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1. Description of the painting by Aristarkh Lentulov “Moscow”Aristarkh Lentulov, a Russian and Soviet artist, one of the first Russian avant-garde artists, united several areas in his painting: expressionism, futurism, post-impressionism, cubism, and even primitivism. This is the last work. Although even here, primitivism is not in its pure form – this kind of “primitive exaggeration”, intentional gigantomania, is all huge, massive, condensed […]...
2. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Patient”Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov came from a noble large family. His mother was a children’s writer and drew well – it was she who gave her son the first painting lessons. The most vivid impressions of the artist’s childhood are connected with trips to the north and to his grandmother’s estate. Later, some early memories he […]...
3. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Himalayan pony”Vasily Vereshchagin once roared not only to the whole of Russia, but also to the west. His paintings admired in America and England. In Sweden and Poland. In his works depicting seemingly ordinary scenes from life, something more was hidden. However, having such popularity, the artist did not attend any meetings, did not independently exhibit […]...
4. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “drowned”Written in 1867, the picture shows the everyday urban scene of royal times: a drowned girl caught from a river and a policeman guarding her dead body. A middle-aged man smokes a pipe and seems immersed in his own thoughts, absolutely indifferent to what happened to the girl. However, there is something in this picture […]...
5. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Tea drinking in Mytishchi, near Moscow”One of the most famous and widely replicated paintings of Perov’s hand. This genre scene as never before and perfectly shows a huge hole in society between the clergy and mere mortals. But even among mere mortals there is a hierarchy. This is exactly what Perov depicted on this canvas. In front of us, a […]...
6. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of Vasily Zhukovsky”Bryullov rarely turned to portrait painting. But if this happened, his work has always been distinguished by the surprising simplicity of the hero’s presentation. So on this canvas we are represented by the great Russian poet Zhukovsky. That same Zhukovsky, who shook his contemporaries with the simplicity of a lyre. By the way, much later […]...
7. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Yenisei near Krasnoyarsk”If Mother Volga was and is in Central Russia, then in Siberia there is and will be Father-Yenisei. This is no less a deep river and no less severe. This is a purely Siberian river, but the truth is noticeably inferior in its length to the Volga. But the Yenisei is a wayward interlocutor. In […]...
8. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Self-portrait”The year in which this self-portrait was written turned out to be very difficult for the artist in all respects. On the one hand, he lost his spouse, she died, leaving children with him. It was a real blow to him. On the other hand, this year was very fruitful for his artist career. At […]...
9. Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Family section”The painting “Family section” by the Russian artist-an advocate Vasily Maksimovic Maksimov, a native of a simple peasant family. The artist completely shared the ideas of the populists, and the image of the life of the people was the main theme of his works. In the picture he very vividly and realistically depicted the spirit […]...
10. Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Who is there?”The picture of the 19th century Russian artist Vasily Maksimovich Maximov “Who is there?” Can be seen today at the exposition in the Ryazan Regional Art Museum. The picture tells the viewer about the domestic story of peasant life. In a simple peasant hut near the door stands a peasant girl or a peasant woman […]...
11. Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “triumphant”Middle Asia. Ancient Samarkand, Registan Square. Now it is a national treasure, but on the canvas it’s just a square where people have always flown to learn something new, or to celebrate an event. On the canvas of the Russian artist Vereshchagin is just a celebration associated with the victory over the enemy. It really […]...
12. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The Hand-Made Image”Surikov – the famous Russian artist, an adherent of historical painting. He also wrote portraits, sometimes he turned to religious themes. Contemporaries more often considered him a layman, who takes tragedy and epic, but about professionalism Surikov can be judged by the following episode: when he finished the painting “Boyary Morozov”, one of his friends, […]...
13. Description of the painting by Vasily Andreevich Tropinin “Beggar Old Man (1823)”For this picture Vasily Andreyevich Tropinin received the title of academician. The artist was an incredibly talented portrait painter who lived and worked in Moscow. He painted portraits of the most noble people of the capital, and he captured the heroes who took part in the war that took place in 1812. The Creator created […]...
14. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Peasant boy with a hatchet”Tropinin is an excellent portrait painter of the 19th century. A whole series of paintings devoted to children’s portraits. The artist loved children very much. In children, he saw the pure soul and dreamy people. Vasily Andreyevich wrote a portrait series belonging to the image of children with various attributes that symbolize a sensitive childish […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Girl”Perov – one of the artists of the Wanderers, who were something akin to the Decembrists, only if the Decembrists wanted to change the world with a kind word and a gun, before the Wanderers believed (and this may have been naive) that they can reach the ruling layers of the power of art. More […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “The return of the peasants from the funeral in winter”In 1880, Vasily Perov wrote the painting “The Return of Peasants from a Funeral in Winter”. It was a turning point in the work of the artist who decided to reflect the everyday life of ordinary peasants in his works. It would seem that this topic for work is boring and unremarkable, but Perov was […]...
17. 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 the task that was set for him. The writer was close to him with similar ideas, as well as religious beliefs. […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vasily Grigorievich Perov “Troika”This is probably the most amazing and amazing picture in its simplicity. Perov spent a long time searching for nature for these three characters, who with great effort are pulling a large barrel of water on their children’s shoulders. Perov quickly decided on the side characters, but he could not find the central guy. And […]...
19. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Dispute about faith”“Nikita Pustosvyat. The dispute about faith” – a picture of the famous Russian artist Vasily Grigorievich Perov. The canvas was created between 1880 and 1881, but the story about which it narrates happened on June 5, 1682. In the center of the picture is a simple Orthodox priest Nikita Pustosvyat, who came to the Faceted […]...
20. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Suppression of the Indian uprising by the British”Vasily Vereshchagin was remembered in Russian culture as a famous historical painter who tried to preserve significant events, people’s lives, interesting facts in his paintings. The artist traveled a lot and a trip to India made an indelible impression on him. Inspired by a trip to a country unfamiliar to the Russian people, he painted […]...
21. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Old parents at the grave of his son”Vasily Grigorievich Perov is a famous Russian artist. He made a great contribution to painting. To his creations belongs to the painting “Old parents on the grave of his son,” written in 1874. During his life Perov visited many countries, but most of all he was attracted by France, which later became his second home. […]...
22. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Angler”In addition to the fame of the gorgeous portrait painter V. G. Perov, he gained fame by writing realistic genre scenes. Earlier, in the 1870s, he worked mainly on canvases with a social orientation and an accusatory character. Later, the Russian painter turned to the description of the everyday life of ordinary people, often in […]...
23. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak”This picture was given to the author is not easy, he wrote her four years. He finished work on it only in 1895. After all, he did not accidentally decide to write this particular picture, because the release from the Tatar Khan turned out to be very significant for Russia. In addition, the author himself […]...
24. Description of the painting by Vasily Sumarev “My Home”The painting “My Home” was created by the famous artist of the Soviet period, Vasily Fedorovich Sumarev, in 1972. The history of the creation of the canvas is quite simple and simple, as it depicts the home of the artist, in which he was born and raised. It was a post-war time, not easy for […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Sleeping Children”Russian artist Perov was able to find beautiful features in the ordinary, and in the best light to show them in his paintings. The work “Sleeping Children” was created in 1870. On the canvas, we see an unpretentious genre scene. Two children lie in an old barn, immersed in a serene deep sleep. The poverty […]...
26. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Girl with a pot of roses”This work dates back to 1850. At that time, the fame of its author, Vasily Tropinin, a magnificent portrait painter who became the ancestor of a new unique household genre, unfortunately, is slowly fading away. However, this situation only podzadorivaet artist. He continues to write and try new things in this direction, while remaining faithful […]...
27. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Portrait of Bulakhov”This work of Vasily Tropinin is considered one of the best in his work. Here we see a portrait of the famous Russian opera singer Peter Alexandrovich Bulakhov. The singer made his debut on stage in just two years before writing a portrait. Tropinin quickly made friends with a man and decided to capture his […]...
28. Description of the painting by Vasily Kandinsky “Winter Landscape”Wassily Kandinsky is not only a great Russian artist, but also the founder of graphics and abstraction in Russia. He was born and grew up in a merchant family. Initially, the young Vasily was trained for a respectable share – the work of a lawyer. The future artist successfully graduated from a university in Moscow. […]...
29. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Menshikov in Berezov”Surikov wrote the canvas “Menshikov in Berezov” in mid-1883. Due to this, he began to be called not only an artist, but also a painter-historian. He was able to accurately display various historical events. So, in the painting “Menshikov in Berezov” depicts one of the most powerful associates of Peter I – Alexander Menshikov. This […]...
30. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Annunciation”As the name implies, the picture is dedicated to one of the biblical scenes. The picture tells us about a very important event for the religious world: the Archangel Gabriel arrived in Nazareth to the Virgin Mary to tell her the good news – she will be the mother of the Savior of the world, […]...
31. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Sibiryachka”The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1909. Cloth refers to the late work of Surikov. The artist wrote a lot on the topic of Siberia. Ladies in front of a mirror – this is one of the most favorite stories for artists of different times. For them, they were the muse and […]...
32. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Monk”Surikov – Russian painter, originating from a Cossack poor family. About his great-grandfather they say that, being a man of unmeasured power, one day, in a thunderstorm, he pulled a heavy raft out of a river, which would otherwise have taken and would have broken. Surikov – famous for its historical canvases. “Boyary Morozov”, Suvorov’s […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vasily Pukirev “Unequal marriage”After the appearance of the painting “The Unequal Marriage” at the academic exhibition (1862), the whole of Russia spoke about the artist Pukirev. This successful work attracted public attention and sparked a passionate controversy in the press. On unequal marriages there are different opinions. However, history says that such marriages in the past brought suffering […]...
34. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Dream”The painting by Vasily Polenov is one of a series of canvases dedicated to the life of Jesus Christ. The series was created over several years, from 1884 to 1909. Russian paintings of that time show great interest in the history of the Gospel. Looking at the picture, we see Christ sitting on the rocks […]...
35. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Plach Yaroslavna”This picture Repin created one of the last, it bears a certain imprint of the fact that the talent of the painter, unfortunately, is fading away. The master created this canvas when he was already very sick. The drawing is a bit inaccurate, the pose is quite deliberate, in the pathetics the painfulness of its […]...
36. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenova “Old Mill”Vasily Polenov became famous as a master of landscape genre. The painting “The Old Mill” is a vivid example of the creative genius of the artist. The mill is the compositional center of the picture. It is to her, first of all, that the viewers direct their eyes. It creates the impression of fatigue and […]...
37. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “River”Polenov, very often refers to the water in his work, is no exception, and this work, which represents the audience the bank of the Oka River. In general, this river very often inspired the master to create masterpieces. At first glance, the picture does not show any harmony, but the artist presents the river in […]...
38. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Winter”The famous Russian artist Vasily Polenov belongs to the era of Russian painting of the second half of the 19th century. He gave the world a large number of works that reflect the beautiful landscapes of immense Russia. One of the most significant pictures in the artist’s biography is the work with the simple and […]...
39. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Grandmother’s garden”Polenov was famous among other artists for the fact that in his landscapes he was better than others to convey this or that mood. An example of such a picture is his work “Grandmother’s Garden”, which unites the landscape with the genre scene. The canvas presents a noble nest of the XIX century. Most of […]...
40. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Portrait of Ostrovsky”“Portrait of the writer A. N. Ostrovsky, written in 1871, is considered the most successful and realistic portrait of Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky. Perov always managed to feel the subtle soul nature of man and portray him in the best way. V. G. Perov depicted sitting on the chair Ostrovsky. The background of the picture is […]...