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
Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Cafe Terrace”
When creating his painting “Night Cafe Terrace”, Van Gogh did not use black paint at all. But hardly anyone would argue that the canvas is not depicted at night. This canvas was created in
Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Feasting the Romans”
During his life Vrubel managed to work in almost all techniques known to mankind. He wrote with a brush, drew with a pencil, used all paints that were tucked under his arm. He was
Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “The court of King Solomon”
Russian painter and draftsman, he focused most of his creative way on the work of K. Bryullov. The same accuracy of the composition, close attention to detail and the brightness of contrasts, shaded by
Description of the painting by Anthony Van Dyck “Marie-Louise de Tassis”
Van Dyke to write portraits, especially he loved to paint portraits only nobility, dignitaries. As for the portrait of Marie-Louise de Tassis, he is the pinnacle of perfection. At the moment, in all of
Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “The triumph of Mordecai”
Paolo Veronese worked on the masterpiece for five years. A canvas with rounded edges adorns the Doge’s Palace in Italy. Historians did not manage to establish the exact date of the writing of the
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sunset on the Sea”
Picture painted in 1866 The painting was written in 1856. Many artists wrote the sea. But only Aivazovsky managed with incredible, truly magical accuracy to portray this unbridled element. The painter incredibly loved the
Description of the painting by Apollinaria Vasnetsov “The noise of the old park”
This work was written by Apollinaris Mikhailovich Vasnetsov in 1926. This is the last picture of the artist, which is a kind of reflection of his inner experiences at the end of his life.
Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Flight into Egypt”
The artist Giotto in his work talks about an event that relates to the infancy of Jesus Christ. An angel appeared to his father Joseph outside and informed the will of God about the
Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Mortally wounded”
Vasily Vereshchagin is a famous Russian artist, whose talented genius was revealed in the second half of the XIX century after writing a series of paintings devoted to his journey as an assistant to