Description of the painting by Gustav Klimt “Embrace”
In 1894, the famous Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt was commissioned to create three paintings to decorate the ceiling of the Great Hall of the University of Vienna. The artist showed traditional allegorical images
Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of N. A. Lvov” (1789)
The artist’s skill was manifested in portrait art, and he is known not only for ceremonial, but also for chamber images, in which all the details were of great importance: clothing, location in space,
Description of the painting by Edward Munch “Parting”
Strange was this artist, some kind of mystic. And it would be ok if he was just a mystic, but his canvases also have some kind of mysticism. Only the painting “Scream” can in
Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Priam, requesting the body of Hector from Achilles”
“Priam, who asked for the body of Hector from Achilles” – the first big work, which was written by eighteen Alexander Ivanov, while still a student at the Academy of Fine Arts. The author
Description of the painting by Kitagawa Utamaro “Beauty”
Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro perfectly mastered the famous ukiyo-e technique. He especially liked to draw women. First, the artist began with portraits to the chest, but after that he began to devote time to
Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Autumn (October)”
Autumn is one of the most mysterious and colorful seasons, which at all times was glorified by poets and inspired artists to their most beautiful paintings. Levitan was no exception. He painted the picture
Description of the painting by Claude Monet “A corner of the garden in Montgeron”
Monet’s painting “The Garden Corner in Montgeron” was painted in 1876-1877. Now it is stored in the collection funds of the State Hermitage Museum. Looking at the picture, our view opens a beautiful, quiet
Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Svyatogor”
Nicholas Roerich’s painting “Svjatogor” was written in one of the most fascinating periods of the artist’s life. Now it is stored in the Moscow Museum of the Peoples of the East. The heroic power
Description of the painting by Alexander Popov “Alley”
A painting by the Russian artist Alexander Popov “Alley”, painted in oil, depicts all the beauty of the summer Russian landscape. The canvas is saturated with the sun, the air smells in the summer,
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Valezhnik”
Among the Russian landscape painters there is not one whose skill, ability to capture nature on canvas was equal to the talent of Ivan Shishkin. His ability to subtly reproduce, to the smallest detail,