Albrecht Dürer’s engraving description “The Knight, Death and the Devil”
“The Knight, Death and the Devil” – a medieval engraving of Durer, depicting a Christian knight, passing through a narrow gorge. His horse stands proudly, carries the rider with dignity and ease, despite the
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
Description of the painting by Francisco de Goya “The funeral of sardines”
The canvas belongs to the brush by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The exact date of its creation is unknown. It is assumed that the picture was painted between 1812 and 1819. The centerpiece is
Description of the painting by Peter Vereshchagin “Market in Nizhny Novgorod”
Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin, being a researcher of painting, an academician and an artist, was interested in such areas of visual art as realism, and his favorite genre was, of course, the landscape. The artwork
Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy”
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy was an amazing man and caused delight and inspiration from his readers. Among the latter was the artist Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge. In 1884, Ge will write a portrait of the writer
Description of the painting by William Bouguereau “The Birth of Venus”
1879; canvas, oil; 300 × 218; Orsay Museum. William Bougreau chose the famous myth about the appearance of the goddess of love and beauty, Venus, which, according to legend, originated from the coast of
Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Hallucinogenic torrero”
Practically, as well as all works of the genius surrealist, the painting “Hallucinogenic bullfighter” is also a canvas-riddle. After this work of painting saw the light, the artist himself admitted that in this picture
Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Sunflowers”
The picture is filled with color and life. But many connoisseurs of art, many critics will come to the conclusion that everything is too “burning” with color. Saturated orange and bright yellow color is
Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Last Judgment”
The artist Viktor Vasnetsov created a lot of religious frescoes. For the decoration of St. George’s Cathedral by Vasnetsov in 1896-1904, a painting-fresco “The Last Judgment” was painted, the first variation of which was
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Coast in Amalfi”
Ivan Aivazovsky is known primarily as an unsurpassed master of the sea landscape. Even if he painted plot pictures – they were only a pretext for the image of the sea, sea waves. Nevertheless,