Description of the painting by Fedot Sychkov “Skating from the mountains”
Fedot Vasilyevich Sychkov’s painting “Skating from the Mountains” is the embodiment of the village spirit. Sychkov was born in the Russian family, but showed an incredible interest in Mordovian culture and history. It was
Description of the painting by Paul Jackson Pollock “Number 5, 1948”
Paul Jackson Pollock (191-1956) – American artist and the real pride of America. One of the pioneers of abstract expressionism, inspired by the paintings of surrealist Pablo Picasso and Diego de la Rivera. He
Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Rainbow”
Savrasov was looking for beauty in simple, ordinary landscapes. His paintings are imbued with love for native spaces. From under the artist’s brush, simple corners of Russia appear, but sweet to the heart and
Description of the painting by Peter Rubens painting “Boar Hunting”
Speaking of Rubens and examining his work, most art critics fail to hold back admiring sighs. Each canvas is drawn by the author in sufficient detail, he pays attention even to those elements that
Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Woman’s Portrait”
Starting from genre scenes and household sketches, the artist gradually went to narrow professional issues – composition and detailing of images, elaboration of form and color. The artist took up the traits of romanticism
Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Appian way at sunset”
On the landscape of Alexander Ivanov, the main element is the road. It passes through the orange desert rays of the setting sun. The Appian Way leads to Rome. At its edges are visible
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Oaks”
Shishkin is generally famous for his paintings depicting the Russian forest at any time of the year. But more than any other artist loved to write oaks and pines. He valued the former for
Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Cossacks in a boat”
The great artist Vasily Surikov loved his native Siberian lands very much. This was the reason for the creation of his works in historical genre. The struggle of Ermak with the Tatars was a
Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Lucretia”
Antique scenes were very popular in Germany during the Renaissance. The basis for the plot of the canvas of the great painter was the events associated with the legendary Roman heroine – the beautiful
Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Lady in a green dress” (Camilla)
Monet – French artist, one of the founders of impressionism, is famous. He began, however, with caricatures – his family was not rich, and Monet’s hand was light, his eyes were true. He accurately