Description of the painting by Georges Pierre Seurat “Bridge in Courboy”

1887 The artist painted the picture for two years, from 1886 to 1887 on canvas in oil. The main difference is the dotted application of the image, which is typical for the work of

Description of the painting by Paul Cezanne “Madame Cezanne”

The picture was painted in 1895 in oil on canvas. Cezanne is a great French artist who lived in Provence at the turn of the century. He was a representative of post-impressionism. He painted

Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Brutus”

Brutus remained in history as the murderer of Caesar, who trusted him and never wrote to the traitors. According to legend, dying, he slid to the ground with a wheeze “And you, Brutus!”, Which

Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “In the sun”

The year 1900 was marked for Ilya Repin by a secondary marriage. His chosen one was the daughter of Admiral, writer Natalia Nordman-Severova, in whose name he acquired an estate in the village of

Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Silent abode”

The picturesque nature of our vast country has always attracted artists from almost the entire world. Of course, beautiful and picturesque corners can be found most often in the mountains or near rivers. After

Description of the painting by Martiros Saryan “Street. Noon. Constantinople

Martiros Saryan is an artist born in the south of Russia. Here he graduated from art school and wrote his first works that did not get much success. At 21, the young artist decided

Description of the painting by Rafael Santi “Loggia Psyche”

The great Italian artist Rafael Santi early became an orphan, but the first experience as a painter acquired in the workshop of his father, who painted at the court of the Duke of Urbinsky.

Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Resurrection of Jairus’s Daughter”

The painting “Resurrection of the Jairus’ Daughter” was created by Polenov in 1871. She was written to participate in the competition held by the Academy of Art and was a contender for the gold

Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Oriflamma Madonna”

The famous artist Roerich painted his picture “Madonna Oriflamma” specially for the Pact of the World. Thoughts about this Pact too often did not leave the artist, therefore their echoes can be seen in

Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Narcissus”

The real name of Caravaggio is Michelangelo Merisi. He received his nickname because of the place where he was born – Caravaggio, located near Milan. He worked as a bricklayer, but his love for
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