Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedova “Wringing”

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1. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedova “Road in the Rye”Myasoyedov was the son of a petty nobleman in the province of Tula, and made a lot out of his barefoot childhood, which hardly differed greatly from the childhood of his peers who did not differ in noble origins. Observant, in love with the world around him, Myasoyedov watched and memorized significant and not too […]...
2. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedova “Zemstvo is having lunch”Grigory Myasoyedov wrote this work in 1872. This painting became the hallmark of the Wanderer artist. The artist relied when writing this work on local materials. Before the audience appears reformed Russia. Local governments have just begun to be created in the form of zemstvos. Chose here and the peasants. But they had a low […]...
3. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedova “Autumn morning”Grigory Myasoedov – was an active creative figure who played a significant role in the development of Russian art. His paintings were mainly addressed to the call for action. Strong character and will convey numerous works of the artist. He sought to learn everything about everything: he participated in revolutions, studied folk traditions and much […]...
4. Description of the painting by Vladimir Makovsky “Kiss rite”In ancient times, Russia had a large number of rites and traditions that carried a deep meaning for the people of that time, passed down from generation to generation and were strictly observed by all residents. The image of K. E. Makovsky “Kiss Rite” was created based on the novel by A. K. Tolstoy “The […]...
5. Description of the painting by Heinrich Semiradsky “The funeral of the noble Rus”Semiradsky depicts in the picture the climax of the traditional Russian burial rite. At the very most you can see a man standing. He has already set fire to the torch and is about to transfer this fire directly under the boat. First, the deceased was placed in a temporary grave, and now they are […]...
6. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedov “The burning of Avvakum”The picture “The burning of Avvakum” in 1897 illustrates the execution of Avvakum. First, Protopop spent several years in prison, where he starved and suffered mockery. After that, he was sentenced: burning alive. The residents of the city of Pustozersk came to see the “spectacle”. Myasoedov accurately conveyed fiery tongues, which are about to swallow […]...
7. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedov “The suffering time”The end of the summer. The harvest has begun. For the village peasants, this is the time when all the household chores are forgotten and the whole family goes to the field. So the artist has just written that very time. Ahead as it should be the eldest in the family. He starts mowing, he […]...
8. Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “After the Storm”The picture “After the Thunderstorm” was written by B. Kustodiev in 1921. The time in Russia was difficult, the revolution and civil war exhausted the people. The picture reflects the beauty and harmony of a peaceful life. There is harmony, tragedy and hope in it. On the canvas depicts the outskirts of the Russian village. […]...
9. Description of the painting by Gregory Myasoedov “Congratulations of the young in the house of the landowner”The work of the great Russian artist is distinguished by colorful, the presence of several images, each of which has its own peculiarity and originality. In fact, Myasoedov, wrote a picture that describes the lifestyle of the landlords. The events date from the era of serfdom in Russia and show the ordinary life of landlords. […]...
10. Description of the painting by Gregory Bobrovsky “Lake”The manner of writing Bobrovsky is striking in its breadth. His colors are expressive. The artist pays maximum attention to lighting. In his paintings one feels a deliberate etude. The composition is fragmentary. The painter sought to convey the living perception of nature. In the painting “Lake” we see the usual, seemingly, landscape. But it […]...
11. Description of the painting by Gregory Ostrovsky “Portrait of Cherevina”Ostrovsky’s painting dedicated to Cherevina is one of the most famous works of the artist. Ostrovsky himself with trepidation and admiration embarked on his work, since the Cherevins’ family is an integral part of his artistic creation. The picture is notable for its particular realism and the vision that Ostrovsky put in his work. The […]...
12. Description of the painting by Gregory Ugryumova “Introduction of Kazan”The great Russian artist in the painting “The Capture of Kazan” depicted one of the significant events in the history of the Russian people. Interestingly, the picture at a later time had a different name – “The entry of John IV into the Kazan conquered from the Tatars”, in which the artist depicted the image […]...
13. Description of the painting by Gregory Ugryumov “Testing the Strength of Jan Usmar”“Testing the strength of Jan Usmar” belongs to the brush of Gregory Ugryumov, famous for his historical paintings. It is thanks to this work that the artist was awarded the title of academician. Today this bright and dynamic canvas is included in the collection of the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. The plot is based […]...
14. Description of the painting by Alexey Korzukhin “Hen party”Have you ever been to a Russian hen party? But not on the one that is being carried out now, but on the one that many years ago in Russian families are held before the bride’s wires. This is a special ritual, special chants and special dances. As a rule, the ritualists were the tone […]...
15. Description of the painting by Alexei Denisov-Uralsky “Forest Fire”Connoisseur of the beauties of the native Ural, Denisov has always been distinguished by the realism of the image on the canvas. He was aware that beside the beautiful lies the wild nature that carries destruction. The artist devoted several of his works to the indomitable element of fire, which in moments of the eye […]...
16. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Fire in Borgo”The fresco “Fire in Borgo” tells about the events taking place in one of the central districts of Rome. According to legend, a fire broke out near the palace of the Pope, which subsided only after the appearance of Pope Leo IV himself. Appearing on the balcony, the Pope stopped the fire with the sign […]...
17. Description of the painting by Sylvestre Shchedrin “Moonlit Night in Naples”Russian artist, landscape master Sylvester Shchedrin lived in Italy for many years, where he died at an early age. This explains the considerable number of paintings that are dedicated to this country. However, looking at the mastery of landscape painter and those paintings that were created in Russia, we can safely assume that if Shchedrin […]...
18. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Bathers”This pastel is one of the most ambitious projects of Edgar Degas in the last ten years of his life. The picture depicts four women involved in bathing. Someone is engaged in various procedures, and someone just basks on the grass after the end of this important and pleasant ritual. Like in his other works, […]...
19. Description of the painting by Julius Klever “Winter” (Winter Landscape)Klever Julius is a famous Russian landscape painter of German origin. Despite the fact that the artist did not graduate from the academy, he gained popularity, fame and financial independence. Most of the work of the painter is devoted to Russian nature. The picture “Winter” reflects the whole essence of the changing weather in Russia. […]...
20. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Evening”All works by Konstantin Somov are very life-loving, reflect the spirit of the era, and at the same time are equipped with an inherent sadness with a touch of skepticism, melancholic. So characterized the work of Somov, one of his closest friends, Alexander Benoit. At the beginning of the 20th century, and more precisely in […]...
21. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Armageddon”Roerich is a Russian artist, publicist, an extremely versatile person who gave the world a huge number of paintings. He was distinguished by indefatigable energy, the desire to try everything that life could offer him, as well as intolerance to evil in all its manifestations. “Armageddon” is one of his paintings, deeply symbolic and reflecting […]...
22. Description of the painting by Gustave Courbet “Vealshitsy”The Veal Girl is the work of Gustav Courbet, written in 1854. She was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1855, and then in 1861 at the so-called Ninth Exhibition of the Society of Art of Nantes, which then buys the work for the museum of fine art of the city. The two young women […]...
23. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “The Temptation of St. Anthony”In his work “The Temptation of St. Anthony” Bosch put his soul. His famous triptych is one of the best paintings of the artist. The basis for writing was the plot of the literature of the Middle Ages about how St. Anthony succumbed to the terrible temptations in the Egyptian desert. The original of the […]...
24. Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “Harvest”Just before the beginning of the First World War, the Russian artist Zinaida Serebryakova is forced to return to her homeland after the Italian journey. Arriving at the family estate, hidden in Kharkov province, she immediately begins to work on the images of the workers peasants. The writing of numerous etudes and paintings begins. During […]...
25. Description of the monument to the hare in St. PetersburgThere are several legends associated with this building. Residents of the city of St. Petersburg wanted to perpetuate the memory of hares. One story tells how Peter first saw the animal on an island in the mouth of the Neva River. He commanded here and start building the city. And the island itself was called […]...
26. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “Angelius”“Angelus Domini” is the name of the Catholic prayer, which is read three times a day – in the morning, at lunch and in the evening. The bells on Catholic churches in the old days called on believers to pray, and three times a day both cities and villages were filled with a festive bell […]...
27. Description of the painting by Nikifor Krylov “Russian Winter”N. S. Krylov is a bright representative of the Safonkov school, he was at the forefront of this trend. Pictures of the artist left very little. The work “Russian Winter” is the most popular work of the master. The canvas was written from life, especially in the place chosen by the artist the whole composition […]...
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29. Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Russian Venus”This is the last big picture of the great Russian artist. Written by him in the last year of his life, when Kustodiyev was already almost completely struck by his serious illness. Feeling the severe pains that spinal tuberculosis causes, Kustodiyev tried to portray the collective image of the Russian village beauty in his picture. […]...
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31. Description of the painting by Abram Arkhipov “Away”Abram Arkhipov was born in the village of the Ryazan Territory and therefore the theme of the village can be traced in many of his works. “Arkhipovsky” style is so unique that it is difficult to confuse it with any other. This is reflected in the grotesque sweep of the movement of the brush, the […]...
32. Descriptions of the picture of Nikolai Krymov “In the evening”The picture of N. P. Krymov “Towards the Evening” is one of those paintings by great artists who are unfairly deprived of attention. But this picture reveals a very subtle facet of life in the village, the beauty of rural nature. Of course, in his work Krymov wanted to reveal the essence of the so-called […]...
33. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn “The Sacrifice of Abraham”The picture was created in 1635. According to the biblical story, Abraham was supposed to sacrifice his son Isaac at the command of God. The hero did not hesitate for a minute. The rite was to take place on the mountain. Abraham and Isaac came there only on the third day. When Isaac was already […]...
34. Description of the painting by Efim Volkov “Fire”The work of Russian painter Efim Efimovich Volkov “Fire” is very original and unusual. In general, in the second half of the nineteenth century, the Russian landscape experienced its dawn, largely due to the interest of artists in the life and habitat of the ordinary Russian, especially the peasant. Volkov also succumbed to this influence […]...
35. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Rinsing clothes”This picture of Serov V. A. shows two female figures who came to the shore of a small river to wash dirty laundry. Washing and maintaining cleanliness in the house has always been women’s responsibilities, so we see how with a cold, winter day, it is women who rinse clothes in icy water. They kneel, […]...
36. Description of the painting by Paul Gauguin “Day of the deity”The painting “Day of the Deity” was written by Paul Gauguin in 1894 between the so-called “Tahitian” periods of his work. She is at the Chicago Institute of the Arts. This picture has become part of Gauguin’s many years of research and his creative interpretation of Polynesian mythology. The main figure, called taaroa, is the […]...
37. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Flemish Proverbs”The picture is full of a large number of different scenes and figures. This painting is a parable dedicated to Flemish folklore. The painting depicts Dutch proverbs, including on the canvas more than 100 metaphoric scenes, which ridiculed popular wit. On the canvas depicts the similarity of the village, namely a large house with extensions […]...
38. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Magician”The painting “The Magician” by the Flemish painter Hieronymus Bosch, unfortunately, has not survived. Today you can admire only copies of this work. The most accurate of them is the work that is housed in the museum of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Date of writing the original is also unknown, only allegedly referring to the early work of […]...
39. Description of the painting by Constantine Yuon “The Magician-Winter”The painting “The Magic Winter” was painted by KF Juon in 1912. This period of the artist’s work was saturated with the theme of the Russian village. He praised the originality of the Russian people and showed the beauty of nature. The canvas shows the outskirts of the village. Nearby are unpretentious wooden houses, so […]...
40. Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Epiphany” (1921)It is not by chance that Kustodiyev chose one of the most significant rituals for the people as the theme for his work. The unique design of the artist was to show the attractive aspects of the nation-wide way of life for him, part of which is a celebration that determines the optimistic mood of […]...