Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Holy Island”
1917; canvas, tempera; 49 x 77; The Russian Museum. The picture of Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich “Holy Island” depicts the steep, inaccessible rocky coast of a lonely standing island. On the summit, on the side
Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Citizens of Kale”
From the middle of the nineteenth century, a conversation was held in Calais to keep the memory of great people for many years. For this it was necessary to create a monument in which
Description of the painting by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec “Dance in the Moulin Rouge”
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec belonged to a very famous aristocratic family in Paris, and his parents were always opposed to his passion for painting. But I must say that the artist Lautrec was not from
Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “We did not expect”
This picture shows the unexpected return of a revolutionary who was exiled to exile. The artist sought to convey a pause that arose between the newcomer and the household. What is important is not
Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn “The Prodigal Son in a Tavern”
One of the most famous works of Rembrandt is his painting The Return of the Prodigal Son. But this is not his only picture with such a plot. Long before this picture was painted,
Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “At the window”
The end of the XIX century was marked by the constant confrontation of various political groups, which could not eventually touch the art and, as a result, led to a crisis in it. However,
Description of the painting by Yuri Pimenov “Actress”
Pimenov – impressionist, and, like all his colleagues, puts at the forefront moment. A shining moment that holds the whole world and many meanings. Like most impressionists, his paintings are very cheerful, very light,
Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Alps”
Levitan is called “the artist of the mood” and in this role he is famous. He glorified Russian nature and nature in general, always preferred landscapes and was actually in love with the world
Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Girl with apples Irina Kustodiyeva”
The author of many bright, cheerful paintings, B. M. Kustodiev, during his creative life, created more than a dozen paintings devoted to his family: his wife, Julia Evstafevna, and children, the older Kirill and
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “At the dacha”
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin loved to depict forests and rivers. Here and in this picture, written by the artist in 1894, the viewer seems to plunge into the natural world with a bright range of