Description of the painting by Francesco Hayes “Kiss”

Hayes – a native of France, was raised not by his own mother, but by his own aunt. From adolescence to drawing. This prompted his uncle to send the young Francesco an apprentice to

Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Adoration of the Magi”

A popular story is the adoration of the Magi from the Gospel of St.. Matthew became an equally popular theme in medieval painting. On this subject, pictures are written by virtually all famous artists

Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Sunset over the swamp”

The picture was created in 1871. Savrasov was formed as an artist at a time when landscape as a genre was only becoming in Russian painting. The Wanderers were pioneers. And it was very

Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Daughters of Catullus Mendes at the piano”

In 1841, a boy was born in a small French town who was destined to become a genius creator. Years later, having moved to Paris, Pierre Renoir became one of the most sought-after masters

Description of the painting by Edward Munch “Sick Girl”

This picture was the first masterpiece of Edvard Munch, exhibited in 1886, but at first she did not receive recognition. Critics and spectators blamed Munch for his dishonest attitude to work, as well as

Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Sick husband”

1881. Oil on canvas, Tretyakov Gallery. In childhood, the artist witnessed the death of his father. Probably, the experiences of a six-year-old baby were reflected in the film “Sick Husband” many years later. He

Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Rye”

Russian artist, who was born in Lithuania, into a Jewish family. All this is about Isaac Levitan, the genius of Russian landscape painting. It was he who created the so-called mood landscape genre. Among

Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Spring Day”

The picture Spring Day is painted in oil on canvas in 1873. The volume of the canvas is 95 x 140. Today, the picture is open to the public and is located in the

Description of the Soviet poster “I do not drink”

The topic of alcohol has always been sick for our country. Since since ancient times in Russia they loved to drink. Drinking is a vice that is capable of destroying not only the life

Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Sisters”

The artist depicted his painting “Two Sisters” in several images. Copies of the image titled “In the Sketes”, made by the artist in 1915-1916 and 1922, are currently in museums in Ukraine and the
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