Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Stone Age”
Victor Vasnetsov in 1884 began work on a series of paintings, which he called the “Stone Age”. The idea of writing such compositions belonged to an archaeologist, Alexei Uvarov, who offered the work to
Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Guslar”
Vasnetsov Viktor Mikhailovich – an outstanding Russian painter, who became the founder of the national-romantic version of Russian Art Nouveau. Throughout his life, he sought, through his creations, to convey and show the beauty
Description of the painting by Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseev “Red Square in Moscow”
1801 The landscape, painted by the artist in oil on canvas during his “business trip” in Moscow, organized for him by Paul I. The task for the artist was as follows: carefully read the
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Dying Cleopatra”
“The dying Cleopatra” is the first work in the history of Russian painting, dedicated to the figure of the ancient era, rich in great victories and great defeats. The picture captured an episode of
Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Bedroom in Arles”
The first option The second option The third option During his stay in Arles, Van Gogh painted his bedroom. For several days he was sick and was bedridden, and this explained his desire to
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
Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “Ecstasy of St. Theresa”
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a sculptural group of L. Bernini, a famous Baroque period sculptor. The sculptor was inspired by the letters of Spain’s nun Teresa, declared holy by the Catholic Church.
Description of the painting by Ilya Glazunov “Mystery of the 20th century”
First of all, what is mystery? This collection in a single series of events, and showing it at folk festivals. Mystery is a type of theatrical performance. Then what does Glazunov have on the
Description of the painting by Francisco de Goya “Vintage”
Francisco Goya’s “Vintage” was written in 1786. Currently, the work adorns the Prado National Museum in Madrid. The dimensions of the canvas are as much as 267.5 by 190.5 cm. According to the style,
Description of the painting by Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky “Virtuoso”
Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky devoted all his creativity to simple village children. He did not just love them, he knew them, understood, felt, because this academician himself was a barefoot village boy as a child. He