Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Bringing to the Temple”
Italian artist Giotto di Bone depicted bringing to the temple of Christ. Giotto is a Western European painter of the Middle Ages. The artist never adhered to the canons of painting of that time.
Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Blue Dancers”
Want to look into the world of theater backstage? Out of the corner of my eye to notice the pre-premiere bustle, try to feel the excitement of the artists before going on stage? The
Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Village”
It is worth saying, starting the story of Fyodor Vasilyev’s painting “The Village”, that the work itself was written by the artist under the direct impression of his travels around the Tambov province of
Description of the painting by Konstantin Gorbatov “Invisible City of Kitezh”
For the basis of the idea, Konstantin Gorbatov took the myth of the ancient city called Kitezh. According to the stories, hail – small Kitezh was built on the banks of the Volga River.
Description of the painting by Igor Grabar “Birch Alley”
The painting “Birch Alley” is dedicated to the beauty of the native land and belongs to the late works of Igor Grabar. But, despite the difficult times, which coincided with the writing of the
Description of the painting by Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man”
Full of unsolved mysteries, a picture of Barbarelli da Castelfranco Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man” is not at all like typical portraits of the Renaissance. A characteristic feature of portraiture of the Renaissance
Description of illustration of Ivan Bilibin “Vasilisa the Beautiful”
Probably, everyone was holding in his hands beautiful children’s books in a dense colorful cover with patterns on the margins in the old Russian style. And certainly everyone knows the tale of Vasilis the
Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Flood”
In the museum of the city of St. Petersburg, stored an amazing picture of the painter Ivan Aivazovsky marine painter called the Flood. Creation of the painting began in 1864. A masterpiece displayed the
Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Greza “Damned child”
The legendary picture of Zh. B. Dreams “Bald Child” is the most valuable exhibit of the State Hermitage Museum, located in the city of St. Petersburg. In total, the museum houses 11 works by
Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Prophet”
Mikhail Vrubel first turned to the poetry of Alexander Pushkin in his work in 1896, when he was looking for a fresh plot for a panel at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. The artist was