Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “Northern Idyll”
After participating in the northern expedition of Savva Mamontov, a Russian artist, Konstantin Korovin, plans to create a series of paintings about the life of the North. Thus, the painting “Northern idyll” appears from
Description of the painting by Caravaggio “The Fortune Teller (1595)”
This picture belongs to the domestic genre and was first mentioned by the artist’s biographers. The canvas depicts a young girl who is a gypsy. On her face you can see a slight smile,
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Forest Landscape”
In the second half of the 19th century, Russian painting flourished as a result of the work of a pleiad of brilliant peredvizhniki artists. As in no other country, the famous Russian landscape painters
Description of the painting by Timothy Neff “Dream”
The famous artist Neff presented to the world the subtle beauty of the young ladies of that era, who demonstrated and posed for the artist. Genre theme Neff – images of beauties. If you
Description of the painting by Claude Monet “San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk”
This is one of the most representative paintings of the painter. It is characterized by orange tones, with which the artist perceived the decline of the Italian city. They stand out: the water and
Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Boyary Morozov”
V. Surikov’s painting “Boyarynya Morozova” is famous for its gigantic size and was painted by the artist in 1887, depicting a scene from the period of church schism in the 17th century. The plot
Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Burel”
The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1888. The style in painting is realism, written in the genre of sketch and study. Shishkin is a great Russian artist who left us his
Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Youth of St. Sergius”
Throughout his entire creative life, Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov dedicated fifteen of his paintings to Sergius of Radonezh. The artist has created a large series of works describing significant events in the life of the
Description of the painting by Andy Warhol “Marilyn Monroe”
The work of Andy Warhol “Marilyn Monroe” was equated to the portrait of Gioconda. This portrait was used extensively in Hollywood, the image became so popular that after the death of the diva the
Description of the painting by Konstantin Yuon “Self-portrait”
Year of creation – 1912, materials – oil on canvas, dimensions – 54 by 36 cm. Located in the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Born during the reign of the emperor, Konstantin Fedorovich was