Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Clouds over the coast”
The author of the picture “Clouds” is Alexander Ivanov. Write this masterpiece of the artist inspired love for life and all living things. In the picture you can see the joyful and clean thick
Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Portrait of Dostoevsky”
Portrait created in 1857 The Tretyakov Gallery gave Perov a responsible task: it was necessary to write a portrait of Dostoevsky. Most likely, the reason for this was related views. Perova was inspired by
Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”
Savva Mamontov, being a patron of the arts and a collector well-known throughout the Russian Empire, was also a very close person for the artist Valentin Serov. Mamontov was a protege of many artists
Description of the painting by Boris Valentinovich Scherbakov “Russia near Moscow”
The terrain, distant from the bustle of the city, best conveys the beauty and harmony of the native land. The author chose this particular meadow solely because he saw in it the beauty, the
Description of the painting by Francisco de Zurbaran “Still life with lemons and oranges”
“Still Life with Lemons and Oranges” was written in 1633 by Francisco de Zurbaran. Most of the collection of his paintings is devoted to scenes of monastic life, his favorite genre was still life.
Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Japanese Bridge” (pond with water lilies)
French artist Claude Monet was very fond of writing a water-lily pond located in his own garden in Giverny. He wrote this pond at different times, in different angles and in any light. Sometimes
Gustav Klimt’s painting “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II”
Can Adele Bloch-Bauer be considered a kind of “muse” by Gustav Klimt? In a certain sense, perhaps, yes. Since this young woman served as a model for as many as four works by an
Description of the painting by Mark Kitley “Wolves”
The great artist of his generation and his country, Mark Kitley, was born and practically lived his whole life, worked and developed as an artist in the United States. He was born on April
Description of the painting by Arkady Plastov “In October”
Soviet artist Arkady Plastov painted the painting “In October” in the early fifties of the twentieth century. Perhaps this is one of his most minimalist works. The foreground shows a tree with fallen leaves,
Description of the painting by Rembrandt “David and Jonathan”
Dutch by birth, Rembrandt, undoubtedly, is one of the greatest artists of all times and peoples who have made an invaluable contribution to world painting. Of course, first of all, the talent of the