Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “The Elder”

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1. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Russian Knight”Vasilyev Konstantin Alekseevich – a modern brilliant master with a significant creative heritage, numbering about 500 masterpieces. Vasiliev was born in Maykop of the Adygei Autonomous Region, in 1942. Later, parents moved to a small village near Kazan. After graduating from art school, he began to teach drawing and drawing lessons at school. Also, moonlighted […]...
2. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Volga and Mikula”Vasiliev was hard enough to portray Mikula Selyaninovich, an ordinary rural peasant warrior, without pointing to his somewhat divine beginning. Before writing pictures, he spent time in the archive, so that the picture did not have a single unreliable detail. The painting “Volga and Mikula” was created after Vasilyev finished all the work, which depicted […]...
3. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Valkyrie”The painting “The Valkyrie” by Konstantin Vasilyev depicts Odin’s daughter – a belligerent, blond maid who takes the lives of perishing warriors. In general, the image of the war for Vasiliev was rather connected not with murder and deadly battles, but with the defense of the Motherland and great battles in which there was a […]...
4. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Reaper”The painting was painted in 1966 by the Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev for his mother’s birthday. The author is best known for his style, predisposed to Slavic mythology, ancient Russian epics and images. The artist honed his skills by transferring the faces and figures of the ancient Russians to the canvases, displaying archetypes with extraordinary […]...
5. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Over the Volga”The painting “Above the Volga” by Vasilyev was painted in his traditional, epic-mythological style. In the foreground we see a girl of Slavic appearance turned to the heavens. On a cliff of a cliff, her stately figure, dressed in a red caftan, looks proud and dutiful at the same time. Golden-white hair and a neat […]...
6. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Man with an owl”The great Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev painted a unique painting “A Man with an Owl”. This is a kind of challenge to all of humanity, which makes a person’s mind penetrate deep into philosophy and reflect on the existence of life. The picture is hard, not everyone is given to accept and know what our […]...
7. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Northern Eagle”The story of the creation of the picture is very interesting, its name speaks of the bird that he once saw, but expressed its whole power of gaze, the image of the conqueror and master of the taiga as follows. This courageous person personifies the primitive essence, courage, forest element, unshakable will. The canvas is […]...
8. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Invasion”When you look at this grand picture, you feel the invasion of something strange, incomprehensible to the ordinary person. We see an army going off into the distance. The faces of the soldiers are absolutely serious, not a single emotion is reflected in them. There is a feeling of hopelessness and inevitability. This picture is […]...
9. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Divination”Before the viewer is a picture of Vasilyev, which depicts a girl of good appearance. By the name of the film “Divination” is not difficult to understand what this girl does. Due to the fact that the candle is lit, it can be understood that all this action takes place at night, as in principle […]...
10. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Waiting”From the creative heritage of Konstantin Vasilyev among more than 400 paintings, the painting “Expectation” is justly distinguished by its impact on the feelings of the viewer. The artwork was done in 1976. Our gaze presents an elongated canvas framed by the wooden frame of a narrow window. Reliably repeated wood pattern hints at a […]...
11. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Berg”Emotionally rich picture, a riot of colors, unsurpassed combinations make any viewer think. Carefully examining the foreground, we see the coastal sand of golden color. Very finely, the artist conveys a falling shadow on the sand and small notches in the sand are highlighted in dark brown. Very textured and undoubtedly brightly depicted sea stones, […]...
12. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Mermaid”In the picture of Konstantin Vasilyev, the mermaid is depicted in an unusual manner for the viewer. In the picture there is no hint of fabulousness or cartoon character image. The mermaid is written in the form of a pretty young girl who sits on the branches of a tree. I would like to recall […]...
13. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Marshal Zhukov”Konstantin Vasilyev in his work showed a special love for military subjects. Zhukov is an important historical figure; many artists tried to portray his portrait. Someone did it successfully, and some took prominent places in the most famous museums in the world. This portrait of Marshal Zhukov is the second part of the famous triptych. […]...
14. Description of the painting by Konstantin Vasilyev “Alyosha Popovich and the girl is beautiful”A colorful, almost popular print picture, which depicts one of the three most famous Russian warriors – Alyosha Popovich. Oh, and the master, he was his strongman to surprise. At the mere mention of him, the Mongol Mongols threw down their weapons and fled, wherever they looked. He was painfully severe when he met an […]...
15. Description of the painting by Konstantin Yuon “Morning of industrial Moscow”Konstantin Fedorovich Yuon was a painter, graphic artist and set designer. In his early work, the motifs of the Russian countryside can be traced: he was interested in the state of nature, how the seasons change, what kind of life in different cities and villages, the architecture of ancient monasteries. The style of painting of […]...
16. Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Adam and Eve”This picture of the master of the Northern Renaissance, written around 1526, is sometimes called Russian Cranach due to the fact that it was discovered in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, but then sold to the West. In the work of Lucas Cranach the Elder, a German painter of the Renaissance, the […]...
17. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Village”It is worth saying, starting the story of Fyodor Vasilyev’s painting “The Village”, that the work itself was written by the artist under the direct impression of his travels around the Tambov province of the Russian Empire, as well as through the provincial towns and villages of Ukraine. That is why, in the canvas itself, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Evening”All works by Konstantin Somov are very life-loving, reflect the spirit of the era, and at the same time are equipped with an inherent sadness with a touch of skepticism, melancholic. So characterized the work of Somov, one of his closest friends, Alexander Benoit. At the beginning of the 20th century, and more precisely in […]...
19. Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Lucretia”Antique scenes were very popular in Germany during the Renaissance. The basis for the plot of the canvas of the great painter was the events associated with the legendary Roman heroine – the beautiful Lucretia, the moral wife of the patrician, raped by the king’s son and unable to survive the shame and humiliation. The […]...
20. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder “Two monkeys”Peter Bruegel the Elder’s painting Two Monkeys (Two Monkeys on a Chain) was painted in oil on a tree in 1562. Animal genre. The plot is based on two brown monkeys chained to one ring. They sit on a wide low window, which overlooks Antwerp, the bay with ships, towers and houses, lost in the […]...
21. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder “Artist and Connoisseur”The painting “The Artist and the Expert” (“Self-portrait with the customer”) was made by the Flemish artist Peter Bruegel the Elder in 1565 with ink and pen on paper. Genre – self-portrait. The artist takes the central place of the work, the customer looks over his shoulder. The head of the master is turned by […]...
22. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder “Dutch proverbs”Bruegel’s picture Dutch Proverbs contains more than a hundred proverbs, many of which have not been guessed, and some are still used in our life. The art historians are still engaged in identifying many proverbs, and more than a hundred proverbs and popular expressions have already been found in the picture. We see in the […]...
23. Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Saint Catherine”This picture is the central part of the triptych “The Martyrdom of St. Catherine”, made by Cranach in 1506 – when the artist had already worked for several months at the court of Friedrich the Wise. The plot of the triptych refers to a famous Christian legend. At one time in Alexandria, the rule was […]...
24. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder “The Fall of Rebel Angels”The painting “The Fall of Rebel Angels” was painted by Flemish painter Peter Bruegel the Elder in oil on a tree in 1562 The plot is based on a biblical story about angels that rebelled in pride, symbolically reflecting the end of the world, when humanity mired in cruelty and nonsense will be doomed to […]...
25. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Before the storm”Vasiliev is a wonderful landscape painter who has created many works. His paintings are distinguished by lyricism and lightness. Probably the favorite storyline of the painter is a thunderstorm. He has especially many dramatic works on this subject. The work “Before the Thunderstorm” was written by the author at the end of his journey along […]...
26. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Summer”The painting was painted at the beginning of the 20th century, after the October Revolution. In the foreground, two young girls are sitting on a lawn on the bank of a forest stream. The young ladies depicted in the picture are dressed in dresses of the pre-revolutionary era. On their faces, peace, tranquility, light sadness. […]...
27. Description of the triptych of Francis Bacon “Three Etudes by Lucien Freud”Painter Francis Bacon was born in 1909 in Dublin. His pictures express many different emotions, they are expressive, sometimes even seem cruel, and they cannot be called generally accepted aesthetic standards. In his works a splash of blood, he portrays many ugly, mutilated bodies, distorted human faces. As recognized by the artist himself, the inspiration […]...
28. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Evening”Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev began his artistic career at the age of 17. He specialized in writing landscapes. The young artist sought to capture nature in its various states. Unfortunately, his life was tragically cut short at the age of 23. During his short life Vasiliev wrote more than 100 paintings and managed to get into […]...
29. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “After the rain”The painter Fyodor Vasilyev for his life wrote many landscapes, which were recognized by his contemporaries. The painting “After the Rain”, the artist creates in 1869. Now she is exhibited in Moscow, in one of the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery. At first glance, the simple landscape “After the Rain” attracts the viewer with the […]...
30. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Winter”The painting “Winter” written by Vasilyev in 1871. It depicts an endless winding rural road along the forest. Everything around is tightly covered with snow, but on a deserted road there are no traces of a sleigh, a woman and a little boy walk along it. They are so tired and froze from the path […]...
31. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “For tea”In Russia, residents learned about tea only at the beginning of the 17th century. For a very long time it cost dearly, therefore simple workers and people with average incomes could not afford it. In their homes, the nobles very carefully guarded tea: it was kept by mistresses in their bedrooms, in small caskets. For […]...
32. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Family Portrait”Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky bright representative of one of the most prominent families of the XIX century. His father was the founder of the Moscow School, and his elder brother was a famous ascetic. Love for painting manifested itself quite early. The canvas of K. E. Makovsky cannot be called outstanding and taking for the soul. […]...
33. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Swamp in the forest”The painting “Swamp in the Forest” was painted by Russian artist Vasiliev from 1871 to 1873. For the basis of its plot, the author chose a swamp in the forest more often during reproduction, which is surrounded by motley-colored autumn trees against the background of an overcast sky. Compared with other works of Vasiliev, this […]...
34. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Wet Meadow”Fedor Vasilyev gained recognition and popularity in wide and narrow circles during his lifetime. The landscapes of the author attract with their sophistication and greatness of nature. The peculiarity of the work of Fyodor Alexandrovich Vasiliev is to see magic and mystery, power and modesty in an unremarkable landscape. Vasiliev’s skill was revealed precisely in […]...
35. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “The Thaw”In artists, probably, like in nature, bad weather is only a conditional category. The sad and cold landscape that is familiar to all of us can perhaps be a subject of inspiration? It turns out yes, maybe. One need only look at the Vasiliev’s “Thaw” picture. Here, how famous and expressively depicted is the famous […]...
36. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Eupraxia”Vasiliev was an artist who amazed everyone with the realism of his paintings. So here, even with a detailed and close enough consideration of the picture, the feeling that you have a photograph or at least a computer graphic image does not leave you. But no, this is really a picture. Before us is a […]...
37. Description of the painting by Konstantin Korovin “Self-portrait”Konstantin Korovin – one of the most prominent artists of the first half of the twentieth century. His works take pride of place in the largest museums of Russia. Due to his amazing vital energy, all his works were performed in bright colors and endowed with a hint of festivity. He will undoubtedly perpetuate his […]...
38. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “View of the Volga. Barks “Volga. The most beautiful and widest river in Europe. The most powerful in all parameters that you can think of. The most… There are no words to describe it somehow. It’s all clear. This river has appeared on the canvases of Russian painters so many times that it seems that it is very familiar to […]...
39. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “In the Crimean Mountains”The picture has a somewhat sad landscape, most likely, beginning or mid-autumn, the accent of the artist is clearly executed on the stage, which is located in the central part. We see that a carriage pulled by bulls stopped on the road and apparently there was some kind of breakdown, because the driver, with a […]...
40. Description of the painting by Fyodor Vasilyev “Volga lagoon”The painting of the Russian artist Fyodor Vasilyev “Volga Lagoon” depicts a summer gloomy day. The artist loved to travel along the Volga and therefore wanted to show us all the experienced experiences in this picture. Volga became for Vasiliev a source of consumption of various impressions. The tranquility and majesty of the coastal lagoon […]...