Description of the sculpture of Dzhamboloni “Abduction of the Sabine Women”
Of great historical importance are the statues of Dzhamboloni “The abduction of the Sabine women”, executed in 1583. They depict the very moment of the abduction of future wives by the Romans. According to
Description of the painting by Igor Grabar “Winter Landscape”
I. E. Grabar was not only an artist, but also an art historian, scientist and connoisseur of museum craft. He was very versatile and for whatever he took, everything worked out for him. The
Description of the painting by Alexey Venetsianov “Self-portrait”
Alexey Venetsianov was very gifted, however, he did not rely only on his gift. Since his youth, a young man sought to learn artistic skills. First, he studied independently, and later became a student
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Big Raid in Kronstadt”
The painting, written by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky in 1836, is currently stored in the State Russian Museum, in St. Petersburg. The artist’s picturesque marina depicts the Kronstadt seaport. The stormy sky hanging menacingly over
Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasiliev “Autumn”
Konstantin Vasilyev, a rather talented landscape painter who wrote a fairly large number of masterpieces, striking in their freshness, subtlety and insight into the very essence of nature. Despite the fact that on his
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “stormy sea”
Aivazovsky – the most famous Russian marine painter. The sea was the true passion of the artist. He was born and grew up in Feodosia, and from the 6000 paintings he painted in his
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus”
On the canvas, everything came together in a single space. Here the shores are inhabited by people, and the calm sea and the horizon and the sky… Everything is somehow quiet and serene. Meanwhile,
Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Roman beggar”
This work was done in a realistic genre and meets the basic canons characteristic of this area. But Edgar Degas is interested in experiments with the subject of the image. It is not by
Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Winners”
Vereshchagin merciless in the image of losses and victories. Vereshchagin, perhaps, is the only artist who was not subject to narcissism, and he could fairly truthfully display on his canvases the truth of military
Description of the painting by Antoine Vatto “Embarrassing Offer”
In the Rococo era, Antoine Vatto created his artistic masterpieces. It was a wonderful French painter, mysterious and original. He wrote truly unique works, far from the style of an academic school. One of