Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Portrait of a Venetian”

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1. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Father Albrecht Dürer (Portrait of Father)”German artist Albrecht Dürer is considered one of the most prominent representatives of the European Renaissance. His talent was very multifaceted – so, in addition to painting, Durer was fond of woodcuts, and became the first who elevated it to the rank of art. After the marriage, he opened his own workshop, at which the […]...
2. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Portrait of a young man”“Portrait of a Young Man,” written in 1521, refers to the late works of Albrecht Dürer. The author at that time already took place as a portrait painter, having written several dozen portraits of famous people of his time. Creating a portrait, Durer sought to convey precisely the spiritual essence of the person depicted in […]...
3. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Self-portrait in 13 years”Albrecht Durer was one of the first artists of the West, who throughout his life created self-portraits. Thanks to a series of such paintings, one can trace changes in the artistic style of Dürer in a progression. The artist created the first engraving in 1484 – this is the painting “Self-portrait at the age of […]...
4. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Self-portrait in the image of Christ”“Self-portrait” (another name of the painting “Self-portrait in clothes decorated with fur”) is one of the famous paintings of the artist, which was kept for a long time in his family and not intended for the general public. On the self-portrait, we still see a fairly young man with a beautiful face (the artist was […]...
5. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Barbara Durer”How beautiful and almost primitive portrait painting of the Middle Ages. It seems to be nothing so pretentious, normal serious faces or funny or slightly distorted by emotions. In this case, the mother of the artist Barbara Dürer is sitting in front of us. About the family of the artist, we can say that it […]...
6. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Portrait of Maximilian I”A. Dürer was born in a large family and his path to recognition was thorny. He married the artist mainly for the notion of his social status, for a long time his income was the sale of engravings. In adulthood, the artist acquired a patron, who became Maximilian I. Under his control, the author worked […]...
7. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Prodigal Son”The engraving is one of the variations of the parable about a man who has spent his father’s money and found himself in poverty. The history of this work goes back to the distant 1495, when Sebastian Brant published a poem on the subject of the Gospel parable. After that, the artist Albrecht Durer was […]...
8. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “A piece of sod”Albrecht Dürer was considered a real researcher of flora and fauna, as well as a passionate admirer of the theory of Renaissance art. Paintings always enthusiastically described his life, all aspects of family life. All this was described in his diary, which was devoted to traveling to Holland. Dürer was born in Nuremberg, Germany. The […]...
9. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Four Witches”About this picture it is possible to say with confidence that it is one of the most popular in the work of Dürer. The engraving is called “The Four Witches”, and now we will examine in detail why this is what the art historians call it. The engraving depicts a small and dark room that […]...
10. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Hare”One of the most famous works of German artist Albrecht Dürer. Despite the fact that the master has many more remarkable works, such as a deer with prominent horns, or a dead bird with a rainbow plumage. The story of painting a picture has several versions. According to one of them, once strolling, Dürer stumbled […]...
11. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Four Apostles”The painting “The Four Apostles” depicts the apostles-evangelists. From left to right stand John, Peter, Mark and Paul, standing very closely, on one floor, representing a single whole. Uniform both in composition and in aspirations. However, if we compare the apostles with each other, they are completely different. John is tall, with a high forehead […]...
12. Description of the engraving of Albrecht Durer “Rhino”The engraving is made on wood. It was this image that had a tremendous impact on art. Until the 18th century, this image was used in all textbooks on biology. Durer was able to draw a rhino, but he never saw him live. At this time in Europe it was believed that this animal exists […]...
13. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Adam and Eve”What do you know about medieval painting? Of course, many skilled craftsmen were addicted to it in these times. Here is one of the most interesting paintings by Durer “Adam and Eve” has a lot of fans from around the world. So, probably, it is worth getting acquainted with this work of art a little […]...
14. Description of the engraving of Albrecht Durer “Melancholy”The picture is a cutting engraving, the base of which is made of copper. Its author is the German artist Albrecht Dürer, who finished work on his creation in 1514. During the artist’s life, melancholic was decided to be divided into several types. Dürer himself referred to the first type. “Melancholy” art critics believe the […]...
15. Description of the engraving of Albrecht Dürer “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”Apocalypse is the world-famous cycle of wood engravings by Albrecht Dürer on a religious theme. The series, made by the German artist in the three-year period from 1496, consists of 15 works depicting the biblical revelation of the final judgment. Prints were published twice. And the most famous is the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” […]...
16. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Holiday Rosary”Here is the most recognizable work of Albrecht Dürer, on which the artist worked for several years in Italy. The Church of Santo Bartolome for German parishioners living in Italy ordered this pictorial work from the superpopular Dürer at that time. In private correspondence with his acquaintance, Dürer wrote about the trend towards the use […]...
17. Description of the painting by “The Adoration of the Magi” by Albrecht DurerIn the Uffizi Art Museum in Florence, Italy, Albrecht Dürer’s religious painting is exhibited – “Adoration of the Magi”. The German master wrote the work to order to the electoral prince of Saxony, Friedrich the Wise, for his Catholic church in Wittenberg. Today, the picture is recognized as one of the most valuable fruits of […]...
18. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Mary with the Child”In a series of his extraordinary portraits made during the decade (from 1510 to 1520), Dürer managed to bring together all the best qualities of a person. For many years he painted and studied human personalities in order to learn how to convey them as accurately as possible in his works. After a long search […]...
19. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Hands praying”The history of this picture is amazing. This is not just a sketch of the hands, there is something more behind this image. Albrecht Durer captured on this engraving the hands of his brother, thanks to which the name of the artist is now known throughout the world. Sometime at the very beginning of a […]...
20. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “St. Jerome in the cell”Albrecht Durer – the great German artist of the Renaissance. The orientation in which the painter worked was filled with expressiveness and a desire for realism. The moments of the artist’s activities included a collection of “three workshops engravings” on a religious theme. One of them was the painting “St. Jerome”, it was created in […]...
21. Albrecht Dürer’s engraving description “The Knight, Death and the Devil”“The Knight, Death and the Devil” – a medieval engraving of Durer, depicting a Christian knight, passing through a narrow gorge. His horse stands proudly, carries the rider with dignity and ease, despite the fact that the knight is chained in armor. A dog runs under the horse’s hooves, trying to keep up, the knight […]...
22. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “The Adoration of the Holy Trinity” (1511g.)One of the most solemn works of Durer is “The Adoration of the Holy Trinity”. In 1511, the painting was ordered by the artist merchant and owner of the copper workshop Matthias Landauer. The artist’s work was intended for the altar of the chapel in the poorhouse for 12 lone artisans, which was built by […]...
23. Description of the painting by Albrecht Bloch “Winter”The famous American artist Albert Bloch was a supporter of modernism in painting. And like other adherents of this trend in art, he sought to find and approve completely new, previously unseen directions of pictorial art. One of his most popular works is the composition “Winter”. The combination of color solutions does not quite match […]...
24. Albrecht Altdorfer’s painting “The Battle of Alexander the Great with Darius”1529 The grand battle is depicted in oil on canvas by a no less ambitious artist. It took Altdorfer not much time to create this masterpiece, as one might imagine looking at the picture. Very rich story, completeness and drawing a lot of details. Truly a great creation. It’s no wonder that this picture became […]...
25. Description of the painting by Adam Albrecht “Horses at the Porch”The German battle painter Adam Albrecht was originally known for accompanying Napoleon’s march to Moscow. The events that took place in Russia made a painful impression on the artist, on his return to Munich in 1815, he decided to leave the battle painting and transferred to a calmer landscape with animals. Of particular popularity in […]...
26. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Portrait of a young man”Rafael Santi’s portrait work for obvious reasons has been largely lost, but especially valuable specimens, such as the portrait of a young man, remain under the strict supervision of the world artistic community, as they represent exceptional artistic value. The fundamental difference in his work after meeting with Leonardo da Vinci is felt in most […]...
27. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man”Full of unsolved mysteries, a picture of Barbarelli da Castelfranco Giorgione “Portrait of a Young Man” is not at all like typical portraits of the Renaissance. A characteristic feature of portraiture of the Renaissance is, above all, the direct gaze of the person portrayed to the viewer, the emergence of a sense of “pursuit” of […]...
28. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Portrait of a young man”Portrait of a young man, written by Rembrandt, conveys the image of a young guy. The picture is written in dark brown shades. Thanks to the unique technology of painting, the texture of the fabric is perfectly conveyed, every fastener on the young man’s dress, every seam is spelled out to the smallest detail. A […]...
29. Description of the portrait of Karl Pavlovich Bryullov “Portrait of A. N. Strugovshchikov”The painting “Portrait of A. N. Strugovshchikov” was made by KP Bryullov oil on canvas in 1840. Genre – portrait. In the red chair the poet and translator Alexander Nikolaevich Strugovshchikov relaxed and freely leaned back. Perhaps the chair is the only bright and rich spot in the work. It emphasizes the sophistication, grace and […]...
30. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Portrait of a young woman”In the years of his life, Sandro Botticelli was a famous artist who was often approached with orders from portraits. One of those who wanted to order a portrait was Simonetta, one of the most beautiful women of the Renaissance. “Portrait of a young woman” 1476-1480 is considered one of the best portraits of the […]...
31. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Portrait of a young man”The painting “Portrait of a Young Man” was made by Sandro Botticelli with tempera and oil paints on a tree approximately in 1483. Genre – portrait. The full-face portrait depicts a young youth with a pleasant, dreamy face, large, expressive brown eyes. Direct and open look attracts attention. There is not a shadow of doubt, […]...
32. Gustave Courbet picture description “Self-portrait with a black dog”The Frenchman Gustave Courbet in the course of creative development passes from romanticism to realism. Pictures in both genres are equally interesting and valuable. The artist worked in a romantic direction, creating his own portrait with a dog. After completion of the canvas in 1841 will be called “Self-portrait with a black dog.” At a […]...
33. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of A. K. Tolstoy in his youth”The whole aristocracy of the 18th century, was passionately keen on hunting. It was a kind of fun that distracted from everyday thoughts. And then at that time there were a lot of all kinds of beasts that could be knocked out. Count Alexei Tolstoy was clearly no exception. And this despite the fact that […]...
34. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Portrait of Giuliano Medici”The great Italian artist of the Renaissance perpetuated the Prince of Youth in many of his paintings, which were striking in their beauty. Giuliano Medici attracted the attention of many artists, poets, who mentioned him in his works as a noble knight, popular with the population. In the painting by Botticelli, Giuliano appears as a […]...
35. Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Self-portrait”The painting “Self-portrait” is one of the most popular works in the works of A. I. Ivanov. It is different from most paintings by the artist. The work was written before the trip to Germany, this event forever changed the life and worldview of the creator. He came from Europe he is a completely different […]...
36. 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 canvas the artist wrote about his youth, the other self-portrait contains a picture of a young officer who was awarded an […]...
37. Description of the painting by Amedeo Modigliani “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne in a big hat”She was young, beautiful, charming. She looked at the world with huge eyes, like a young fragile deer. She was born in the gorgeous capital of France. In Paris, she was gone, only 21 years after the birth. The inscription on a gray stone tombstone said that the faithful wife simply could not survive the […]...
38. Description of the painting by Raphael “Self-portrait”The portrait of the painter and architect Raphael was completed by him in 1506, when his author was twenty-three years old. On a neutral olive background, we observe the face of a young man, located half a turn to us. He looks from the picture with a slightly detached, dreamy look. It is evident that […]...
39. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of E. N. Khrushchova and E. N. Khovanskaya”Portrait of E. N. Khrushchov and E. N. Khovanskaya is one of the exhibits of a whole series of paintings devoted to depicting the life of noble maidens from the Smolny Institute. This educational institution united under its arches the best girls of St. Petersburg and Russia. Cloths are known as Smolyanka. All masterpieces were […]...
40. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Self-portrait in youth”This self-portrait was written by the artist in 1628. Recently, returning from Amsterdam, where he studied with the painter Peter Lastman, the artist sets up his own workshop and decides on the recruitment of students. Young Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn is full of hopes and expectations. All self-portraits by Rembrandt are very sincere and believable. […]...