Description of the fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio “The Last Vessel”

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1. Description of the painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio “Portrait of an old man with a grandson”Ghirlandaio creates an incredibly realistic look. Whom he portrayed, this fact remained a mystery. The artist was able to create an incredibly touching image of a boy. Golden curls are knocked out from under the red caps. He clung to his grandfather. It seems that the child is seeking protection or wants to ask him […]...
2. Description of the fresco by Giotto di Bondone “Lamentation of Christ”The frescoes of the Italian painter and architect Giotto marked by their birth the discovery of a completely different page in the narration of artistic history. Until the heyday of his work, sculptors of Italy followed the rules of the medieval and Roman ancient traditions of drawing. Painting Giotto breaks the connection with the painting […]...
3. Description of the fresco by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Fall and Exile from Paradise”The creation of a mural depicting the fall of mankind from the artist Michelangelo took 3 weeks. Even at night, he worked on his work, and for consecration Michelangelo attached lighted candles to his hat. The image consists of two parts. In the left part of it, people commit original sin. On the right side […]...
4. Description of the fresco by Daniil Black “Lono Avrahamovo”This fresco has become one of the most famous works of Daniel Black. The history of a work of art is: “The old man lived with his beloved wife Sarah. The name of the old man was translated as” my father is tall. “Once the Lord brought a man from the city of Ur, giving […]...
5. Description of the fresco by Rafael Santi “The School of Athens”Raphael Santi (1483-1520) – the great Italian painter and graphic artist. The fresco “The School of Athens” is one of the four frescoes for the Papal Palace in the Vatican, painted by the great Raphael in the High Renaissance. The sophistication and smoothness of the lines, rounded contours, complex poses, angles and rhythm balanced compositional […]...
6. Description of the fresco by Rafael Santi “Dispute”Artist Raphael was known for his work since his youth. Being a novice artist, he was invited to a prestigious workshop in Rome. In the Renaissance, Raphael was one of those who made a special contribution to its development. The painting “Dispute” adorned one of the great monasteries. The action in the picture unfolds between […]...
7. Description of the fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti “The Prophet Jeremiah”The fresco was created by the great Italian artist and sculpture from 1508 to 1512. It is located in the Sistine Chapel in the Cathedral of St. Peter and is located on the ceiling. Michelangelo is known worldwide for his paintings and sculptures. But the most memorable and deep are the frescoes for religious reasons, […]...
8. Description of the fresco by Masaccio “Miracle with a Statyr”This mural is considered the best. Sometimes it is called “Submit.” This episode Masaccio took from the Gospel. Christ traveled with his apostles to different cities. Once they come to Kapranum. Before entering, it was necessary to pay only one stater. But those who came had no money at all. Christ gave the order to […]...
9. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “The Temptation of Christ”The Temptation of Christ or in another The Temptation of Christ (Tentazione di Cristo in Italian) is a fresco made by the great Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. The size of the painting is 345.5 by 555 cm. It was written between 1481 and 1482 and decorated the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. In 1481, […]...
10. Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer “A girl reading a letter at an open window”Jan Vermeer – artist from the Netherlands, master of genre portrait and household painting. About his life is almost unknown, most of the biography is based on assumptions. Despite this, he is judged by the paintings and is called one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. He had no pupils, […]...
11. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Monument to Peter the Great on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg”The first completed work of the artist Vasily Surikov was the winter landscape “View of the monument to Peter I on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg,” curious is the fact that the artist wrote two such paintings that mislead many viewers. There are several reasons for creating a second similar work: first, the artist […]...
12. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “The Last Supper”The Last Supper is a fresco by Leonardo De Vinci, which is presented in the form of a scene from the last supper of Christ surrounded by his disciples. The artist created it in the years 1495-1498 in the monastery called “Santa Maria” located in Milan. This work is quite traditional for that era. It […]...
13. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Landscape with a rainbow”In the “Wikipedia” about this artist collected little bits of information. In principle, it is completely unknown to us. And first of all, precisely because he left the USSR and remained to live in the West. He worked a lot, he has a lot of canvases, which are now at Russian auctions “Sotheby’s” are valued […]...
14. Description of the painting by Apollinarius Vasnetsov “Moscow Kremlin with Dmitry Donskoy”Probably there is no such person who would not hear a song about white-stone Moscow with golden domes. And probably many people have a question: what kind of white-stone is it when the Kremlin is built of red brick? Few people know that at one time the Kremlin was really a white-stone, and Moscow itself […]...
15. Description of the painting by Edward Manet “Portrait of Emil Zola”The painting “Portrait of Emile Zola” was written by Edouard Manet in 1868, was written from the writer himself, who came to the workshop of the master several times a week for posing. Edouard Manet and Emile Zola were good friends, protecting each other from attacks by the press and critics. It should be noted […]...
16. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Family Portrait”The picture “Family Portrait” was written by Peter Konchalovsky in 1912 in the city of Siena. The whole family of Konchalovsky is present on it: the artist, the wife and the children. Konchalovsky wrote “Family Portrait” on one of the days when the family had already come to terms with frequent trips. In a short […]...
17. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “White roses”“White Roses” represent the later works of Van Gogh, when he was already close to madness and his tragic death. Wanting to relax, he left Paris on the outskirts, where he wrote a lot of flowers – on bushes, in vases, without a clear background – and the roses must have caught his eye by […]...
18. Description of the painting by Sergei Grigoriev “Admission to the Komsomol”The painting “Admission to the Komsomol” was written in 1949, the materials for creating the work are canvas and oil, the size of the canvas is 143 by 202 cm. By genre, the work refers to genre painting, in style to social realism. Currently, the picture is in the museum of Ukrainian art in Kiev. […]...
19. Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Marriage in Cana of Galilee”In the Louvre, exhibited a giant in its scale and striking in magnitude the gift of the creator of the picture – “Marriage in Cana of Galilee.” Painted canvas famous Venetian painter Paolo Veronese throughout the year. In 1563, he completed a grandiose work that was placed in the refectory of a Catholic monastery by […]...
20. Description of the painting by Pavel Filonov “Feast of Kings”The painting “Feast of Kings” was painted by Filonov in 1913. It must be said, the first glance at it leaves not the most pleasant impression: the contrasting red and black tones, the ugly elongated faces and the figures that crowd around the picture, are not at all appetizing dishes on the table. The characters […]...
21. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “The Last Supper”Today, Ge’s painting The Last Supper is considered a mighty piece, reflecting the artist’s perception of the biblical myth. In a small room with high ceilings and stone walls, in one of the houses of the city of Jerusalem is an ordinary couch on which Jesus leaned with his head bowed. Young John is at […]...
22. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “The Last Supper”The great master of surrealism, Salvador Dali, wrote The Last Supper in 1955. The picture found its place in the Washington National Gallery. The canvas is written with sophisticated technique, photo materials were used to create it. He creates a traditional story, presenting it from a futuristic point of view. The artist depicted a meeting […]...
23. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Interior at Pavlov’s Dacha”The work of Somov Konstantin Andreevich “The Interior at Pavlov’s Dacha” was written in 1899. Style – symbolism. In this picture, we see the interior of one of the rooms in the Pavlovs’ dacha. Shown quite a bit of furniture. Near the wall there is a small writing table on which the desk lamp is […]...
24. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Date”“Date” is a picture in which reflects all the necessary feelings between a man and a woman. She is fraught with the enigma of embraces, the sacraments of which Pablo Picasso will use for a long time in all subsequent works: the line of one figure smoothly flows into another, the volumes merge, and only […]...
25. Description of the painting by Fedor Reshetnikov “Re-examination”In 1952, Fedor Reshetnikov created the famous painting “Again deuce!”, And just two years later, the work “Pereexamination” appeared, which is a continuation of a previously set subject matter – “childhood”. Fedor Reshetnikov was an adherent of social realism, was considered one of the most popular artists of the USSR. At his work “Pereexamination” the […]...
26. Description of the painting by Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky “Party (1875 – 1897)”This picture is in one of the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery. It depicts young people in a dimly lit, small room. The light source is a kerosene lamp, rising from under the lampshade. Students gathered around the table waiting for the samovar to boil. Nobody starts the meal, although the table is set and […]...
27. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Morning still life”The picture is full of optimism and joy. Before us is a glass of tea and two eggs, a modest bouquet of flowers and a teapot. Cloth expressive and internally dramatic. It seems that everything happens on the terrace in one very sunny morning. Before us is a table of light brown wood, which the […]...
28. Description of the painting by Mlada Finogenova “Bright Day”The artist Mlada Finogenova was born in a creative family. Since childhood, she loved to draw and devoted her youth to art education. Later she became one of the brightest and most talented representatives of the union of artists. The painting, called the “Bright Day”, was one of the most beautiful of her works, which […]...
29. Description of the painting by Paul Cezanne “Still Life with Oranges”This famous work of Cezanne won the heart of more than one viewer. The symphonic depth of the still life in combination with subtle mastery detailing the most everyday items (tablecloths for the table, kitchenware, fruit and carpet) is striking in its beauty. Contemporaries who watched the creation of this masterpiece said that Cezanne, with […]...
30. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Portrait of Gertrude Stein”And how unhappy was Mrs. Stein when she saw the final version of her portrait, which she received from her best friend Picasso. First of all, she did not like the face. By the way, it is depicted in the manner of Picasso. Although in the first version, even when she posed for the artist, […]...
31. Description of the painting by Igor Grabar “Untidy table”I. Grabar was an outstanding personality even among his famous contemporaries. He drew and wrote, taught and studied himself. After the European trip, under the impression of the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Grabar created a whole series of still lifes resembling impressionism in their technique. Among these still lifes one of the most famous is […]...
32. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Castle of the walls”After the great Flemish painter Rubens acquired the Castle of the Walls in 1635, a new period began in the work of the painter, who was named Stenova. The painting “Castle walls” refers to this period in the works of the artist. Walking through the castle and inspired by the picturesque surroundings, Rubens focuses on […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Potato Eaters”The main characters of this picture is one of the families, which were thousands. They were no different from the others, but at the same time, there was something fascinating about them. Perhaps that is why Vincent Van Gogh chose this family for his picture. It fits quite pretty into this, rather poorly and cheaply […]...
34. Description of the painting by Van Gogh “Night Cafe”According to Van Gogh himself, the painting “Night Cafe” was created in order to convey the effect of a look at the environment of a public institution through the eyes of a drunk person whose thoughts, understanding of what is happening and his mind are clouded by awakened drunkenness. The painting was made on an […]...
35. Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer “Music Lesson”The painting “Music Lesson” belongs to the brush of the Dutch artist. The canvas is written between 1662 and 1665 year. When it was created was used canvas and oil. Since 1696, the painting was part of the Royal Collection of Great Britain. As a result of the error when decrypting the signature, the right […]...
36. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Self-portrait with Saskia”On this canvas, Rembrandt portrayed the hero as a merry gentleman who knows a lot about the joys of life and will be able to enjoy them. Confirmation of this to become objects in the room. But the main evidence in favor of the connoisseur of life, undoubtedly, is the beauty in the hands of […]...
37. Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Composition with Jockonda”The painter tried to create Suprematism from several similar works. One of the proofs of this is his famous painting “Composition with Gioconda”. Here we see a white space that looks more like a plane that has an incomprehensible depth, some geometric shapes that have regular features and bases, as well as a local color. […]...
38. Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer “The Lacemaker”“Lacemaker” – a typical canvas of the Baroque era in Dutch painting. Certain subjects, features and proportions of the bodies of the characters, colors – all these are distinctive features of Dutch painting. On the canvas depicts a young girl. She is focused on her business – she knits lace, subtle and elegant. The canvas […]...
39. Description of the painting by Francesco Parmigianino “Anthea”The famous portrait of a young beauty, who bears the name “Anthea” for many centuries, does not give an answer to the most important question: what kind of girl is depicted in the painting of a famous artist. According to one version, Francesco Parmigianino was in love with the famous courtesan Antea, whom he met […]...
40. Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Three heroes”Above this picture – the real name of which is just simply “Warriors”! – Vasnetsov worked especially long. This is understandable. It was important for the artist to depict three completely different types of Russian knights, and three such different characters needed a carefully drawn, but also different weaponry. For example, in the hand of […]...