Description of the painting by Mikhail Shibanov “Celebration of the wedding contract”

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1. Description of the painting by Mikhail Shibanov “Peasant lunch”Though about Mikhail Shibanov, as a Russian artist of the second half of the XVIII century, little is known, he left behind cultural heritage. It is known about his connections with the almighty Prince Potemkin and the fact that he wrote iconostasis. But he entered the history of Russian art, thanks to his paintings “The […]...
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3. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Boyarsky wedding feast”The famous canvas by Makovsky Konstantin Egorovich “Boyarsky Wedding Feast” belongs to the whole cycle of his canvases, which are united by historical plots. These are bright, festive, fabulous, unusually colorful works, with a large number of characters, paintings that convey traditions, rites of the Russian people, glorify these traditions and prolong their lives. Each […]...
4. Description of the painting by Marc Zakharovich Shagal “Wedding”The style of Marc Chagall is so unusual that it is difficult to attribute it to some basic direction of painting. According to the artist’s style, the work breathes a fabulous atmosphere, the details of the characters’ surroundings are carefully drawn. In the painting “Wedding” we can see a couple of lovers standing in front […]...
5. Description of the painting by Ivan Sokolov “Wedding”Sokolov’s painting “The Wedding” was painted in 1860. Here we see the traditional wedding festivities that took place in Ukrainian villages. On the canvas depicts a lot of people – the whole village gathered to congratulate the bride and groom. In the background is a white earthen house, from which dressed little girls look out. […]...
6. Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “Wedding”Mark (Movsha) Chagall received a traditional Jewish education, studied Hebrew and Torah. National self-perception has become the main theme of the artist. Most of his canvases are visualizations of images of Jewish folklore. Chagall’s style is so distinctive that it is difficult to rank him in any particular direction. Arriving from Vitebsk to St. Petersburg, […]...
7. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “The Peasant Wedding”The great European artist of the Northern Renaissance, Peter Bruegel, worked in France, Brussels and Antwerp. All the plots of his paintings did not fundamentally fit into the classical iconography. They, rather, can be attributed to the satiric-allegorical type of art. The original painting “Peasant Wedding” is painted in oil on an oak board. Like […]...
8. Description of the painting by Yuri Pimenov “Wedding in tomorrow’s street”Pimenov was looking for his artistic style for a long time: at first it was German expressionism, then impressionism. The artist came to the modern realism at an evil age and carried it with him through his whole life. “The wedding in tomorrow’s street” is a wonderful, bright, kind work, written by Pimenov and expressing […]...
9. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Christ’s Bride”“The Bride of Christ” – the first of the paintings of Nesterov, which he considered the work that opened his creative path. In it in the first, both the living soul, and suffering, and the idea were reflected – all that without which there is no true art. It was created under sad circumstances for […]...
10. Description of the painting by “When is the wedding” by Paul Gauguin (When will you get married?)Gauguin created this unusual picture in 1892. The artist was looking for a paradise that must be on earth. It is for this purpose that he visits the exotic island of Tahiti. At this time in France they tried to create unusual paintings in the style of primitivism popular at that time. But they were […]...
11. Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “The Sorcerer’s Arrival at a Peasant Wedding”The picturesque canvas of the Tretyakov Gallery, invariably attracting the attention of visitors, – “The arrival of the sorcerer at the peasant wedding.” This tremendous work was written in 1875 by the Russian genre painter V. M. Maximov. The artist was from the village. Growing up and leaving the village life, he returns here to […]...
12. Description of the painting by Andrei Ryabushkin “Wedding train in Moscow (XVII century)”The famous Russian painter Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin is famous for his exceptional craftsmanship, with whom he painted historical and genre paintings and recreated the life of 17th-century Moscow houses. One of the most popular paintings of the artist is the Wedding Train in Moscow, now located in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, and […]...
13. Description of the painting by Firs Zhuravlev “Before the crown”This canvas, like many other paintings by Zhuravlev, depicts the dramatic and “backstage” world of the 19th century, reflected in Ostrovsky’s numerous plays. Another love drama unfolds in front of the viewer – a young bride sits on her lap in sobs. Marriage of convenience is not uncommon in those times. So this young lady […]...
14. Description of the painting by Dante Rossetti “Beloved” (Bride)“Beloved” (also known as “The Bride”) – oil painting on canvas, written in 1865 by British artist of Italian origin Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Now she is in the London Tate Gallery. On the gilded frame, two passages are carved from the biblical canonical text known as the Song of Solomon. It is said that Rossetti, […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vechelio Titian “Heavenly Love and Earthly Love”The great artist Titian was once ordered a painting, which he didn’t even mention, because he didn’t know what one of the greatest masterpieces of artistic art creates. The picture was painted in 1514, on the occasion of the wedding of a rich Venetian, who apparently ordered a beautiful canvas as a gift to his […]...
16. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Dali”The author of the masterpiece, Mikhail Nesterov, from childhood loved to draw. Especially still the young author managed landscapes. An adult artist, born in Ufa, quickly became known in secular circles of the capital. Success came to Nesterov after the exhibition of his most recognizable painting “The Vision to the Youth Bartholomew” in 1890. Even […]...
17. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “To the night”This canvas, many critics refer to the most mystical period of creativity of Mikhail Vrubel. The beauty and really mysticism is fascinating. The night is near, the moon is visible. But horses graze on the poppy field, and next to them is a shepherd. But it is he who fascinates. Only the back is visible, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Resurrection”“Resurrection” Vrubel is a sketch for the painting of the Church of St. Cyril in Kiev. Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel is a great Russian painter, sculptor and draftsman who was a pioneer of modernism with an original vision. An innovator by nature, Vrubel rejected the tradition, but he was not in tune with his times. Some […]...
19. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Fortune Teller”Vrubel loved to travel around the countries. He visited: Rome, Milan, Athens and other cities, but the heart forever remained in the capital of Russia – Moscow. Such wanderings have a positive impact on the works of the artist, leaving a fiery mark on history. Picture “Fortune Teller” – one of these creative impulses. Visiting […]...
20. Description of the painting by Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”Art involves experiments, especially such as painting. Many Russian artists were tempted to experiment, but not everyone could express their inner feelings. Creativity Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel showed that the artist refused to work in a journalistic style. The stream of artistic innovation rejected the existence of analogues of the masterpieces of Mikhail Vrubel. This painter […]...
21. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Princess of Dreams”Mikhail Vrubel painted the panel “Princess of Dreams” in early 1896, Konstantin Korovin and Vasily Polenov helped him in creating the work. Now this large-scale work is posted in the Tretyakov Gallery. Its size is impressive – the width of the picture reaches fourteen meters, and the height is seven and a half meters. Canvas […]...
22. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Holy Russia”The spring of 1902 was marked for the artist Mikhail Nesterov by a public review of his painting “Holy Russia”. Here he wanted to apply the iconographic look of his spiritual practice. The basis of the plot are the words from the Bible. The picture shows the winter landscape. The action takes place in Solovki. […]...
23. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Head of the Demon”In the year when Vrubel moved to Moscow, he became acquainted with the then famous writer Konchalovsky, who was working on publishing Lermontov’s works. He ordered from the artist several illustrations to the works of the poet – including the “Demon”. All the illustrations to the poem (although, judging by the richness of the palette, […]...
24. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Alexander Nevsky”Mikhail Nesterov was born into a merchant family with strong religious roots. The boy’s father strongly encouraged the desire of his son to painting. At the beginning of Alexander’s career, his paintings did not have much success – critics blamed the young artist for their detachment and cold work. The death of his beloved wife […]...
25. Description of the painting by Ivan Kulikov “With the holiday”Ivan Kulikov – the famous artist, describing the real life of the Russian people. At first, his work was limited to scenes from the life of ordinary villagers. Then his paintings acquired a historical genre. He began to describe the idealized life of the boyars. In 1911, he created one of the most vivid paintings […]...
26. Description of the painting by Rembrandt “The Jewish Bride”“The Jewish Bride” is a canvas that belongs to the famous Baroque era. This canvas is one of the most recent and mysterious artist Rembrandt. He wrote not only in the standard style, but sometimes he was the creator, the poet that he composes. That is exactly what the master showed himself in this work […]...
27. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “The generosity of Scipio”Nicolas Poussin is a prominent representative of the era of classicism. His paintings are filled with deep meaning, conveying the main emotions of the depicted heroes. The painting “The generosity of Scipio” was written based on the ancient Roman story of a famous historian who studied the culture of Rome, Titus Libya. In the picture, […]...
28. Description of the painting by Pavel Fedotov “Legible Bride”Pavel Andreevich Fedotov painted the canvas “Legible Bride” in 1847. The canvas tells the viewer a whole plot. This contributes to the deliberately stiff atmosphere of the room, the unnaturally emotional expressions of the characters acting and some comicity of their positions. In the center of the picture is a middle-aged lady, elegantly seated, with […]...
29. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Under the crown”Makovsky was always concerned with the costumes of people, namely the princely nobility. Women’s dresses 15-17 centuries. was very bright. The shirts that were on top were always made of bright fabrics. The sleeves on such a shirt should have been decorated with utmost care. Over such an already bright shirt, it was also necessary […]...
30. Description of the painting by Vasily Pukirev “Unequal marriage”After the appearance of the painting “The Unequal Marriage” at the academic exhibition (1862), the whole of Russia spoke about the artist Pukirev. This successful work attracted public attention and sparked a passionate controversy in the press. On unequal marriages there are different opinions. However, history says that such marriages in the past brought suffering […]...
31. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Pan”Before us is the famous painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Pan”, written by him in 1899 in the Orlovschina in the estate of M. Tenisheva, a famous Russian philanthropist. What do you see when looking at the image in the foreground? Man is not man? Goblin is not goblin? A creature from a Russian fairy tale […]...
32. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Great tonsure”Quite often, the painter Nesterov turned to religious topics. Here and there he did not change himself, but simply hid his feelings under this canvas. What kind of feelings are you asking? Everything is explicable: just once the artist fell in love, at first sight, like a lightning strike, like a hurricane of passions. And […]...
33. Description of the painting by Mikhail Larionov “Peacock” (1908)Larionov in various years were created diverse versions of the image of the peacock. The canvas, written in 1908 and located in the Museum of Fine Arts in Omsk, is deliberately decorative, it is made in the exemplary traditions of art-nuovo style with its characteristic features. In the picture, the author interprets the artistic language […]...
34. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Prophet”Mikhail Vrubel first turned to the poetry of Alexander Pushkin in his work in 1896, when he was looking for a fresh plot for a panel at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. The artist was particularly interested in the poem “The Prophet”, however, at that time the idea was never realized. Only a sketch remains. The […]...
35. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Silence”1903 – the year of writing “Silence”. The year when Nesterov, who had long sought inspiration and images for a new picture, which was to be called “Holy Russia,” finally found what he was looking for. His discovery was a small monastery in the Siberian wilderness – the Solovki monastery. Life in it was simple […]...
36. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Angel with a censer and a candle”The work “Angel with a censer and a candle” was performed by Vrubel when he was near Kiev. He was at that time engaged in watercolor painting of the Vladimir Cathedral. Looking at the canvas it becomes clear exactly how the writing of this picture proceeded. Initially, the composition itself was conceived before the instrument […]...
37. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Portrait of the daughter of O. M. Nesterova”The portrait of Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov’s daughter, Olga Nesterova, was written by her father in 1906, becoming one of the first works of the artist in portrait genre. The painting is also known as “Amazon”; it shows a slender young girl in a black Amazon and a small red cap standing on the bank of […]...
38. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Vision to the youth Bartholomew”Nesterov was well acquainted with the circle of philosophers. In 1910, he attended the religious-philosophical meetings of the society named after V. S. Solovyov. The artist also often performed church paintings. Until the Soviet period, religious paintings were an important part of his work. Nesterov wrote a series of paintings dedicated to the life of […]...
39. Description of the painting by Mikhail Lermontov “Self-portrait”At this time, Lermontov was just in exile. He created a vivid self-portrait. We see a man dressed in a regiment of dragoons. Characteristic red collar, spectacular epaulettes, burka and invariable checkers. Lermontov portrayed himself knee-deep. Burka is thrown over one of his shoulders. Right behind it is the virgin nature of the Caucasus. It […]...
40. Description of the sculpture by Mikhail Kozlovsky “Polycrates” (1790)One of the most remarkable works of the sculptor, a talented representative of the generation crowning the Russian sculpture of the XVIII century, is the unforgettable “Polycrates”. The plot, which tells about the death of a tyrant, executed by opponents, is borrowed from ancient Greek history. The ruler of the island of Samos stood out […]...