Medusa. In the 16th century, Cellini was asked to create a sculpture of Perseus in bronze. It was […]...
25. Description of the painting by Gustav Klimt “Danae”The painting “Danae” is one of the most popular mythological works of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. According to ancient myth, beautiful Danae was sharpened by Father Ariksius in a copper tower. So strictly he treated his daughter, trying in every possible way to protect his daughter from the birth of his son. The famous oracle […]...
26. Description of the monument to LaikaEveryone knows that the first visitors to space were animals, not humans. But the mongrel Lika was the first to be launched into orbit. She made four turns above the ground until she died. The third of November fifty-seventh year was marked by the fact that the Country of the Soviets launched the orbital spacecraft […]...
27. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “The Birth of Venus”This picture is in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence. The painting was painted around 1484 in oil on canvas. The famous painting of the painter from Florence Sandro Botticelli “The Birth of Venus” is a masterpiece of the Renaissance. An open space, the sea and the sky appear before the audience, the artist depicted the […]...
28. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Works of the Mother of God”For many years nothing was heard about this picture. Art critics have already begun to think that this beautiful canvas is forever lost, but in 2013 the picture was at one of the London auctions. It turns out that for a long time the painting was at the disposal of a private American collector of […]...
29. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Moses”“Moses” – a statue created by the greatest Italian painter Michelangelo Buonarroti. The idea of ​​the author was to recreate the image of the famous biblical prophet. The painstaking work on the sculpture lasted for two years, starting in 1513. For his sculpture, the famous artist used marble as a material. He prepared a huge […]...
30. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Feast of Venus”Mythological and biblical scenes occupied a significant place in the artist’s work. However, a deep insight into the questions of psychology made it possible to create surprisingly lively, realistic images. The Feast of Venus is one of three paintings that were conceived as a cycle, commissioned by the Duke Alfonso d’Este. The canvases were intended […]...
31. Description of the monument to the victims of communism in PragueMonuments are different. Some may cause laughter, others bewilderment, third anger, fourth indifference and surprise, but there are those that can be called “strong.” One of these cultural monuments are the victims of communism in Prague. The monument very clearly represents how the system, which was in the country for half a century from 1948 […]...
32. Description of the Alberto Giacometti Sculpture “The Walking Man”Walking man is a well-known sculpture, which has pierced with its deep meaning all the world art of the XX century. Authorship belongs to the genius master, graphics, artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). A new look at the existence of an ordinary person, provided him fame not only in his native Switzerland, but also in other […]...
33. Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Three princesses of the underworld”This picture Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov wrote under the order of Savva Mamontov, who at that time served as chairman of the board of the Donetsk Railway. The plot of the canvas is allegorical. Fairy princess is the embodiment of wealth, hidden in the thick of the earth. In the legends of the Russian people, there […]...
34. Description of the painting by Apollinarius Vasnetsov “Moscow Kremlin with Dmitry Donskoy”Probably there is no such person who would not hear a song about white-stone Moscow with golden domes. And probably many people have a question: what kind of white-stone is it when the Kremlin is built of red brick? Few people know that at one time the Kremlin was really a white-stone, and Moscow itself […]...
35. Description of the St. Peter’s CathedralAt the beginning of the XIV century, Pope Julius II held a kind of competition for the construction of a new monument of Catholicism. It was necessary to demolish the old Basilica of St. Peter, which was built by the emperor Constantine in the IV century. This ancient church was in disfavor with the new […]...
36. Description of the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky in MoscowThe monument to this historical figure is located on the Tverskaya Square in Moscow. This is one of the most controversial Moscow monuments in the city. It is also a hero of Moscow folklore, as well as an example of the art of the USSR of the early post-war period – the end of the […]...
37. Description of the monument-sculpture “Motherland Calls” in VolgogradThe sculptural monument Motherland Calls is the central figure of the Mamayev Kurgan in the city-hero. The height of this structure is 52 meters. The hill on which the monument is located is of the bulk type, the height of the hill is 14 meters. Taking into account the length of the sword, the monument […]...
38. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Gypsy Madonna”The painting “Gypsy Madonna” depicts the Virgin Mary with Jesus. The work received such a name, since the girl does not look like a European – she has dark skin and dark brown eyes. Also visible tar-black hair, knocked out from under the white cape. A woman is dressed in simple cut clothes, but it […]...
39. Description of the sculpture by Miron “Discoball”“Discoball” – is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity. In addition, this is the first sculpture that depicts a man in motion. At that time, it was very difficult to convey such complex movements in sculpture. The age of this sculpture is about two and a half thousand years. The original of this […]...
40. Description of the painting by William Blake “Songs of Innocence”The painting by William English artist, engraver and poet William Blake was completed in 1825. It was created as a title page for a book of poems with the same name by the same author. The picture is made in the style of symbolism. Technique – etching, printing in orange-brown ink, painted with watercolor and […]...