Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Portrait of S. V. Rakhmaninov”
A portrait of the great composer Somov wrote among his later works. He collects all the most striking characteristics of his artistic style. Contemporaries argued that this portrait has become a favorite with Rachmaninoff.
Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Portrait of Vladimir Dahl”
A magnificent portrait of the famous Russian writer and ethnographer Vladimir Dahl was written by Vasily Perov in 1872. This was the last year of Dahl’s life, we see an elderly person sitting in
Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Head”
The picture can be attributed to the cycle of peasants, which is one of the best works of the artist. Before the viewer appears a symbolic portrait of a man. Malevich in his work
Description of the painting by Boris Ioganson “At the old Ural factory”
In 1937, Boris Ioganson finished work on one of his best creations – the painting “In the old Ural factory.” Her theme was relevant and hotly debated at the time. The canvas was devoted
Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Family Portrait”
This picture is one of the last masterpieces painted by Rembrandt. On the canvas you can see the family, filled with happiness and harmony. In fact, this canvas was painted rather not as part
Description of the monument “Peter and Fevronia of Murom” in Murom
Most of the monuments cause people different feelings. After all, many of them are created in order to convey to the person some thought. Especially important for the history and cultural heritage of the
Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Moses”
“Moses” – a statue created by the greatest Italian painter Michelangelo Buonarroti. The idea of the author was to recreate the image of the famous biblical prophet. The painstaking work on the sculpture lasted
Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Pechersky Monastery near Nizhny Novgorod”
Savrasov loved the Volga, its landscapes. With every free opportunity he tried to transfer all this beauty to the canvas. One of the largest paintings in size, which was dedicated to the Volga landscapes,
Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Samson and Delilah”
The story of Samson and Delilah is described in the Old Testament. According to legend, Samson was chosen by God in order to protect the Jewish people from his worst enemies. For this, he
Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Conversion of Saul”
The penultimate work of the legendary artist and architect Michelangelo was Saul’s Appeal. The painting was made as a fresco for one of the monasteries. It consists of two parts. The first part shows