Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Napoleon on the imperial throne”

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1. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Consul Napoleon”Ingres was neither a revolutionary, nor a conservative, nor a romantic. Most of all he was interested in the form. Not an ideal form, but associated with the originality of the objects depicted. “Consul Napoleon” – the first Napoleon portrait of authorship of Ingres. The second portrait was written two years later, when Napoleon was […]...
2. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Portrait of Mademoiselle Rivière”Dated to 1805. Materials: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 100 by 70 cm. Stored in the Louvre, Paris, France. This canvas was painted by the master at the beginning of his career. Philibert Rivière, who served at the court of Napoleon, invited the young painter to his home in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (a city in the suburbs of […]...
3. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Joan of Arc at the coronation of Charles 7”The painting was created in 1854 in oil on canvas. The style in painting is neoclassicism. Genre – historical painting. Ingres is a French artist. He is considered the founder of academicism in Europe in the 19th century. For France, he became a great master of portrait. His models were important public figures, Napoleon, the […]...
4. Description of the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros “Napoleon on Arkolsky bridge”The second half of the 18th century in the history of painting is marked by a special time – the era of romanticism has come. She was led by the figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, and it would seem that such an imperious figure having come to power, having carried out so many revolutions, should have […]...
5. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Bather”Pictures on literary and mythological plots, portraits and historical canvases – it seems that any of the themes is subject to the artist. Frankly admiring the beauty of the naked body is associated with ancient art. The same detailed drawing of the curves of the body, combined with an amazing smooth lines and a fancy […]...
6. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Source”Ingres is a French artist who claimed that since Raphael, art has gone in the wrong direction, which means that his mission is to continue from the level that classicism has reached. This position raised some questions from his colleagues, and from society as well – the paintings of Ingres sometimes seemed too frank, sometimes […]...
7. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Turkish bath”Engrou was seventy-nine years old when he began work on this picture and eighty-two when he finished it. She sums it up – having devoted all his life to work and research in the nude genre (that is, in the nude genre), he finds his meaning, his Grail, and embodies the best that he has […]...
8. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Raphael and Fornarin”Year of creation – 1841. Materials – oil on canvas, size – 64.77 by 53.34 cm. Stored in Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, USA. The canvas was written in the period of life of Ingres in Rome, when his style was already fully formed. The double portrait depicts another famous painter from the Renaissance, Rafael […]...
9. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Oedipus and the Sphinx”The basis of his famous work Ingre laid the ancient Greek legend of the Sphinx. Sphinx – a terrible monster with a female head and charms, but he has a lion body, a rattlesnake tail and huge white wings. For each traveler who wants to get into Thebes, this monster would make a well-known riddle […]...
10. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Venus of Anadimeon”The painting “Venus of Anadimeon” was painted by the famous French artist Jean-Auguste Ingrom in 1848. Writing a canvas, just 1.63 meters high and 92 centimeters wide, took nearly 40 years. In 1808, the artist began working on a painting, wrote half of it, and for four decades he did not dare to take up […]...
11. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Madonna in front of the cup with the participle”Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres – the main face of nineteenth-century academicism. Known both as an artist and as a musician – in his youth he played in an opera orchestra. Almost half of adult life spent in Italy. Conventionally, the master’s work is divided into several stages. As an artist, he formed early; Engra had a […]...
12. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Zeus (Jupiter) and Thetis”The famous canvas “Zeus and Thetis” by J.-O. D. Ingres was the last work written by the artist in his student years. The plot basis for the picture was the first song of the Homer Iliad. The artist is so imbued with this episode that he wanted to depict on the canvas the power of […]...
13. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres “The Apotheosis of Homer”The main character of this canvas is Homer – the great old man, whose thoughts and sayings have been passed on from mouth to mouth for many centuries. The old man’s face expresses wisdom and mental clarity, and the sage’s shoulders and knees are covered with white cloth. Glory – a beautiful angel in white […]...
14. Description of the painting by Jean Ingres “Big Odaliska”“Big Odalisque” – a painting by French artist Jean Ingres, written in 1814. He painted his canvas by order of the Queen of Naples, Caroline Murat. This picture was the most significant and famous achievement in all the works of Ingres. In his canvas, Ingres, imitating the greatest artists of the Renaissance, idealized and perfected […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. Description of the painting by Ivan Aivazovsky “Napoleon on St. Helena”The canvas “Napoleon on St. Helena” was written by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky for the celebration of the victory over the French invaders in honor of the jubilee. The sensational name of the former emperor of France, the king of Italy, who voluntarily surrendered to the island of St. Helena who was exiled by the English […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Napoleon at the Borodino Heights”Vereshchagin executed a picture called “Napoleon on the Borodino Heights” where he wrote Napoleon and his retinue. All officers are dressed in full dress uniform, and this is not without reason, much can be explained by the historical background of this battle. Napoleon understood that this battle would be decisive, based on the fact that […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “The Sower”The early works of the artist clearly show us the mood of the time. The famous canvas “The Sower” shows us a peasant who, with a simple movement, tries to throw seeds into the ground. This is a simple peasant, rather poor, exhausted by hard work. Striding wide, he tries to sow a new crop. […]...
21. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Greza “Damned child”The legendary picture of Zh. B. Dreams “Bald Child” is the most valuable exhibit of the State Hermitage Museum, located in the city of St. Petersburg. In total, the museum houses 11 works by the artist. The picture is made in the once popular Rococo style, oil on canvas. The masterpiece was born in 1765. […]...
22. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “The Thinker”The “Thinker” is the pinnacle of the creative work of the French sculptor of the second half of the 19th century, Auguste Rodin. Initially, the author called the statue “The Poet”, implying the creator of the Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri. The work was made to order by the Museum of Decorative Arts for two years […]...
23. Description of the sculpture of Jean Houdon “Voltaire”Sculpture of Voltaire, made by Jean-Antoine Houdon, is considered the best work, exactly, conveying the image of the great philosopher. Shortly before his death, Voltaire agreed to pose for the sculptor. At that time he was eighty-four years old. Marble sculpture is famous not only for the amazing work of the author, skillfully conveying complex […]...
24. 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 […]...
25. Description of the painting by Jean Beaud “Victoria”“Victoria” belongs to the hand of Jean Bero – French salon painter. At the heart of this direction is a rationalistic, checked system of rules prescribing a certain approach to the depiction of an object. Brilliant compositions and artistry, a tendency to an idealistic “sublime” reflection of the surrounding world. Who lived and truly in […]...
26. Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “Swing”Jean-Honore Fragonard, a cheerful, witty and consistently affable, worked in the rococo style – a genre that does not pretend to be deep, and is designed to decorate interiors and to please the eye. Therefore, the picture entitled “Happy Possibilities of a Swing” is imbued with the characteristic lyricism of mood, playful eroticism, refinement of […]...
27. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Kiss”Kiss… alluring, intoxicating, gentle, long-awaited. There are plenty of epithets for him. Since the time of Plato, people have been puzzled by the question of why lovers like to kiss so much. There is something sacred in the action itself, it was precisely this mystery and unstoppable passion that Rene Francois Roden managed to convey […]...
28. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Dance in the city”To the birth of the painting “Dance in the City”, which Renoir wrote in 1883, was directly implicated by a certain Paul Durand-Ruel, he ordered for himself three picturesque panels, where dances would be depicted. Renoir was interested in this subject, he had already addressed it before, but this time the painter embodied a curious […]...
29. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “In the theater”This picture on the theme of the theater is not the first among the lists of works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. At the heart of the plot is a girl watching the theatrical performance, she is the biggest figure on the canvas. Renoir liked to depict women in her works; thus, each woman is depicted as […]...
30. Description of the painting by Jean-Etienne Liotar “Chocolate”In the Dresden Gallery, each painting is a masterpiece, but there is one that captivates with simplicity and refinement at the same time. This is Jean-Etienne Lyotard’s “Chocolate Girl”, written from 1743 to 1745 on pastel on parchment. The size of the picture is small, however, not even for a hundred years, it has gathered […]...
31. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin “Prayer before dinner”A painting on the themes of genre scenes from life, painted in oil on canvas. Like many other works of the artist in this genre, the picture was very kind and tender. A deep and clear look at the family life of ordinary people, families. The foreground shows a dinner table where two girls and […]...
32. Description of the painting by Jean Honore Fragonard “Kiss furtively”Fragonard really loved to dream. His creative temperament is truly tremendous. Before us is a typical painting for a painter. In it you can feel the contradictions that miraculously coexisted in the works of the master. One gets the impression that the plot was dictated by aristocrats who love painting. We see the brilliance and […]...
33. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Chardin “Copper Water Tank”The picture was painted in 1734 in oil on canvas. Genre – still life. Direction in painting – Rococo. Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin was a French artist of the 18th century. His paintings have won numerous awards. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lifes. For his works he used his own style. For the image used constantly […]...
34. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “The Dancer”Renoir is a bright representative of impressionism in painting. In 1874, he painted his famous painting “The Dancer.” In it, we can fully see the artist’s refusal from a clear outline, we see a blurred background, which only reinforces the impression of movement. Renoir used paints, mainly pastel colors, which repelled the light. Thanks to […]...
35. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Chrysanthemums”Among the works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, you can count a few dozen still-life flowers, depending on the paintings of the French artist, it is possible to trace how the French bouquet has changed. One of these still lifes with the image of flowers was painted in 1900, the painting “Chrysanthemums”. The picture is made in […]...
36. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Church in Cana”In the center of this landscape is a massive church, made in bright colors. The contours of the building are drawn more clearly than the rest of the designs from Renoir’s canvases. In this case, the bends and depressions are not transmitted using alternating dark and light strokes, but using more detailed rendering. The white […]...
37. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Walk”The painting was painted in 1870. This canvas in a completely typical impressionist style. We see a woman and a man, who are depicted against the backdrop of lush greenery. They walk in nature. A man gives a woman a hand, as if to help quickly overcome a certain obstacle, which for us remains completely […]...
38. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Umbrellas”A talented French artist Auguste Renoir worked for several years on the famous painting “Umbrellas”. The work was begun at the end of 1881 and completed only in 1886. Rain. Paris. Umbrellas. On the one hand, it is a fuss, hustle, a cluster of umbrellas, and on the other hand, the charm and charm of […]...
39. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Bouquet of roses”Sensual and carefree works of Renoir stand out in impressionistic art. The world he captured was free from anxiety and fear, and the artist himself was convinced that the work of art should attract a pleasant mood, be joyful and cheerful. This hedonistic trend in art was carried out by the French artist through his […]...
40. Description of the painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir “Reading a Girl”The hard work on the portrait of the reading girls helped the artist Renoir to achieve the sensation of a blinding sun glare. The light ignites the already bright red hair, and falls directly on the old pages of an open book, reflecting off the paper on a snow-white young face. Sunshine is everywhere. The […]...