Description of the painting by Hans Holbein “Self-portrait”

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3. Description of the painting by Hans Holbein “Dead Christ”Holbein – one of the greatest German artists. He lived in the 16th century, was not rich, did not disdain handicraft work, most often wrote on religious or mythological themes. It is characterized by lightness and liveliness of the hand, attention to detail, some caustic sarcasm and the absence of a penchant for flattery. Among […]...
4. Description of the painting by Hans Holbein “Ambassadors”Holbein is one of the greatest German artists who created his own style in painting, preferring portraits and genre scenes. His “Ambassadors” is a picture showing two people frozen at a table littered with trifles. Here and lute, and the open book, and the book, laid the fabric tab, and the globe, and scrolls, and […]...
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6. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Portrait of Ambroise Vollard”Picasso creates this painting in 1810. This creation is written in the style of cubism (analytical type). Such cubism still bears the characteristic name of volumetric. The whole image consists of separate parts. Each fragment is separated from each other and fancifully dispersed throughout the space of the entire canvas. It seems that this is […]...
7. Description of the painting by Isaac Levitan “Self-portrait”The artist wrote this self-portrait as a teenager. At this time, he is not yet recognized by all, and the skill has not come to him. Levitan 20 years. We see a young man with the typically southern features of his strong-willed person. Hair, incredibly wavy, form the whole characteristic cap. Eyes are very huge […]...
8. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Yermolova”The painting was written in 1905. Serov created this magnificent portrait of Yermolova, immortalizing the memory of this artist. This picture is a classic example of how an artist can understand the inner content of a person. It is on these striking examples that portrait painting is worth studying. Before the viewer appears brilliant actress. […]...
9. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Portrait of an old man in red”This is the best portrait of Rembrandt of the 1850s. We see a man who has lived a long life full of difficulties. On his face you can see traces of heavy thoughts and incredible difficulties. Incredibly deep wrinkles pierced his forehead. His look is tired. Hands lie quietly on his lap. But in the […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Turgenev”It is no coincidence that portrait is the most complex genre. The task of the painter is not as simple as it may first seem. It is necessary not only to accurately convey facial features and a lot of other important details. It is necessary that the creation become a true masterpiece. A portrait becomes […]...
12. Description of the painting by Vladimir Borovikovsky “Portrait of Gavrila Derzhavin”There is nothing more difficult in pictorial art as the work on the portrait. It is not easy to convey the emotions of a living person to your canvas with colors and your skill. Borovikovsky is perhaps the only Russian painter who knew how to paint portraits. Before us are two portraits of the same […]...
13. Description of the painting by Jacopo Tintoretto “Self-portrait”Before us is a grandiose self-portrait, which the artist wrote at the age of 70 years. Creation is really impressive to the depths of the soul. As for the flowers, the impression is monochrome. It is no coincidence. That is how the artist affects us on a psychological level. The background is very gloomy and […]...
14. Description of the painting by Francis Bacon “Portrait of Lucien Freud”“Portrait of Lucien Freud” – a picture created by an outstanding portrait painter and painter Francis Bacon between 1965 and 1969, later were written “Three Sketches for a Portrait of Lucien Freud”. The canvas is made in the spirit of expressionism, which is manifested in a certain sculptural component of the portrait, a break in […]...
15. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of Tretyakov”Repin managed to create an incredibly simple and at the same time a deep rub. We see Tretyakov, who founded the famous painting gallery. The artist conveyed the depth and at the same time the complexity of the character of this person. In the dark eyes of Tretyakov, sadness lurks. His beard is well-groomed, his […]...
16. Description of the painting by Ivan Nikitin “Portrait of Chancellor Golovkin”Art critics have long argued about this picture, some still doubt it, but still, most say that this particular work of art brought the artist maximum fame. Indeed, the portrait of Golovkin is not just a homely secular portrait, which was created only to capture the appearance of another secular person. No, the peculiarity of […]...
17. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Self-portrait”Portrait painted in 1828. This painting is able to tell us a lot about the artist. Before us is a man with a strong-willed face. He is dressed in an oriental striped robe. Face shaded bright white collar. The strokes are so gorgeous that the surface looks like a mirror. The viewer wants to pay […]...
18. 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 […]...
19. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Princess Orlova”The artist manages to write a very spectacular portrait of the princess. He created it in the last year of his life. This painting is one of the greatest creative achievements of the painter. Much attention on the canvas given a great interior. Serov depicts the magnificent hall of the palace, which belongs to Princess […]...
20. 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 […]...
21. Description of the painting by Viktor Vasnetsov “Self-portrait”Vasnetsov created his first “Self-portrait” in 1873. The master of the brush was very serious about writing any portrait image, he was sure that there was no need to invent anything in the portrait, you just need to fully see the person. So he created a self-portrait in his vision of himself. The canvas was […]...
22. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of Demidov”Dmitry G. Levitsky, who lived in the time of Catherine II, was a master of the so-called “ceremonial portraits”, where models were depicted in all the splendor of ceremonial clothes and regalia. In such works, everything is carefully verified – and the pose of the person portrayed, and the look, and the suit, and, of […]...
23. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Woman’s Portrait”In the 18th century in Russia a special place was occupied by such type of painting as a portrait. A portrait is a picture of a person with the re-creation of a certain individuality. External resemblance to a man, as well as his spiritual world – all this can be displayed on the portrait. Despite […]...
24. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Portrait of Anna Akhmatova”Later, the work of Petrov-Vodkin was marked by the desire to move away from the desire to find a solution to the universal questions of being, characteristic of the master’s composite canvases. He turns to the portrait genre, significantly narrowing his artistic task, which is now limited to the desire to convey in any detail […]...
25. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Rostopchin”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky worked for the glory of his country. At international art exhibitions abroad, the artist positioned himself as an ambassador of Russian art. Master of portrait painting. He painted many famous people: commanders, writers, poets. One of his famous paintings was the portrait of the politician Rostopchin. Count Rostopchin was the patron of […]...
26. 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 […]...
27. Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Self-portrait”Self-portrait Shishkin wrote more than once. The younger work of the artist dates back to 1854. At the time when the first portrait of himself was painted, young Shukshin, being a student of the Moscow School of Architecture, Painting and Sculpture. At that time, he, full of success and in anticipation of fame, presented his […]...
28. Description of the painting by Taras Shevchenko “Self-portrait”T. Shevchenko during his life drew a lot of his self-portraits. Not all works have reached our days. One of the most famous and early self portraits is the work created by the artist in 1840. Work on canvas, painted in oil, in an oval. Self-portrait Shevchenko one of the first works written in oil. […]...
29. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Self-portrait”Rembrandt is a 17th century Dutch artist. He painted over 90 of his portraits. And his most famous self-portrait was written in 1640, already being a well-known and recognized artist. Rembrandt became famous as a portrait painter. Among other famous self-portraits, the work of 1640 stands out. Pictured here is a confident man dressed in […]...
30. Description of the painting by Viktor Vasnetsov “Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible”In this picture, the image of Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible is transmitted incredibly deeply. Vasnetsov clearly showed how to create a portrait of a historical character, so that it was incredibly lively, as deep as possible and very soulful. We see the terrible just as his contemporaries describe. Most likely, the painter was helped by […]...
31. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Self-portrait”“Self-portrait” by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous works of the artist, which, perhaps, gives viewers an idea of what the famous Renaissance artist looked like. However, some experts believe that this is a completely different person. However, this picture was painted at about the time when Leonardo was about 60 years […]...
32. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Portrait of Dante”In the works of the Italian artist of the period of the 80s of the 15th century, there is a clear interest in the figure of Dante. Appeal to the incarnation of the famous poet, author of the immortal “Divine Comedy.” the painter seeks to reconsider his views after the Pope’s fun and slightly dissolute […]...
33. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of the artist Levitan”This is a well-known method, when one artist paints another. They often do this so as not to lie to each other. Or just show yourself in different genres. Levitan rarely turned to the portrait image of the work, but Serov – more often and was recognized as a master portrait. By the way, he […]...
34. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Self-portrait”Probably all the famous portrait painters have not once portrayed themselves on the paintings of paintings. For some, a creative path began with this, and someone drew pictures of himself at the very end. In 1880, with his own self-portrait, he began his creative activity, which gave great promise, the artist Valentin Serov, who was […]...
35. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Self-portrait”Before us are two self-portraits of the great artist Edgar Degas. Why just two self-portrait? Simply, they are made in different years. At the first self-portrait, Degas is still young and inexperienced, and he still has everything ahead and he still has a lot to go through and suffer all the fates. Still ahead is […]...
36. 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 […]...
37. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Self-portrait”The painting was written in 1918, which is considered the year of still lifes in the works of a famous artist. A better understanding of what prompted the creation of such a picture will help the author’s letters to his mother. From them it becomes known that Petrov-Vodkin is tired of life in such difficult […]...
38. Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Portrait of Gogol”The famous “Portrait of Gogol” was written by the author Alexander Ivanovich Ivanov in 1841. The picture is painted using canvas and oil, size 14×13. Currently, the picture is stored in the State Museum of St. Petersburg. The famous painter working in the genre of historical paintings. Portrait of N. In Gogol, one of the […]...
39. 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 […]...
40. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Self-portrait”Work written in 1783. Its unusual and mysterious story to this day remains not fully disclosed. Relatively recently, this work was called the “Portrait of the Unknown” and was purchased from a private person in the 50s of the last century, together with the similarly sized “Portrait of the Unknown”. Both works were exhibited together […]...