Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Rimsky-Korsakov”
In 1898, the renowned composer Rimsky-Korsakov entrusted himself to write to the recognized master of the portrait, V. A. Serov. The artist always with a special thrill was taken for a new job. His
Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Portrait of a Boy”
After the deafening glory that fell on the artist with the painting “Bathing a red horse”, Petrov-Vodkin is looking for new themes for creativity. He was always known as an excellent portrait painter, but
Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Portrait of Alexander Pushkin”
The portrait of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, created by artist Vasily Tropinin, is perhaps the most popular depiction of the great poet at the present time. And according to Alexander Sergeyevich himself – this portrait
Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Boulevard des Capucines in Paris”
Artist Monet often portrayed this part of the street. It is often depicted on the canvas is this boulevard, but, truth, at different times of the year and even at different times of the
Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Cloudy Day”
Levitan is the most Russian of Russian artists, a singer of earth and sky, conveying the inner state of the soul with paintings and believing that the greatest beauty is hidden in nature. Despite
Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Lady for the firmware”
Tropinin was born and grew up in the Novgorod province. Educated in ordinary folk school. Even in early childhood he showed artistic abilities. However, Count Marcov considered it necessary to send Vasily Tropinin to
Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Zhukovsky”
Kiprensky wrote this portrait quickly. At this time, Zhukovsky was just about to leave for the sun-drenched Italy. Researchers say that this picture was not completed. The customer specifically asked not to add the
Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “The Head of the Gorgon Medusa”
Medusa the Gorgon was the daughter of the naval elder Fork and the nymph Keko, the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters. Her hair was like snakes, and her eyes could turn a
Description of the painting by Vladimir Orlovsky “In the field”
Before us is the grand creation of a true master. Orlovsky depicts, at first glance, an unremarkable landscape. We see the traditional field for Russia. In the foreground – a grass of green and
Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Village. Winter”
The artist Isaac Levitan is known in our country as a landscape painter, depicting in his paintings the nature of the middle band. Perhaps no one, like Levitan, was able to display the greatness