Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Prodigal Son”
The engraving is one of the variations of the parable about a man who has spent his father’s money and found himself in poverty. The history of this work goes back to the distant
Description of the painting by Vladimir Zhukovsky “Interior room”
The picture was painted by the great artist of the past epoch Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky in 1920. In creating the masterpiece, the author used canvas and oil, size 86×103. Russian artist, representative of historical
Description of the painting by Anthony Van Dyck “The Crowning with a Thorns”
Van Dyke is a talented student of Rubens, who wrote his famous painting “The Coronation with a Crown of Thorns” at the very tender age of eighteen. As a child of wealthy parents who
Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Man with an owl”
The great Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev painted a unique painting “A Man with an Owl”. This is a kind of challenge to all of humanity, which makes a person’s mind penetrate deep into philosophy
Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “At the door of the mosque”
Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin is a famous Russian artist who painted his paintings in the battle genre with unsurpassed realism of the image. Trained in the Naval Cadet Corps, Vereshchagin knew military affairs and national
Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Horsewoman”
The Horsewoman is a painting by the Russian artist Karl Bryullov, written in 1832 at the request of Countess Julia Samoilova. Even on the dog’s collar, the artist depicted the name of the Samoilovs.
Description of the painting by Titian Vechelio “Flora”
Around the painting “Flora” by an eminent Venetian artist of the High Age or, in a different way, the late Renaissance of Titian, disputes have long ceased. Initially, the authorship of this masterpiece was
Description of the painting by Antoine Watteau “Capricious”
Antoine Watteau was the first French artist who decided to reject academism with its heroic pathos. Before us is one of his gallant paintings. He seeks to convey to the audience the feelings and
Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Van Gogh’s Chair”
The painting “Van Gogh’s Chair” amazes the viewer with the unusual composition. It would seem: an interior detail. But the image does not carry only the interior load. In this case, we can say
Description of the painting by Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky “Pupils”
The canvas was painted in 1901 in oil on canvas. The painting was created in the style of realism, the genre of porter. Bogdanov-Belsky is a talented and original Russian artist. He was often