Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “A young man with a basket of fruit”
Michelangelo Caravaggio – an artist with Italian roots, educated in Milan. His famous painting “A Young Man with a Basket of Fruits” is his early work. He wrote to her in 1593. Interestingly, Caravaggio
Description of the painting by Lev Lagorio “In the mountains of the Caucasus”
In his life, Lagorio devoted more than half of his paintings to the sea. Once marveling at the genius of Aivazovsky, once visiting the coast, he could not wrest from his soul a passion
Description of the painting by Arkady Rylov “Autumn Landscape”
The picture is painted in oil on canvas. Landscapes are Rylov’s favorite canvases. He left a great creative legacy. In his work there are a lot of pictures with Russian nature, but there are
Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Prometheus Bound”
Everyone knows the story of the Greek myth of Prometheus. He was severely punished by Zeus. Him chained to a rock and doomed to eternal suffering. Every day the eagle flew and pecked at
Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Autumn”
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiyev – Russian painter of the late XIX first quarter of the XX century. The painting “Autumn” is part of a series of three paintings entitled: “Autumn in the province” and “Autumn
Description of the Soviet poster “Motherland is calling!”
Motherland is one of the most famous propaganda posters in the history of the Soviet Union. The history of its creation is very simple, but it is no less entertaining. The poster was born
Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Bather opening the booth”
Pablo Picasso’s famous painting “Bather opening the cabin” is just one part of the whole series of paintings by the artist dedicated to “Bathers”. All these works belong to the period of surrealism of
Description of the sculpture “Nick Samothrace”
The statue of the winged goddess Nike is considered the most famous masterpiece of Greek art. She was discovered in the spring of 1863 on the island of Samothrace. Transported to the capital of
Description of the painting by Nikolay Krymov “Orchards”
Nikolai Petrovich, according to historical facts, performed the work under the name “Orchards” at the time when he was in the Crimea. He was shocked by the scope and beauty, because it was decided
Description of the painting by Arkady Rylov “Green noise”
1904, the year of great changes for Russia, the Russian-Japanese war rumbles in the distance, and a revolutionary storm is brewing very close, ready to devour everything around. It was during this period that