Description of the painting by Jean-Etienne Liotar “Chocolate”

In the Dresden Gallery, each painting is a masterpiece, but there is one that captivates with simplicity and refinement at the same time. This is Jean-Etienne Lyotard’s “Chocolate Girl”, written from 1743 to 1745

Description of the painting by Arkady Plastov “First Snow”

Artist A. Plastov was very fond of the village, rural life and ordinary people, and he devoted many of his works to this very thing. One of them is the familiar “First Snow” painting.

Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Dream of a Knight”

Before us is a bizarre allegory. Scientists believe that this is part of the diptych. The painter borrowed a theme from a poem by a famous Roman poet. Before us is the first picture.

Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Job and his friends”

Ilya Efimovich Repin created the work “Job and his friends” in the period of receiving the title of free artist – it was 1869. At the core of the writing of the masterpiece is

Description paintings Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Spring”

KS Petrov-Vodkin is a distinctive Russian artist, who came from an ordinary family of servants and just got a chance to learn by miracle. His painting technique is original, and his works are recognizable.

Description of the icon by Andrei Rublev “Our Lady of Vladimir”

The well-known painting “The Virgin of Vladimir” was created by Rev. Andrei Rublev in 1406. The painting depicts the Mother of God, which holds the child tightly to her. The baby is sitting on

Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedov “The burning of Avvakum”

The picture “The burning of Avvakum” in 1897 illustrates the execution of Avvakum. First, Protopop spent several years in prison, where he starved and suffered mockery. After that, he was sentenced: burning alive. The

Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Portrait of Chaliapin”

Despite the fact that the famous portrait painter was seriously ill, he did not show how the artists – the Wanderers, all the burdens and deprivations of the life of the people. On the

Description of the painting by Edward Mane “The head of the dog”

1876; canvas, oil; 21 x 27; in a private collection. The image of the head of a small dog is a rather curious canvas in the artistic heritage of Edouard Manet. According to critics,

Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Idols”

Since 1900, Nicholas Roerich has been working on a conceived series of paintings on the “Slavic” theme. The artist was then in Paris, but still managed to embody the images of the ancient Russian
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