Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “St. Sergius of Radonezh”
The painting of St. Sergius of Radonezh by Nicholas Roerich, painted in 1932, depicts St. Sergius. Love for the image of this wonderworker Roerich carried through his whole life. Saint Sergius stands in the
Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Black Circle”
The painting was created by Malevich in 1923. We see just a big black circle, which is depicted on a square in white. Composition, at first glance, the most primitive. But it has a
Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Cossack”
Vasily Surikov was born in Siberia, in Krasnoyarsk, in a family of hereditary Cossacks. Among the founders of this city are his ancestors, the Don Cossacks. Repeatedly, he spoke of his origin with the
Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Mechanical Boy”
The image of peasant life was one of the main motives of Vasily Maximovitch Maximov, and the artist himself grew up in a peasant family, passed the way from a talented self-taught artist to
Description of the painting by Edward Manet “In the greenhouse”
Mane, as a true impressionist, tried to fix the event, as if on the fly. And here, on this canvas, we are faced with a conversation between two people – a young girl and
Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Dali”
The author of the masterpiece, Mikhail Nesterov, from childhood loved to draw. Especially still the young author managed landscapes. An adult artist, born in Ufa, quickly became known in secular circles of the capital.
Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “Bathers”
French artist Jean Honore Fragonard was known for his rococo and neoclassic paintings. Frequent heroes of his canvases are almost heavenly romantic couples, playing characters, whose dresses fly around the picture and create the
Description of the painting by Konstantin Kryzhitsky “Lake”
Brilliant Russian landscape painter. How photographically accurately captured the landscape! The picture amazes us with its vastness, a huge, wide lake, a calm surface, in which small islands, steep sandy beaches, skies with large
Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II”
This portrait was painted in 1900. Nicholas II ordered it as a gift to his wife Alexandra Fedorovna. By the way, it was her fault that the process of creating the picture almost stopped.
Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Landscape”
Svyatoslav Roerich – the son of the artist Nicholas Roerich, began to paint and sculpt from the earliest years. His mother, Elena, in every way encouraged her son’s aspiration for artistic creativity, collected drawing