Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Marriage in Cana of Galilee”
In the Louvre, exhibited a giant in its scale and striking in magnitude the gift of the creator of the picture – “Marriage in Cana of Galilee.” Painted canvas famous Venetian painter Paolo Veronese
Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Three puzzles”
This canvas, mysterious and full of hidden meaning, was painted by the master of surrealism, Salvador Dali, in 1982. This is his last creation, dedicated to the unforgettable wife and muse. Gala was his
Description of the painting by Alexei Bogolyubov “Petersburg at sunset”
Petersburg is a city that was fully thought out by Russian emperor Peter the Great. Yes, this is his brainchild. He had to come up with such a city precisely because he needed a
Description of the painting by Vladimir Borovikovsky “Portrait of Prince Kurakin”
Vladimir Borovikovsky is a virtuoso portrait painter of Ukrainian origin, all his life he wrote the high society of Russia. The recognition came to him relatively late, but in his short career as a
Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “First steps”
Van Gogh eschewed traditional art, and used broad strokes and paints to express pure emotions. This style of the master distinguishes his works among other post-impressionists. He was interested in people, their essence, human
Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Bird”
The picture is an amazing combination of different textures and shapes. It harmoniously intertwines materials such as wood, oil, stone mix and sand. Thanks to such an experiment, this work of Salvador Dali becomes
Description of the painting by Eugene Antipova “Roses”
Antipova – a Soviet artist who worked in the style of realism and preferred portraits and still lifes from the genres – she liked to display the surrounding reality as fully and truthfully as
Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Narcissus looking into the water”
Karl Bryullov writes another masterpiece for his audience. At this time, such was the painting “Narcissus looking into the water.” The background to this picture is the story of a young man named Narcissus.
Description of the painting by Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky “Children”
The painting was painted by the artist-academician of Russian painting Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky. His characteristic feature is the writing of a variety of canvases on peasant themes. Since he himself was born in a
Description of the painting by Vladimir Borovikovsky “Christ blessing a kneeling man”
Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky was born into a noble, but poor family. At the time of Vladimir’s birth, the Borovikovskys owned only a house in Mirgorod and a couple of land plots. The father and