Description of the painting by Hans Holbein the Younger “Erasmus of Rotterdam”
Hans Holbein the Younger – German painter of the Northern Renaissance. One of the first artists who focused on secular, not religious subjects. So, Holbein won the audience not only in his homeland, but
Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Russian Knight”
Vasilyev Konstantin Alekseevich – a modern brilliant master with a significant creative heritage, numbering about 500 masterpieces. Vasiliev was born in Maykop of the Adygei Autonomous Region, in 1942. Later, parents moved to a
Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Preference”
Smoke candle. The clock is ticking from the corner. Recently, they beat – four o’clock, dawn will soon. But in St. Petersburg it is not customary to go to bed. All night in the
Description of the painting by Fedor Baykov “At the forge”
F. I. Baykov was a prominent representative of the battle painting. He also painted landscapes, but the military theme was close to him and the main part of his work is made up of
Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Sketch of the fireplace”
“Mikula Selyaninovich and Volga” – the author’s name of the ceramic fireplace, which Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel created for two years. However, the full cycle of its creation dates back to much earlier times. By
Description of the painting by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky “Man in Glasses”
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was always among those people who knew that he fully belonged to art. Not paying attention to mistakes and failures, he grew and improved his skills. Our compatriot often experienced creative torments,
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “View of the Venice Lagoon”
The canvas was painted in oil on canvas in 1841 in the style of romanticism, in the landscape genre. The artist’s childhood passed near the sea, which formed his boundless love for seascapes, ships,
Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Huts”
In the heyday of artistic talent, Van Gogh paints the landscape of “Hut”. This happened a few months before the death of the brilliant painter. In May 1890, the Netherlands artist lived in the
Description of the painting by Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev “After the Thunderstorm”
Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev – contemporary of Russian landscapes. A special moment of influence on his work turned out to be an acquaintance with outstanding artists I. I. Shishkin, I. N. Kramsky. A careful study
Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Gamayun, a bird of war”
The artist specialized in mythological and historical subjects. Often painted in folk and romantic styles of painting. He believed that the true work conveys the past, the present, and perhaps even the future. Vasnetsov