Description of the painting by Alexey Venetsianov “Girl with beetroot”
The painting “A Girl with Burak” was painted by the artist Venetsianov no later than 1824. He was adherents of the image on the canvases of household subjects. In his portraits, the artist sought
Description of the painting by Veccio Titian “The young man with a glove”
The first artistic experiences of Titian associated with the creation of religious compositions. Such works as “Dinarius of Caesar”, “Position in the tomb” (both paintings were completed by the 1520s) are a vivid example.
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Sunset over Ischia”
Creativity Aivazovsky for many years, delighted with a variety of people belonging to different social strata, different ages. He was born, grew, lived on the seashore. Therefore, his love for sea creativity is quite
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Fishermen on the beach”
In the very heyday of Russian culture of the 19th century, the formation of the great painter Ivan Aivazovsky took place. He was born in the seaside town of Feodosia. Since childhood, the boy’s
Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Bacchus and Ariadne”
For the collection of the Duke of Ferrara, Titian made in 1523 a canvas based on classical myths – “Bacchus and Ariadne”. This picture was ordered to decorate the palace walls in a single
Description of the painting by Alexander Bryullov “Portrait of N. N. Pushkin”
1831-832; watercolor paper; 21.1×17; Museum of A. S. Pushkin. The portrait of Natalya Nikolaevna Pushkina (nee Goncharova) by Alexander Pavlovich Bryullov’s brush is perhaps one of the most famous images of this captivating socialite.
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “View of St. Petersburg”
Aivazovsky’s painting “View of Petersburg”, referring to the late period of the artist’s work, is relatively little known to the general public. First of all, Aivazovsky – marine painter. And most of his work
Description of the painting by Victor Borisov-Musatov “Ghosts”
This picture is the final touch to the Saratov cycle of the artist, written in Zubrilovka between 1902 and 1903. Prior to that, Boris-Musatov had time to write other canvases in the estate (“The
Description of the painting by Alexander Benois “Parade under Paul I”
In 1907, Benoit performed a series of works on historical subjects, which included the painting “Parade under Paul I”. This was due to the order of the publisher I. N. Knebel for his “Russian
Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Napoleon on the Saint-Bernard Pass”
David – the founder of French neo-classicism, artistically rethought the standards of classicism and updated them in accordance with the era. Ardent revolutionary, a supporter of the French Revolution, loyal to Napoleon and who