Description of the painting by Jean Ingres “Big Odaliska”

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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 “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 […]...
3. 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 […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. 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 […]...
6. Description of the painting by Jean-Auguste Ingres “Napoleon on the imperial throne”Ingre painted the oil painting “Napoleon on the imperial throne” in 1806 in the neoclassical style by order of Emperor Napoleon I. In this work, this ruler sits on his throne in the usual position in which the god Jupiter is usually found, the emblem of the eagle woven on the carpet by skilled craftsmen. […]...
7. 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 […]...
8. 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 […]...
9. 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 […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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 […]...
14. 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 […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Chardin “The Attributes of Art”Throughout his life, Jean Baptiste Chardin wrote his works in almost only two directions – everyday life scenes and still life. The painter perfectly mastered both genres. In everyday compositions, he showed life in the low class – working women, playing children. In his still lifes Chardin also adhered to simplicity, depicting at first glance […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. Description of the painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau “Savoyard with a marmot”The picture was painted from life, precisely in the place that is depicted on it. A skilled artist depicted on him a little musician who was walking and at the same time working on a bright day. The face of the young man is open and smiling, he is not shy to look directly at […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “The Latch”“The Latch” is a work of a talented artist originally from France and living in Paris in the 18-19 century. J. Fragonard. The author created it during a trip to Italy, as opposed to the equally famous masterpiece “The Adoration of the Shepherds”. Both canvases became the property of a distinguished customer, the carrier of […]...
21. 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 […]...
22. 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 […]...
23. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Greza “Paralytic”The painting “Paralytic” is written in the best traditions of the Enlightenment. It perfectly combines the talent of the artist, the dynamism of the image and the didactic character of the plot. The painting of Jean-Baptiste Greza is touching and eloquent at the same time. On it, he captured a friendly family caring for a […]...
24. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Greza “Son of punishment”The picture “Son of Punishment” – the embodiment of the artistic skill of its author, but also her edification. Jean-Baptiste Dreams depicted a complex family conflict. We are witnessing the sorrowful experiences of a family that has just lost its head. The viewer is involved in the heap of emotions that the deceased’s relatives feel. […]...
25. 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 […]...
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 painting by Jean Antoine Vatto “Sign of Gersin’s shop”Jean Antoine Watteau is the son of a roofer, who has been addicted to drawing since childhood. In his youth, having no means of subsistence, he serially copied pictures of masters of painting. The reproductions that are being created today with the help of digital printing, the young Watteau redrawn – each individually. However, despite […]...
28. Description of the painting by Jean-Baptiste Chardin “Laundresses”Jean Baptiste Chardin painted many famous paintings, among which is the painting “Laundresses”, written in 1737. In a dark room, only half illuminated by daylight, the foreground was painted with light and relatively bright colors. In the picture he is represented by a young laundress, a child, most likely her son, and a cat sitting […]...
29. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “Angelius”“Angelus Domini” is the name of the Catholic prayer, which is read three times a day – in the morning, at lunch and in the evening. The bells on Catholic churches in the old days called on believers to pray, and three times a day both cities and villages were filled with a festive bell […]...
30. 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. […]...
31. Description of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard “Bathers”French artist Jean Honore Fragonard was known for his rococo and neoclassic paintings. Frequent heroes of his canvases are almost heavenly romantic couples, playing characters, whose dresses fly around the picture and create the impression of airy and multicolored clouds. The painting “Bathers”, which was created in the period 1772 – 1775, was no exception. […]...
32. Description of the painting by Jean Baptiste Corot “Carts of hay”The painting “A cart of hay” was written in 1860. The basis of the picture was a canvas, made with oil technique, size 32×45 cm. At the moment, the picture is kept in the State Museum of Fine Arts. A. S. Pushkin, in the city of Moscow. During his creative life, the author has written […]...
33. Description of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet “Collector ears”The painting “Collector of Ears” was painted in 1857 and is currently in the Paris museum of Orsay. Materials for the creation of the work served as oil and canvas. The dimensions of the canvas are 84 by 111 cm. In the picture we see a group of women working in the field. Warm, dull […]...
34. Description of the painting by Jean Baptiste Chardin “Return from the market”Created in 1739. Materials – canvas and oil, size – 47 by 38 cm. Located in the Louvre, Paris, France. The French artist gained great popularity with still lifes and scenes from the everyday life of ordinary people, executed with great care and a great variety of color combinations. Even white for him has never […]...
35. Description of the painting by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin “Laundress”The painting depicts a typical day in the life of ordinary people. The foreground is distinguished by bright, almost radiant colors, and it depicts a woman, a child, a trough with soapy water, a three-colored cat, dormant, with its paws tucked under itself. The picture turns out to be almost idealistic – the mother works, […]...
36. Description of the painting by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin “Still Life”Chardin was a true master of still life. He preferred to depict completely familiar objects, utensils and dishes. His paintings are the most democratic and at the same time incredibly significant. We see objects that become a symbol of a strong family life. They demonstrate her orderly way. Before us is a bowl with a […]...
37. 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 […]...
38. 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. […]...
39. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Vitruvian Man”The picture of the Vitruvian Man is a work that was created by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 1490-92 as an illustration for a book. The book itself was devoted to the works of Vitruvius, and the illustration by Da Vinci was placed in her diary. The figure clearly shows the image of a […]...
40. Description of the painting by Francisco de Goya “Mach naked”Among the paintings of Goya, the diptych “Maha dressed” and “Mach naked” is fanned by the greatest mystery. Legend has it that the pictures depict the same woman, the mistress of the artist, the Duchess of Alba. However, all her descendants object to this version. They were even asked to open the family crypt in […]...