Description of the painting by Mathias Grünewald “Crucifixion”

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1. Description of the painting by Matias Grünewald “The isgenheim altar”Matthias Grunewald, a German by birth, the last representative of the northern Gothic in painting, who created several masterpieces in his short life (perhaps there were many more paintings, but very few of them have survived to this day), Igenheim Altar was considered to be his main work. The work was ordered by monks from […]...
2. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Crucifixion”The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is one of the most popular and beloved scenes of Renaissance and Baroque artists. Peter Paul Rubens resorts to this story in 1606. Most at work attracts the attention of the body image of Jesus Christ. He was crucified on a high wooden cross. The man’s body is completely limp […]...
3. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Crucifixion”The artist worked on the canvas from 1836 to 1838. The painting was created for the Lutheran cathedral named after Saints Peter and Paul, the creator of which was the brother of the famous author – A. P. Bryullov. In religious painting, the artist sought to bring the features of real experiences. He wrote plot, […]...
4. 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 […]...
5. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Crucifixion”Salvador Dali embodied the embodiment of the Spanish temperament, extraordinary thinking and a peculiar vision of the world in many of his canvases. The great surrealist of the 20th century, Salvador Dali, in his Crucifixion canvas depicted one of the most famous religious scenes – the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. His images, embodied in the […]...
6. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crucifixion of Christ”Many of the works of genius have been lost. This applies to his paintings, which did not survive in battle with time. Many can only guess from the written information of authoritative contemporaries of Michelangelo. Among such lost masterpieces are paintings of Lamentation, Resurrection, and the Crucifixion of Christ. All of them were carried out […]...
7. Description of the Icon of Dionysius “Crucifixion”“Crucifixion” is a classic icon written according to all canons. It does not have the liveliness inherent in the images of saints from the Renaissance masters, there is no grotesque image of hellish creatures inherent in Borges. It is simple and beautiful in this simplicity. The cross depicts the body of Jesus. It is curved […]...
8. Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Crucifixion of Christ”Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov – a famous Russian artist, widely known in Russia and abroad as the creator of masterpieces on the themes of epics about heroes and Russian folk tales. But few people now know what contribution Vasnetsov’s religious painting made to the development of Russian Orthodox culture. Vasnetsov’s father was a priest, and Victor […]...
9. Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Crucifixion”The picture is not large in its size. Only 24.8X22.2 cm. She entered the Hermitage Museum of Decorative, Applied and Fine Art as early as 1772. Until the end it was thought that this canvas, which is glued to the tree. On the cross, which was raised above the ground, they crucified Jesus Christ. One […]...
10. Description of the painting by Paolo Veronese “Crucifixion. Calvary”Painting by Italian artist Paolo Veronese was created under the great influence of the Renaissance. Its size is 102×102 cm. Painted on canvas with oil. The artist tried to convey and create a crucifix on canvas, where the reality of death and the passion-suffering torment of Christ reunited into one whole and do not overwhelm […]...
11. Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Crucifixion of Christ”1330; board, tempera; Municipal Museum of Strasbourg. The role of Giotto di Bondone in the development of Italian pictorial art is difficult to overestimate. It was thanks to him that a completely new approach to the image of the spatial dimension in the pictures appeared; they got depth and volume. Mostly the artist worked on […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. Description of the painting by Caravaggio “The Crucifixion of St. Peter”Caravaggio is considered to be not only the best master in the entire history of the development of artistic art, but also one of the brightest and most talented representatives of such a style of drawing and displaying paintings as baroque. A little later, it was this style, with the help of Caravaggio, that supplanted […]...
14. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Crucifixion”In fact, there are as many as two versions of the Crucifixion. The first version of the canvas was written in 1892, and the second two years later. Anyway, the first and second versions of the picture produced the same impressions on the viewer. Canvases induce oppressive and hopeless emotions. Probably it is difficult to […]...
15. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Crucifixion of Christ from St. John”Dali in his picture wrote the image of the Spanish poet-mystic Juan de la Cruz, who presented in the guise of St. John. This hero of the story was a champion of human freedom. The church should not play the role of God and its mediator, it should only help to fulfill the pressing problems […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane”The Garden of Gethsemane is the retreat of Jesus Christ, where he prayed for the abomination of the cup of sins, the night before he was taken into custody. Very rare in visual terms, almost the only work on which there is no image of the very face of Christ. Perov did not accidentally take […]...
18. Description of the painting by Titian’s “Annunciation”Working on this picture, Titian worked not only with his hands, but also with his fingers, trying to show the image that struck him in a fit of inspiration. He seemed to be trying to fashion the image of the archangels, the Virgin Mary herself and Jesus, his apostles. He worked on this picture for […]...
19. Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Hands praying”The history of this picture is amazing. This is not just a sketch of the hands, there is something more behind this image. Albrecht Durer captured on this engraving the hands of his brother, thanks to which the name of the artist is now known throughout the world. Sometime at the very beginning of a […]...
20. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Christmas”Ilya Repin, the master of the portrait, decided to portray one of the most popular scenes from the New Testament. In this paper, we see the first minutes after the birth of Jesus. In the manger where, according to the Bible, birth took place, Mary, Jesus and Joseph are. In the painting “Christmas of Christ” […]...
21. 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 […]...
22. Description of the icon by Andrei Rublev “Ascension of the Lord”The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir was famous for its frescoes and icons. The main icon painters working on the internal space of the building were Andrei Rublev and Daniel Black. It was under the watchful eye of Andrei Rublev that these two masters created the icon of the Ascension of the Lord. This icon depicts […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. Description of the painting by the sculpture Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crouching Boy”Unfortunately, many statues intended for the Florentine church (Medici Chapel) by Michelangelo could not be completed. And some of the numerous statues created by the master for this purpose also did not adorn the tomb. Particularly distinguished among such works is the figure of the “Crouching Boy” (the Boy Squatting on Squat), which is now […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Healing the Blindborn”V. Surikov is considered a clairvoyant, he depicted his knowledge on a canvas. The artist was not like anyone, his career was interrupted for a long time. The work “Healing the Blindborn” was the first picture after a long break. In this work, he conveyed all his state of mind. The painter claimed that the […]...
26. Description of the icon by Andrei Rublev “The Meeting”For the Orthodox world, the icon of Andrei Rublev “The Presentation” has a special meaning. Candlemas is a Christian holiday that completes the cycle of Christmas holidays. In this icon, we see not just the image of the saints, but the whole story described in the pages of the New Testament. The Virgin Mary, on […]...
27. Description of the sculpture Pieta by Michelangelo BuanarrotiMichelangelo’s Pieta “Lamentation of Christ” – the only work that was signed by him. Copies of this work can be seen in many Catholic churches in the world. Pieta’s figure is very interesting. The Italian master managed to subtly portray the lifeless Jesus in the hands of Our Lady. Here Madonna is quite young, who […]...
28. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Enchanted Beach with Three Liquid Graces”The picture we are reviewing is a reinterpretation of ancient Greek mythology. In the traditional culture of grace, they are naiads, personify joy, charm and beauty. But Salvador Dali refuses the common reading and makes reference to another myth that tells about the three goddesses of fate, Moirah, in whose hands is the fate of […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Madonna and Child”In the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, “Madonna and Child”, there is an image of Our Lady with Jesus in her arms. The image of holy people is always attributed to religious subjects. However, here we do not see any references to the Bible writings. We can say that we have a household story: a […]...
31. Description of the painting by Oleg Popov “Pending”Once artists painted without a brush – because there were no brushes either. There were fingers, a sharp ember, wedged in them, a piece of chalk, a paint into which they could be dipped. So the caves were painted, and the color was given to the first, yet insecure, paintings. Then, of course, humanity departed […]...
32. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene”The picture captures the story when Jesus Christ is Mary Magdalene. After the tragic death, no one expected to see the Son of God again, so his appearance caught the girl off guard. According to the style of the author, the background of the picture is significantly darkened. It seems that the action takes place […]...
33. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Calvary”The painting “Golgotha” became one of the last works of Nikolay Ge and, according to critics, remained unfinished. The author tried to invest in his work a deep moral meaning. In the center of the picture is Christ and the two thieves. Each character in the picture has its own character traits. So, the author […]...
34. Description of the icon of Dionysius “Savior in power”Today we have the opportunity to see the icon of the Savior in the Powers of Dionysius’s creation. Many who see this icon may say that it is similar to the “Savior in the forces” of the hands of Andrei Rublev, but this is not so. The composition that Dionysius drew repeats Rublev’s work, but […]...
35. Description of the painting by Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov “The Descent of the Lord”The painting “The Presentation of the Lord” was painted by Ivanov in the second half of the 1800s. On it, the artist depicted the gospel story of the meeting of Simeon with the baby Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem. According to the rite on the fortieth day after the birth of the firstborn, parents […]...
36. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Position in a coffin”Since Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio became the personal painter of Cardinal Francesco del Monte, he began to receive many orders, including on religious subjects. One of these paintings, entitled “Lay in the Coffin,” he wrote for the Roman church of Santa Maria della Valicella. She is considered one of the best in the work of […]...
37. Description of the painting by Fyodor Bruni “Praying for the bowl”The painting “Praying for the Bowl” was painted by a Russian artist of Italian origin, F. A. Bruni, in Rome for the church on the estate of Senator G. N. Rakhmanov. The basis of the picture lay religious motives. To make the color scheme more saturated and expressive, the author used oil paints. The canvas […]...
38. Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “Self-portrait with seven fingers”A canvas by an artist with Jewish roots, Marc Chagall was released in 1912. The picture was created according to the canons of neo-primitivism in combination with cubism. It expresses the author’s restlessness, his eternal search for the Motherland, the delicate interweaving of three cultures in one person. Marc Chagall lived for a long time […]...
39. Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach “Venus”Lucas Cranach Sr. portrayed Venus, based on the ideal of feminine beauty, which was popular in the Renaissance. A thin, even anemic figure, light skin pale to blue, large bulging eyes, some kind of emaciated angularity in the figure, high forehead, thin arms and legs, long thin fingers – these parts of the body tried […]...
40. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Conversion of Saul”The penultimate work of the legendary artist and architect Michelangelo was Saul’s Appeal. The painting was made as a fresco for one of the monasteries. It consists of two parts. The first part shows Jesus Christ directing the righteous fire on the Saul squad. He is surrounded by half-naked angels who either consider his action […]...