Description of the painting by Andrea Mantegna “Praying for the cup”
This picture depicts one of the most dramatic and most famous scenes from the Gospel. We see the moment when Jesus just departed for prayer with his disciples. He is calm and does not
Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Holy Russia”
The spring of 1902 was marked for the artist Mikhail Nesterov by a public review of his painting “Holy Russia”. Here he wanted to apply the iconographic look of his spiritual practice. The basis
Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “At lunch” (At breakfast)
The painting “At Dinner” (another name – “At Breakfast”) is one of the most famous in the works of Russian artist Zinaida Serebriakova. It is known that it depicts the artist’s own children. Mother
Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Self-immolation of Gogol”
Repin’s painting “The Self-immolation of Gogol” was painted by the great artist in 1909. The canvas caused a lot of criticism, since many considered such an image of Gogol to be wrong and even
Description of the painting by Klavdiya Lebedev “Baptism of Kiev”
Claudius V. Lebedev was a native of a simple peasant family. Since childhood, the young artist has shown interest in the history of the Fatherland and the church theme. Then he painted the walls
Description of the painting by Kukryniksov “The End”
Kukryniks’s painting “The End” was written in 1947-1948 and is considered to be the highest achievement in painting by a famous creative team whose art developed extensively during the Soviet era, starting from a
Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “Landscape with Polyphemus”
This painting was written in 1649. Before us appears the landscape in its typical form. Previously, there was an unspoken rule according to which artists did not draw nature directly from nature. They did
Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Girl”
Vasily Maximov, a native of the peasant environment, devoted his whole life to depicting the life of ordinary Russian tillers. Portraits occupy a special place in the art gallery of the author. There are
Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Orlova”
The contemporaries of the artist reacted differently to this portrait. Some have charged that Serov is not just unfair to his model. They found a certain sarcasm in this picture. The artist managed to
Description of the painting by Julius Klever “It will rain”
Klever Yuly Yulievich – Russian artist who specialized in landscapes. Born in Estonia. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, became an academician, and later – a professor. In the works