Description of the painting by Nikolai Krymov “To spring”
Nikolai Petrovich Krymov was not only a well-known landscape painter, but also a painting theorist and teacher, who left behind many grateful students. The painting “By the Spring” was written by Krymov in 1907
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Fallen Tree”
Different works have this great landscape painter. In different ways, he managed to show the harsh Russian nature. Almost all the diversity of the Russian natural complex with its costs in the form of
Description of the painting by Heinrich Semiradsky “Alexander Nevsky takes papal legates”
The canvas represents the Russian period of creativity of the famous artist. Before the start of the murals of the choirs themselves, Semiradsky worked out sketches for a long time in order to display
Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Fruit Basket”
In the XVI century, such a genre of painting art as still life was considered simple, not deserving the attention of real masters of art. The Italian Caravaggio did not agree with the views
Description of the painting by Pavel Fedotov “Self-portrait”
It is known that the great Russian artist, Pavel Fedotov, has many works that have become masterpieces in which he painted himself. Each self-portrait of Fedotov is different from the other, because on one
Description of the painting by Ivan Khrutsky “Girl with fruit”
Khrutsky managed in his picture to depict the entire depth of the young maiden soul. We see that the sun floodes the spacious glade near the house, it beautifully illuminates the face of the
Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Banner of Peace”
Roerich is not only an artist, but also the ideological inspirer of the “Roerich Pact” – a document that contains the inviolability of historical and cultural monuments of the whole world in any situation,
Description of the painting by Pinturicchio “Portrait of a Boy”
The boy in the portrait is depicted on the background of nature. One can see the city, green bushes, a distant grove, trees, with transparent brown leaves against the background of the dawn sky,
Description of the painting by Nikolai Krymov “Out of the window”
The painting shows a wall and a window opening on it. And in the window you can see the green foliage of the trees and the windows of the houses located opposite. The author
Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “For tea”
In Russia, residents learned about tea only at the beginning of the 17th century. For a very long time it cost dearly, therefore simple workers and people with average incomes could not afford it.