Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Laughter”

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1. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Christ in the desert”In the center of the picture the artist depicted Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Christ sits among the petrified sandy ruins. Jesus’s gaze is directed inward. He is lost in thought… His legs are bare, the fingers of both hands are fastened in a solid lock. The entire figure of the Master points out to us […]...
2. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin”For the Tretyakov Gallery, Ivan Kramskoy commissioned a series of works in the portrait genre. It was necessary to depict on canvases figures of Russian culture. It is no coincidence that M. Saltykov-Shchedrin, a man of great intelligence, a writer of multi-genre literature, in particular satirical accusatory works about events in Russian society, made this […]...
3. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of Ivan Aivazovsky”Ivan Kramskoy – a great artist who was engaged in creativity in the second half of the 19th century. With his talent and work he occupied a worthy niche in the artistic culture. Its distinctive feature has always been a non-standard outlook, broad interests and views, a lively interest in everything new. Kramskoy taught art […]...
4. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Mermaids” (May night)The painting “Mermaids” was written by Russian artist Ivan Nikolaevich Kramsky based on the “May Night” by N. V. Gogol. The artist quite freely interpreted the dream of the main character Levko, focusing not on his plot, but on the image of a magical moonlit night in Ukraine. Before the viewer appears overgrown and littered […]...
5. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Herodias”The picture is created on a religious plot. Herod’s daughter, Herodias, wished that the head of John the Baptist be brought to her on a platter. Her wish was fulfilled. The fact is that John condemned the marriage of Herodias to her uncle. A woman has long wanted to take revenge on him for this. […]...
6. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Self-portrait”I. N. Kramskoy – is a Russian artist, famous for the fact that in 1863 he became the leader of the famous “Riot of Fourteen”, when 14 young artists defiantly left art school, refusing to paint what they were supposed to. In 1870, he organized the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions, thereby further strengthening the […]...
7. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Pasechnik”The great Russian painter Ivan Kramskoy was one of the key figures of Russian culture of the second half of the XIX century. In fact, it was he who transformed the genre of portrait realism, becoming the ideological inspirer of many artists, thanks to him Russian painting began to play with new bright colors. A […]...
8. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Polesman”The canvas was created in 1874 in oil on canvas. This is a very famous picture of Kramskoy. She entered the collection of paintings of the State Tretyakov Gallery. She was also called “Man with a club in the forest.” There was another name associated with the shot hat of the woodman. This type of […]...
9. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “For reading” (1863)The canvas belongs to the early stage of the artist’s work, but already in it many of his distinctive features, which determined the style of the painter in the future, appeared. The portrait depicts the master’s wife, whose marriage was prosperous and harmonious. Kramskoy for many years retained a sense of love, respect and affection […]...
10. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Moonlight Night”The famous artist of the end of the 19th century, I. Kramsky, painted many beautiful paintings that have already become masterpieces of romanticism, and among them are many paintings depicting the nighttime in all its colors and colors. But the best picture of all before that he created, in the general opinion of critics and […]...
11. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Forest Path”Kramskoy – Russian artist, master of genre and historical painting, portrait painter, art critic, a man of sharp mind and great talents. It was he who once headed the “riot of fourteen,” when the Academy of Arts held a big competition for the best painter. The winner would receive a gold medal and full board […]...
12. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of I. E. Repin”Artist Kramskoy was an outstanding portrait painter. The secret of his success was that he sought to capture not only the resemblance, but also to reveal, guess and convey the hidden, deep features of the individuality. Also, Ivan Nikolaevich gave his works a personal attitude to the person depicted, gave a subjective assessment of his […]...
13. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Inconsolable grief”The picture of Kramsky carries a deep meaning for the author. This canvas was written by him in connection with the loss of his two small children – sons. Grief and longing fill the picture from the inside – looking at it, tears involuntarily fill their eyes. In the center of the composition is a […]...
14. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of P. M. Tretyakov”Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov is a Russian businessman who had a great passion for the visual arts, gathered a truly huge collection of works of art and created the world-famous gallery. Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy – Russian artist, master of portraiture. This work proves it. The two men were close enough friends. Meeting over a cup of […]...
15. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of Griboyedov”Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy began his career as a clerk in the Duma. From the age of sixteen he had a passion – to retouch photos, bring them to perfection using watercolors and carcasses. Therefore, his next job was the service of the photographer Danilevsky in Kharkov. Later he went to Petersburg, where he continued to […]...
16. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of I. A. Goncharov”The portrait was commissioned by P. M. Tretyakov in a number of other paintings depicting outstanding figures of Russian culture. While working on the canvas, the artist conducted a conversation with the writer about the painting “Christ in the Desert”, which struck the writer with its profoundness. In his other portraits, a middle-aged Goncharov looks […]...
17. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of Shishkin”Portraits of Ivan Kramskoy were born from photo retouching techniques. The future painter traveled around Russia and painted photographic portraits, at the same time comprehending the laws of light and shade and volume. In St. Petersburg, he finally gained fame as an excellent retoucher. Having risked without preparation, he passed the exams at the Imperial […]...
18. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of Nekrasov”Kramskoy is a Russian master of a genre, religious and historical portrait, who was able to transfer human faces to a host in the era before the widespread distribution of photography and keep them there for centuries. He wrote a lot, preferred realism to all other genres, often turned to Russian history as a source […]...
19. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Bouquet of flowers”Kramskoy – Russian artist, from all genres, preferred genre and historical painting. Sometimes he painted portraits, criticized other people’s paintings, tried to find such measures by which one could accurately determine the value of objects of art. He fiercely defended the idea that the artist should be not just an observer, but a teacher, and […]...
20. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Mina Moses”The painting “Mina Moses” was painted by I. N. Kramsky in 1882. She was a kind of sketch for a larger canvas “Peasant with a bridle” created a year later. The portrait of Mina Moiseyev is considered the best work of the artist. In search of the protagonist for the new picture, the artist went […]...
21. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of an unknown” (Nezkakomka)Kramskoy is a very famous artist, who has famous and unusual works of art. For example, one of his most famous masterpieces is a painting titled “Portrait of an Unknown.” This work is full of mystery and mystery, this is its peculiarity. The portrait is fraught with some intrigue. The mystery of this canvas has […]...
22. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Portrait of the poet and artist Taras Shevchenko G.”The portrait of the poet and artist Taras Shevchenko was commissioned by patron Pavel Tretyakov. The image of the Ukrainian poet was supposed to replenish the collection of artistic images of famous artists. By the time the canvas was created, Taras Shevchenko had already passed away. To perform a creative task, Ivan Kramsky had to […]...
23. Description of the painting by Philip Malyavina “Laughter”This work is interesting for its unusual history. Its author is Philip Andreevich Malyavin, born in 1869. Since childhood, the boy loved to draw and sculpt clay figures, giving them away to friends. Since he grew up in a poor peasant family, his parents could not allow him to seriously engage in creative work. Neighbors […]...
24. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Walking on the waters”The picture was painted in 1888 in Naples (Italy), currently in the St. Petersburg State Museum of the History of Religion. Materials to create were paper and oil. Appeal to the biblical images runs like a red thread through all the works of Aivazovsky, a deep religiosity inherent in paintings devoted to events and personalities […]...
25. Description of the sculpture by Ivan Shadr “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”In Moscow, in the Park of the December Uprising there is a bronze sculpture called “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”. Its creator is Russian and Soviet sculptor Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr, who worked at the junction of two eras. This work is one of the best examples of realism of the Soviet period. The […]...
26. Description of the icon by Andrei Rublev “The Descent into Hell”According to the biblical commandments, after his death, Jesus went to hell and smashed the gates that held everyone who was there. He came there to allow the prisoners there to rise with him. After all, according to the canons, hell is evil, and not only the souls of sinners, but also some of the […]...
27. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of I. N. Kramsky”In this work, we see a portrait of the famous Russian painter Ivan Nikolaevich Kramsky. It always raises many questions, as one artist allowed to paint his portrait to another artist. But Repin and Kramsky were bound by long friendships, so in this work we see, literally, a piece of Repin’s soul, his feelings for […]...
28. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Christ in the crown of thorns”This picture refers to the early work of Peter Paul Rubens, but here you can already see that the master knows human anatomy well. Creating in the Baroque era, the artist studied a lot the works of ancient masters, their sculptural heritage. Therefore, in this work we see a thorough drawing of all the muscles […]...
29. Description of the painting by Paul Gauguin “Yellow Christ”It is easy to guess that the painting “Yellow Christ” keeps a religious overtones. However, both society and critics disagree – whether it was a challenge to the clergy and the whole Christian world or a desperate call to cast off a veil of indifference. The central place of the composition is the traditional plot […]...
30. Illustration for the fairy tale “The Frog Princess” by Ivan Bilibin (Ivan Tsarevich and the Frog)The great Russian artist Ivan Bilibin liked to create illustrations for fairy tales, this particular trend in art was especially good for him. Since 1899, he created entire cycles for the publication of fairy tales, while working in different styles. For each story, he picked up his approach, made his own flavor. He worked in […]...
31. Description of the illustration of Ivan Bilibin to the tale “Ivan Tsarevich and the Firebird”Before us is an illustration of a famous fairy tale. Bilibin is a true master who has managed to convey the special beauty of this amazing genre. Fairy tales allow us to plunge into a world full of wonders. There are herbs in it. Animals and birds can talk. The man understands them perfectly. Firebird […]...
32. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “What is truth?”This picture is of interest not only because of its artistic component, but also because it has several oil layers. The artist at the time of creating the masterpiece was in distress, therefore, if society did not accept one of his works, he painted another on top of it. The viewer in the picture can […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky “Party (1875 – 1897)”This picture is in one of the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery. It depicts young people in a dimly lit, small room. The light source is a kerosene lamp, rising from under the lampshade. Students gathered around the table waiting for the samovar to boil. Nobody starts the meal, although the table is set and […]...
34. Description of the painting by Jacopo Tintoretto “Crucifixion”Jacopo Tintoretto wrote the picture “The Crucifixion” in the classic biblical story. The style of writing is characteristic of the mature period of the artist’s creative journey. The work displays a variety of images on which the painter worked for several years. In the center of the composition is the scene of the crucifix with […]...
35. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “stormy sea”Aivazovsky – the most famous Russian marine painter. The sea was the true passion of the artist. He was born and grew up in Feodosia, and from the 6000 paintings he painted in his entire life, the sea is the main character in more than half. Even when the artist wrote plot, genre paintings – […]...
36. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “The Tempest”Throughout his life, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was passionately in love with the sea, painted pictures on the marine theme, became world famous for centuries and remained as an artist, talentedly and uniquely painted seascapes. It seems that the artist was aware of some great secret, which allowed him to penetrate the innermost depths, to know […]...
37. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Distribution of food”The painting, referring to the period of the 90s of the 19th century, in the center depicts a troika of horses galloping at full speed, driven by a gray-haired and thick beard charioteer. On the cart is a farmer in light clothing and proudly holding an American flag. The events described by the picture date […]...
38. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581” (the Terrible kills his son)The canvas “Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan November 16, 1581” is one of the most illustrious works of the great Russian artist Ilya Repin. The idea for writing the canvas came from the artist after the concert of Rimsky-Korsakov, in addition, suggest that the reason for writing it was the murder of Tsar […]...
39. Description of the painting by Frans Hals “Cheerful drinking companion” (Drunkard)Khals used to spend all his free time in pubs and taverns. But it would be wrong to say that he visited the pubs only to get drunk. It was here that he saw those people who then became the heroes of his famous paintings. This canvas is addressed directly to each of us, to […]...
40. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Russian squadron in the Sevastopol raid”Today, the painting canvas by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky is kept in the State Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. This work of the artist was commissioned by the emperor in 1846, the plot of the painting is the appearance of Emperor Nicholas I in the port of Sevastopol, inspecting the entire city and checking the navy […]...