Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Tsarevna Sofya in the Novodevichy Convent”
The painting “The Princess Sophia in the Novodevichy Monastery” was the first work of I. Repin on historical topics. It was written in 1879. The plot is based on real events of 1698, when
Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Pirogov”
This canvas was written by Repin back in 1881. Then the artist seemed to predict the imminent demise of the great scientist and physician, because literally several months after the completion of the painting,
Description of the painting by Ilya Ostroukhov “Golden Autumn”
We have before us a rather bold decision of the artist to depict autumn in the forest, almost through the interlacing of the branches – there are no rivers, clouds or rain in the
Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Solovki”
The painting of the artist Mikhail Nesterov, called “The Solovki”, is now represented in the Hermitage. The north attracted the painter with its piercingly beautiful nature, however, the Solovki monastery was not chosen by
Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “Birthday”
The painting was written in 1915. The artist depicted the best day of the year – his own birthday. Before us are two – a woman and a man. Happiness overwhelms the person, he
Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Cow and violin”
KSMalevich is a bright representative of surrealism, so undeveloped in Russia at that time. His paintings are striking in their originality, the characters are incompatible, and the colors are sometimes in their gloom. The
Description of the painting by Caspar David Friedrich “Monk by the Sea”
Frederick always adhered to religious themes – this topic was most interesting and close to him. “Monk by the Sea” – a picture that, along with another (“Abbey in the Oak Forest”), brought him
Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Vase with flowers” (Spring bouquet)
If we talk about the artist, whose central theme has always been flowers, then this, of course, Claude Monet. His friend, Pierre Auguste Renoir, loved to paint genre scenes and portraits, but flowers in
Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Lady with a veil”
Rafael Santi is a great Italian artist who discovered the sensual world of love and admiration. He painted the painting “Dame Velata” during his creative maturity, which glorified him to incredible heights. The story
Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Polesman”
The canvas was created in 1874 in oil on canvas. This is a very famous picture of Kramskoy. She entered the collection of paintings of the State Tretyakov Gallery. She was also called “Man