Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Self-portrait”

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1. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Carrying the Cross”Bosch is one of the masters of the Northern Renaissance, whose style is still difficult for experts to determine. It is said that he was a madman or sectarian. With his paintings, he described the black magic that he was engaged in or witnessed. Or that he was a surrealist, splashing images on canvas directly […]...
2. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Removing the stone of stupidity”“Removing the stone of stupidity” is one of the earliest works of Bosch, which has reached our days. At first glance, according to the overall composition and name of the picture, the main purpose of writing becomes immediately clear – the motive of stupidity. If we talk about some kind of pictorial attitude, this work […]...
3. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Haystack”At the time of the decline of the Renaissance and the flourishing of the Inquisition, society was filled with disturbing prejudices and superstitions. The artists who created in these rebellious times, as they could, tried to clarify the view of the world. Hieronymus Bosch writes from 1500 to 1502. large-scale triptych “Haystack”. The central canvas […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Ship of Fools”Bosch is a gloomy gothic artist of the Epoch of the Northern Renaissance with a head full of amazing and strange thoughts, which were poured onto the canvases with grotesque and demonic images, along with moral tendencies. While the Church was considered the only and unshakable dogma, and the clergymen were representatives of the highest […]...
6. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Prodigal Son”The artist Hieronymus Bosch always left riddles and places for reflection in the subjects of his paintings. With the help of a brush, he not only masterfully painted beautiful images, but also put deep allegories into them that are not understandable to every connoisseur of art. The scene of the return of the prodigal son, […]...
7. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Ascension of the Righteous”The painting “The Ascension of the Righteous” (“Climbing into the Empire”) of the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch was painted in oil on a blackboard, probably in 1500-1504. Genre – religious painting. Probably, the “Ascension of the Righteous” was part of the “Blessed and Damned” polyptych. The central picture of the polyptych was “The Last Judgment”, […]...
8. Description of the triptych by Hieronymus Bosch “The Last Judgment”Bosch’s “Last Judgment” is one of his most impressive works, as well as one of the most impressive works on this subject in general. It was commissioned by the governor of the Netherlands and is the largest of the remaining works of the Artist. The plot of the triptych is intuitively understandable to anyone who […]...
9. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Seven deadly sins and the last four things”Jerun Anthison van Aken or Hieronymus Bosch. Famous Dutch artist of the Northern Renaissance. 25 paintings and 8 drawings by this painter have survived to this day. The most famous painting is “The Seven Deadly Sins and Four Last Things”. Like Dante Alighieri from the Divine Comedy, who descended into Purgatory and learned all his […]...
10. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Carts of hay”The legacy of Jerome Bosch is unique. Triptych “Voz sena”, which is five hundred years old, has no analogues in world painting. Written in the style of “Alla Prima” without preliminary sketches and drawing, the picture is aesthetically perfect, allegorical and filled with philosophical depth. The painting consists of three canvases. The left, “The Fall”, […]...
11. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Garden of Earthly Delights”This painting is the most famous triptych by the Dutch artist Jerome Bosch. The reproduction is so called due to its central part, which is dedicated to one of the sins – lust. The modern name of the picture was given by researchers. To this time, a clear interpretation of the picture does not exist. […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Holy Hermits”I. Bosch most of his works wrote on the subject of the life of the saints, often used biblical scenes. The artist did not use etudes so popular in his time. Often depicted the creation of a miracle or painful death, such pictures aroused enthusiasm among the people of the Middle Ages. Bosch was attracted […]...
14. Description of the painting by “The Adoration of the Magi” by Hieronymus BoschI. Bosch created several triptychs on biblical themes, one of the latter is the “Adoration of the Magi”. The main part of the work shows the main plot. The Virgin is located in front of the house and shows the baby. Magi imposes gifts to the feet of a woman. The picture shows a moment […]...
15. Description of the painting by Hieronymus Bosch “Death and the miser”This painting was created by an artist from the Netherlands. She has a fairly straightforward name “Death of a Miser.” The main feature of the image is the style of placement of the image in space. The picture is strongly elongated vertically, which creates the impression of an altar pattern. Fits and themes. As for […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. Description of the painting by Francisco de Goya “Self-portrait”In the XVIII century, the situation with the Spanish painting was not easy. The domination of foreigners penetrated the art of Spain, in his painting. The authorities, paying tribute to fashion and political ambitions, pushed foreign painters to the leading positions and gave them a clear preference. They were awarded the most prestigious awards, critics […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Portrait of Alexei Savrasov”One of the no less popular works of Vasily Perov can be considered the famous painting “Portrait of Savrasov,” written in 1878. From the biography of the artists it is known that they were very good friends, so the author was able to absolutely accurately convey all the emotions and inner experiences of a friend, […]...
19. Description of the painting by Edward Manet “Self-portrait with brushes”This canvas seems to have been written before Manet suffered a trauma on a bicycle, which led him to rheumatism, and then to the amputation of his leg. The terrible fate of this artist: he was hated by the critic, he was despised and laughed at by the visitors of the salons, where he demonstrated […]...
20. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of A. P. Chekhov”The name of the artist Serov is familiar, probably, to every Russian person. The author of the famous “Girls with Peaches” is considered one of the most popular and famous artists of Russian art. Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov, such his full name, was a graphic artist and painter, whose talent was recognized during his lifetime. Serov […]...
21. 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 […]...
22. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramskoy “Portrait of Tretyakov”The painting, portrait of Vera Nikolaevna Tretyakova in full growth is made with oil in the manner of realism. This woman occupies a special place in the life of Kramskoy, as being an extraordinary man, a talented pianist, she was also the wife of a close friend of the artist. The artist devoted a large […]...
23. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Self-portrait”Karl Bryullov was undoubtedly a talented but very lonely artist, therefore he endured the illness alone. For a long seven months, the fifty-year-old artist, on the recommendation of the doctors, did not leave his bed, no one was allowed in, he was absolutely alone in an empty apartment. And on the sunny May day of […]...
24. Description of the painting by Serebryakova “Portrait of B. Serebryakov”Artist Zinaida Serebryakova is in many ways a heroic woman. She had to experience a lot of shocks. Her fate can be called tragic, and her talent is remarkable. She early lost her beloved husband – Boris Serebryakov, left with four children. Nevertheless, she remained true to herself, to her style, and there was no […]...
25. Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “Self-portrait in a scarf”Some art historians believe that Zinaida Serebryakova wrote her self-portrait during her period of fascination with the East. Zinaida Serebryakova is the first woman who managed to enter the history of Russian painting. Thanks to her bright and clear gift, she painted her paintings full of light, goodness and joy. Zinaida was lucky to be […]...
26. Description of Peter Bruegel’s The Fall of the AngelsBruegel created this canvas under the influence of another artist Bosch. In fact, a little parodied it. As you know, Bosch frightened everything – his faces were ugly, the monsters were scary, everything was somehow creepy. Bruegel created exactly the same creepy representation on the canvas. Only here is an old story, more precisely the […]...
27. Description of the painting by Alexey Venetsianov “Self-portrait”Alexey Venetsianov was very gifted, however, he did not rely only on his gift. Since his youth, a young man sought to learn artistic skills. First, he studied independently, and later became a student of Borovikovsky. The talent of the young man was hard to miss, portraits especially worked for him, and very soon Venetianov […]...
28. Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “Self-portrait”Strange author, strangely interesting canvases. The author, about which for some time it was impossible to speak in a Soviet country. Although he comes from here. His homeland – Belarus, the city of Vitebsk. His nationality is Jewish, and this nation can be called world. If only because there are quite a lot of Jews […]...
29. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Repin”An outstanding artist of his time and his generation, Valentin Serov lived and worked in the XIX-XX centuries. During his work, he wrote a lot of different pictures, but at first Serov was engaged in writing portraits and paintings to order. At the expense of his work on order, he became one of the most […]...
30. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Big fish eat small”The Dutch master of graphics and drawing, Peter Bruegel the elder, known under the nickname “The Peasant”, produced one of his first sheets “Big Fish Eating Small” in 1557 from drawings and was signed by the name of Bosch, who had already passed away by that time. Bosch’s work amazed and impressed Bruegel, and fake […]...
31. 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 […]...
32. Description painting by Ivan Kramskoi “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy”In the warm summer of 1873, the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoy, painted one of his famous works “Examination of the Old House”, and lived in the estate near Yasnaya Polyana (the estate of the Tolstoy family). Therefore, the artist certainly decided to take the time to visit the estate of the famous Russian writer and […]...
33. 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. […]...
34. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of the artist Serov”The first meeting of artists Ilya Repin and Valentin Serov happened when Serov was not even seven years old. When Valentine’s father, a famous musician, passed away, Repin came to his funeral. A year later, Valentin began drawing at Repin’s workshop. Subsequently, Repin greatly appreciated Serov’s talent as a painter, noting also his irrepressible hard […]...
35. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Self-portrait”Nicholas Roerich is known in the world not only as a talented and original artist, but also as a major public figure. After the October Revolution of the seventeenth year, the artist emigrated, but he did not stop working abroad for the benefit of the Fatherland abroad. Being the son of a well-known notary, Nicholas […]...
36. Eugene Delacroix painting “Self-portrait”Eugene Delacroix is a French painter and graphic artist. It is he who is considered the founder of the romantic trend in European painting. His coloristic research had a significant impact on the formation of impressionism. Eugene Delacroix studied art skills from old masters in the Louvre. He was inspired by the art of English […]...
37. Description of the painting by Anthony Van Dyck “Self-portrait”One of the best paintings of the Hermitage, a self-portrait of Van Dyck, shows us the artist in a creative, relaxed incarnation of a person who makes a living impression of embodied art, a bit rebellious, out of a succession of images of everyday life, and it is especially attractive. The aristocratic appearance is emphasized […]...
38. Description of paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky “Self-portrait” (1892 and 1838)There are several self-portraits in which the great artist depicted himself. On this canvas, he is depicted in the last years of his life. Having achieved universal respect and recognition, the majestic image of the master brush is presented to the viewer. On his nature and character says posture and facial expression. A kind and […]...
39. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”Savva Ivanovich Mamontov (1841 – 1918) – one of the richest people in the Russian Empire, a major railway magnate and philanthropist. He was widely known to his contemporaries for his activities aimed at the support and development of art. In 1870, Mammoths acquired the Abramtsevo estate situated near Moscow, located between Moscow and Yaroslavl […]...
40. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Self-portrait”Creativity Surikov loved us, above all, historical canvases. “Morning of the Strelets Execution”, “The Capture of Siberia by Yermak”, “The Boyars Morozov” – these and other pictures of Surikov are known to everyone. However, his portrait work is no less interesting, especially the canvas, which depicts the artist himself. For all the time he created […]...