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1. Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Self-portrait” (1794)This picture shows us the character and appearance of Jacques-Louis David, how the artist himself felt. He wanted the audience to recognize in him a man of strong-willed, restrained, passionate and inclined to spiritual impulse. One need only look at the artist’s self-portrait in order to understand the reasons why he joined the revolutionaries and […]...
2. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Portrait of Napoleon in his office”The picture was painted in 1812 in oil on canvas. David is a brilliant artist of the 19th century. His portraits are known all over the world and stand in the same row with the greatest artists. The portrait of Napoleon was painted by David when the period of classicism dominated in painting. It is […]...
3. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Death of Marat”One of the masterpieces of world painting today is the painting The Death of Marat (1793), painted by the famous French painter Jacques Louis David. Marat was a very good friend of the artist and one of the toughest and fanatical leaders of the bloody revolutionary events in France. He was killed by the decisive […]...
4. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Love of Paris and Helen”Here, it would seem, a revolutionary painter, a chanter of the French Revolution, and suddenly a plot from ancient Roman history… Someone might find such a neighborhood strange, but just then French revolutionaries quite often turned to Roman history. And apparently on the wave of this enthusiasm, David, a famous artist, depicted two young people […]...
5. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Sappho and Phaon”The work of the talented French artist Jacques Louis David is done with oil on a sufficiently large canvas. David is considered the founder of neoclassicism, based on the works of the ancient heritage. The work “Sappho and Phaon” was made in terms of the artist’s late work. It bears the beloved Sappho and Phaon, […]...
6. Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Napoleon on the Saint-Bernard Pass”David – the founder of French neo-classicism, artistically rethought the standards of classicism and updated them in accordance with the era. Ardent revolutionary, a supporter of the French Revolution, loyal to Napoleon and who believed that he is able to give the world what he needs. “Napoleon on the Saint-Bernard Pass” – the picture is […]...
7. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Belisarius”Filled with tragedy, sadness and human injustice, the painting by famous French classical painter “Belisarius”, Jacques Louis David, was painted in oil in 1781. The plot of the picture is imbued with sadness, sentimentality and compassion. She tells of a Byzantine illustrious commander Belisarius, who was slandered and removed from service, condemning wanderings and poverty. […]...
8. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Antiochus and Stratonika”David is a French artist, a representative of neoclassicism – revolutionary classicism, which does not reject the old canons, but reinterprets them in its own way. Neoclassicists believed that the artist should not just be an observer and his main purpose is not to simply capture the surrounding reality. They believed that the artist’s mission […]...
9. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “The Coronation of Napoleon and Empress Josephine”The artist worked on the painting for about two years and created a huge canvas. The painter depicted about 150 characters. Each image is realistic and accurate, the master wrote all the characters from real people. The artist has long wanted to create a canvas using the theme of the coronation and, after the implementation […]...
10. Description of the painting by Jean-Louis David “The Oath of the Horatii”“The Oath of the Horatii” – a large painting, written by French artist Jean-Louis David in 1784. The painting is currently in the Paris Louvre. As soon as the picture came out from under the master’s brush, it immediately gained a great success, both among the public and among critics. The painting “The Oath of […]...
11. Description of the painting by Paul Cezanne “Madame Cezanne”The picture was painted in 1895 in oil on canvas. Cezanne is a great French artist who lived in Provence at the turn of the century. He was a representative of post-impressionism. He painted landscapes, was famous for his portraits. His canvases are not like any other. He did not depict the usual characters in […]...
12. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “David”“David” is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo. This marble statue, whose height is over five meters, is the top of the Renaissance sculpture. The original of this statue is currently in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts. By the way, she is there to prevent damage. The statue is a naked figure of David. […]...
13. Description of the painting by Henri Matisse “Madame Matisse”The painting “Madame Matisse” was painted by the artist in 1907. Here he depicted his wife – Madame Matisse. It must be said that when the canvas was presented for public viewing, the society embraced an indescribable feeling, and it was not a feeling of admiration. People could not understand how it was possible to […]...
14. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “David”As they say in an ancient legend written in the Bible, a young and courageous young man, David, with a stone that he released from a sling, killed the formidable giant Goliath. And during the times of the Renaissance, many artists and sculptors took this story as the basis of their creation. The image of […]...
15. Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “David and Bathsheba”Marc (Movsha) Chagall was born in Vitebsk, into a Jewish family, received a traditional home education. The main element of his paintings has always been Jewish folk culture. Often the artist visualized proverbs in Yiddish, turned to biblical stories. The vocation of the creator for him was inextricably linked with national self-awareness. In the thirties […]...
16. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “David and Goliath”Entering the Sistine Chapel, looking up and to the left, the viewer will see part of the detail of the fresco “David and Goliath”. The main character was a famous person in the history of the Jews, a famous person in art. Lived in 10 Art. BC, served as offering arms to the king Saul. […]...
17. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Saul and David”Of particular value in the cultural and historical heritage are the works of artists on rare themes and subjects. One of these scenes is the image of the characters from the Bible of Saul and David. The Dutch painter Rembrandt made as many as two canvases with these heroes: the first in 1630, the next […]...
18. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “The Farewell of David to Jonathan”The great Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn was a great master of the image of human emotions and experiences. The genre’s works of the master are very diverse, but on whatever topic he wrote, the depths of human passions were always paramount for him. One of Rembrandt’s teachers was Peter Lastman – and he […]...
19. Description of the painting by Rembrandt “David and Jonathan”Dutch by birth, Rembrandt, undoubtedly, is one of the greatest artists of all times and peoples who have made an invaluable contribution to world painting. Of course, first of all, the talent of the artist played its role in this, in many respects, this was facilitated by the fact that before writing each of his […]...
20. Description of the statue of Donatello “David”“David” is one of the great sculptures that embodies so many meanings and questions that worried people in the 15th century. This is a statue that was the beginning of the revival of the cult of the body. Not clarified is the question of the time the creation of this masterpiece. Most art critics date […]...
21. Description of the painting by Caravaggio “David and Goliath (1601)”This painting was commissioned by the artist Cardinal Scipione Borghese. David and Goliath, relying on biblical information, were heroes of antiquity. David was to be king of the Jews, and Goliath was a gigantic Philistine. In one of the biblical legends tells of the confrontation of these two characters. Goth was the native city of […]...
22. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “David and Uriah”Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn is a Dutch artist whose paintings are distinguished by the versatility of selected subjects and the techniques used. Of particular interest to the artist were biblical stories, which corresponded to the piety of the society in which he lived, and allowed him to continue to experiment and search for new approaches […]...
23. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Madame de Pompadour”Francois Boucher is a very versatile French artist. The basis of his work consists of paintings with mythical and biblical scenes; he also liked to depict the daily activities of the people of Paris and pastoral scenes, often taking portraits. The favorite of Louis the Fifteenth, the Marquis de Pompadour, was his devoted admirer and […]...
24. Description of the painting by David Burliuk “Portrait of the Futurist Songbird Vasily Kamensky”The painting titled “Portrait of the futurist Vasily Kamensky’s songwriter” was painted by Burliuk in 1916. She treats it as a work of art in the style of futurism with some echoes of primitivism and fauvism. This picture does not carry the similarity of photographic accuracy with the real Vasily Kamensky. Burliuk portrayed him as […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Arlesianka”Vincent Van Gogh is the author of many masterpieces that were recognized as brilliant only after his death. This artist is a phenomenon that has opened and diluted post-impressionism. His desire for bright colors, unusual images and a predisposition for sensual heart impulses made the paintings the most famous and recognizable around the world. “Arlesianka” […]...
26. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Bathsheba”Once, during the life of King David, he walked on the roof of his palace at sunset, and saw a young girl bathing at the spring, who seemed very beautiful to him. Sensing a passion for her, the king, who did not know of any refusal, sent his own servants to her, and they brought […]...
27. Description of the painting by Caspar David Friedrich “Sunset”Works depicting the landscapes of Friedrich are unclear, often full of uneasy symbolism, almost always mystical and realized by arguments of contemplation of the depths of the planet. The individual in his works is not an arbitrary hero. The development of creations of general philosophical significance for Frederick is the path to lightness and freedom. […]...
28. Description of the painting by Caspar David Friedrich “Monk by the Sea”Frederick always adhered to religious themes – this topic was most interesting and close to him. “Monk by the Sea” – a picture that, along with another (“Abbey in the Oak Forest”), brought him success. It depicts a calm dark sea. The lambs of the waves run along it, the surf rustles against the shore. […]...
29. Description of the painting by Caspar David Friedrich “Two, contemplating the moon”Many artists underlined the work of a person from darkness to enlightenment. Naturally, this was expressed on the canvas a little differently than required by the meaning. One of these paintings is the creation of Friedrich Caspar “Two, contemplating the moon.” The work emphasizes, if not aspiration, then interest in something unknown, bright, but definitely […]...
30. Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Bathsheba”Bathsheba is a beautiful name, and this woman was just as captivatingly beautiful. It is mentioned in the pages of the Bible. The second Judaic King David was walking somehow through the territory of his palace, going to the roof, his eyes were attracted by Bathsheba bathing in the neighboring garden. The man was fascinated […]...
31. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Bathsheba at the Fountain”Peter Paul Rubens is a famous Dutch artist who lived in the years 1577-1640. He painted pictures on a variety of topics, but those that are written in biblical scenes were his best pieces. The painting “Bathsheba at the Fountain” is written based on biblical stories. Of course, people far from the history and the […]...
32. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Pigeon Book”Roerich is one of those rare artists who is trying to understand and analyze philosophical and complex issues through his works. The artist mainly focused his attention on the description of the originality of the Russian people, to help the viewer travel back to the days of distant ancestors. His paintings help to reveal the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Marquise de Pompadour”Francois Boucher was not considered a portrait painter. For all his creative life, he painted more than a thousand paintings, of which portraits are just a little more than a dozen. Most of these portraits are images of the Marquise de Pompadour. The name of the Marquise de Pompadour was known to many even during […]...
34. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Bathsheba”Rembrandt depicted the scene, which is described in the Old Testament. One day King David stepped onto the roof of his palace. From there he saw a beautiful woman who was bathing. David became very interested in who she is. It turned out that her name is Bathsheba, and she is married. The king ordered […]...
35. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Portrait of the actress Jeanne Samary”The first of the main representatives of the Impressionists, who became a master of a secular portrait and gained popularity among rich Parisians. Using the contrasting play of light and shade, which made the images in his paintings almost sculptural, he created such masterpieces as “Swing”, “Naked”, “Lodge”, “Path in the tall grass”. A special […]...
36. Description of the painting by Giorgione “Self-portrait”This work belongs to the late works of the famous Venetian artist. It is believed that she originally depicted the scene of the biblical confrontation between David and Goliath, but later the lower part of the picture with the giant warrior was cut out. Giorgione is a progressive artist of his time. He rethought the […]...
37. 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 […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. Description of the sculpture by Etienne Maurice Falcone “Dangerous Cupid”At the personal request of the Marquise de Pompadour herself, the famous sculptor creates a small sculpture of the god of love Amur. The marble figurine depicts a winged cute boy and received the name “The Dangerous Cupid”. Since the first exhibition, sculpture has become popular. First, the repeated statuettes were made by the author […]...
40. 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 […]...