Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “In the Park”
1858 Landscape, depicting the park, written in pencil. Different shades of gray make each piece play. All trees are clearly drawn, almost every leaf is shown. Despite the gray colors, the picture leaves a
Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Girls at the piano”
At the moment, one of the sketches of the painting is in the St. Petersburg Hermitage. The history of its creation is somewhat different from the usual works of Pierre Auguste Renoir. It all
Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Death of the Commissioner”
The artwork “Death of the Commissioner” took the first place in the Russian painting process of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. This creature contributed to an important picture with the plot “After the battle.” One of the
Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “A young man with a lute”
Caravaggio’s painting “Lute” or “A Young Man with a Lute” is a vivid exhibit of the Hermitage. But the picture is also presented in several museums of the world, for example, in the Metropolitan
Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Monk”
Surikov – Russian painter, originating from a Cossack poor family. About his great-grandfather they say that, being a man of unmeasured power, one day, in a thunderstorm, he pulled a heavy raft out of
Description of the painting by Natalia Nesterova “Cards”
Visitors to the exhibitions of Soviet and modern artist Natalia Nesterova see her paintings as meaningful, filled with symbolism. Natalia herself responds to this, that she does not try to invest anything of the
Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Rooks flew”
The painting “The Rooks Have Arrived” by A. K. Savrasov wrote in 1871. Almost immediately, the simplicity and artlessness of this canvas attracted the attention of contemporaries. The famous patron of arts and art
Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger “Christ and the harlot”
Lucas Cranach the Younger – German painter, who became the successor to the artist Lucas Cranach, part-time his father. The author of famous works of the Renaissance on a religious theme, the young man
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Children in the forest”
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin is a great Russian artist, who gained fame for himself with paintings depicting his native nature. Especially inspired Shishkin forest. In the artist’s paintings, he is different – coniferous and mixed,
Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Balagan”
In the last week of February, Maslenitsa is traditionally celebrated in Russia. In Shrovetide festivities take part everything from small to large. Broad Maslenitsa is a national holiday, celebrating it colorfully and riotically with