On Gustave Moreau’s canvas, the frail beauty Solomei is represented dancing in a light embroidered gold dress for the despotic, wicked and envious King Herod. Her figure, curved in dance, with a […]
The painting “Feast of Kings” was painted by Filonov in 1913. It must be said, the first glance at it leaves not the most pleasant impression: the contrasting red and black tones, […]
The famous painting “A View in the Suburbs of Dusseldorf” brought the Russian landscape painter I. Shishkin the title of academician in 1865. At this time, the artist was in Germany for […]
The great Russian painter Ivan Kramskoy was one of the key figures of Russian culture of the second half of the XIX century. In fact, it was he who transformed the genre […]
Slaves of Michelangelo Buonarroti – famous marble statues of the great Italian sculptor. Originally intended for the tombstone of Julius II, but the option for the implementation was chosen more modest scope, […]
Roerich was very fond of nature, it affected his work and in his words. He said: “Keep it simple and love nature!”. In each of his paintings you can see this love […]
Before us are several sketches of the artist, made in the 1890s under the impression of a trip to France. The principles of one of the brightest modernist trends, impressionism, which flourished […]
Among the works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, you can count a few dozen still-life flowers, depending on the paintings of the French artist, it is possible to trace how the French bouquet has […]
The creation of etudes is obligatory for every artist who dreams to improve his skill level. Drawing objects from nature is necessary in order to feel the object and to be able […]
Pierre-Auguste Renoir wrote his picture “A child with a whip” in 1885, at the time when he himself turned 44 years old. At this time, the artist was already an accomplished painter, […]