Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Navarinsky fight”

The artistic work “Navarinsky battle” was written by Aivazovsky in the period of romanticism in oil on canvas and belongs to such a genre of art as battle painting. A famous artist completed his

Description of Leon Bakst’s painting “Dinner”

Once two artists, united by friendly feelings and proximity to the group “World of Art”, Leon Bakst and Valentin Serov, enjoying the view of the streets of night Paris, decided to go to a

Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Crucifixion”

The picture is not large in its size. Only 24.8X22.2 cm. She entered the Hermitage Museum of Decorative, Applied and Fine Art as early as 1772. Until the end it was thought that this

Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Snow Maiden”

Many works of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov are imbued with original motifs of Russian folklore. “Snow Maiden” – one of these canvases. The creation of the artist’s masterpiece was inspired by the play of the

Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “The genius of art”

The famous painting by Karl Bryulov “The Genius of Art” was the first serious work of the author and became a true masterpiece of Russian painting. The painting was taken from the author for

Description of the painting by Diego Velázquez “Papa Innocent”

In the middle of his creative period, Velázquez visits the capital of Italy to buy local statues and paintings, as well as take pictures for further work in his native country. It was then

Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Pan”

Before us is the famous painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Pan”, written by him in 1899 in the Orlovschina in the estate of M. Tenisheva, a famous Russian philanthropist. What do you see when looking

Description of the painting by Basil Vereshchagin “After good luck”

Vereshchagin was twice in Central Asia, which inspired him to write the Turkestan series of paintings. The artist in the East was struck and shocked by everything: from the beauty of human hearts and

Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Sleep” (“Sleeping”)

Before us is one of the most famous and controversial paintings by Dali, which entered the cycle “Paranoia and War.” A gigantic, almost amorphous head, an unpleasant bluish (if not “bluish”) shade, a head

Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Bayonets! Cheers cheers!”

The picture is painted in oil on canvas. Vereshchagin left an invaluable cultural contribution to our state. His work includes dozens of paintings devoted to Russia and the events in it. The painting “In
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