Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Demon sitting”

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1. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Demon Prostrate”The Demon Outcast is a 1901 painting, painted on canvas with oil. The demon is thrown into the gorge. His hands and body became helpless, his wings spread. Wings demon surrounded, like a fire. They sparkle and shimmer. The thought of the artist was here – it is the eternity and incorruption of the peacock. […]...
2. 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, […]...
3. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Flying Demon”If you carefully study the entire biography and creative way of Vrubel, then we can confidently say that his works are imbued with an atmosphere of mystery, fantasy and a veiled oddity. He attached particular importance to the topic of Demons. After all, he began to work in this spirit as early as 1891, when, […]...
4. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Tamara and the Demon”The painting “Tamara and the Demon” is nothing more than one of the illustrations to Lermontov’s poem “The Demon”, written by Mikhail Vrubel in the 1890-91s. The entire composition of the picture was created using only black watercolor and white on light brown paper. The scenery of the composition is painted carpets and a bed, […]...
5. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Margarita”Vrubel is a mysterious artist, primarily because he has always been beyond the limits of reason. His mind could not stand the overload and began to act differently. And that is why, through the fog of consciousness, the artist had extraordinary beautiful images. He often painted Demons, referring to the poetry of Lermontov and Pushkin. […]...
6. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of a son”Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel – an artist with a complex fate. His life is like a drama. A successful young man, while studying at the law faculty of the university who was fascinated by the bohemian lifestyle, fortunately found the talent of the artist. He began as an illustrator of books, showing himself to be a […]...
7. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of Zabela-Vrubel”The portrait from life was written in 1898. When writing a masterpiece used oil paints. The spouse is dressed in a magnificent dress decorated with a yellow wide belt, the head is decorated with a muslin cap. Nadezhda Ivanovna is holding lorgnette in her hands. It is safe to say that before us is the […]...
8. 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, […]...
9. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The head of the prophet”It was painted by the artist around 1904-1905. To create it, we used ordinary paper, watercolor, charcoal and a pencil. The viewer can openly observe the sad look of the prophet. Vrubel managed to convey in the image the entire length of his eyes, which seemed to chain him to himself. So much so that […]...
10. 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 […]...
11. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of Valery Bryusov”On the history of writing this portrait is worth to tell. And above all, you need to tell how it turned out that Vrubel, who was completely out of his mind at that time, was generally allowed to draw. Yes, now the great artist Mikhail Vrubel, was crazy. To this led him society and family […]...
12. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Spain”Vrubel’s manner of painting pictures is already familiar to the whole world, and no one will confuse his authorship. He worked brightly, much capaciously. It happened that reworked the finished work was done on the spot, which was extremely surprising to his relatives and his friends. And not always alteration was better than the first […]...
13. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Tsar of the Sea”In his work, Mikhail Vrubel paid much attention to the embodiment of fairy-tale characters. He painted magic birds, painted dishes with images of sea princesses, sculpted leshih and mermaids. His work is extraordinary, strange and incomprehensible. Perhaps the unusual vision of the artist associated with his lifestyle. Mikhail Vrubel spent a lot of money on […]...
14. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Lily”Flowers attracted Vrubel along with precious carpets, luxurious carpets and antique fabrics. These living jewels struck the artist with special plastic beauty, as well as the inexhaustible visual potential that lurked in them. When the artist was still living in Kiev, the difficult financial situation forced him to give private lessons to two ladies who […]...
15. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Mikula Selyaninovich”This magnificent canvas was painted by Vrubel in 1896. It was assumed that it will be exhibited at the industrial exhibition. The creation was previously fully approved by the king. Nevertheless, the commission rejects the work, considering it to be non-fiction. Mamontov rented a special place next to the exhibition and set up a pavilion […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Pearl”The painting “Pearl” was written by Mikhail Vrubel in 1904 and is exhibited in the Tretyakov Gallery of the city of Moscow. It is believed that inspired to write a picture Vrubel Voloshin gift – a very beautiful large seashell, covered with sparkling pearl from the inside. The shell reminded the artist of the sea, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Tamara and the Demon”The picture was released in 1889. The title of the picture shows its source code – the depicted figures are characters in a literary work. Romantic poem by M. Yu. Lermontov “The Demon” was the fundamental principle for the artist in creating an expressive artistic composition. The images are inspired by the lines of the […]...
19. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”Savva Ivanovich Mamontov (1841 – 1918) – one of the richest people in the Russian Empire, a major railway magnate and philanthropist. He was widely known to his contemporaries for his activities aimed at the support and development of art. In 1870, Mammoths acquired the Abramtsevo estate situated near Moscow, located between Moscow and Yaroslavl […]...
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 “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 […]...
22. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Swan Princess”This picture is currently posted in the Tretyakov Gallery. For its writing was used the stage image of the heroine of the opera Rimsky-Korsakov “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” set for the plot of the Pushkin fairy tale with the same name. Vrubel made sketches for scenery and costumes for the 1900 opera premiere, and […]...
23. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Oriental Tale”The picture was painted on paper on cardboard in 1886. Technique: watercolor, white, varnish. Vrubel left us a great pictorial heritage that allows us to know all the skills of the author. “Oriental Tale” is truly a piece of jewelry, because all the details are written down to the smallest details. The canvas gained great […]...
24. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Catania. Sicily”The picture was created in 1894 in oil on the tree. The style in painting is realism. Genre – urban landscape. Vrubel became for our country one of those whose creative heritage became the cultural heritage of Russia. He skillfully and fully owned graphic materials. His paintings were mentioned by the great Russian literary figures. […]...
25. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Muse”The whole life of the artist was accompanied, in fact, by one woman – Nina Zabela, his wife. This statement can be safely applied to the work of Vrubel. No matter what women’s heroines the artist, the Sea Princess, Spring or Margarita, imprinted on his canvases, one could notice the features of Nina in them. […]...
26. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Walking on the waters”Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel, a prominent artist, an artist of the nineteenth century, worked in all possible genres of fine art, but women’s portraits created by him were especially famous. Canvases devoted to well-known biblical subjects, such as “Walking on the Waters”, were highly appreciated. Using the full power of his skill, Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel wrote […]...
27. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Sketch of the fireplace”“Mikula Selyaninovich and Volga” – the author’s name of the ceramic fireplace, which Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel created for two years. However, the full cycle of its creation dates back to much earlier times. By order of Mamontov, a prominent artist and collector of the late nineteenth century, Mikhail Vrubel created pictorial panels depicting historical, epic […]...
28. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Roses and Lilies”Mikhail Vrubel performed this work on order for the design and decoration of the interior. The remarkable structure of the picturesque and colorful mural, whose task will be to solve the filling of the entire ceiling space. In this picture, the characteristic features of the talent of Vrubel himself stand out. Namely, the uniqueness of […]...
29. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Snow Maiden”Mikhail Vrubel, the great painter, who created his masterpieces in the direction of post-impressionism. In his works he used a special technique of writing pictures, which amazes art lovers today. Intense colors in his works, forced to check the diverse sensations, the exact efficiency of images, the immense fatum. Thanks to all this, you unwittingly […]...
30. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Six-winged Seraph”The canvas “Six-winged Seraph” by Mikhail Vrubel was written in 1904. The work of art was created by the artist in the hospital V. P. Serbian at the university. The work is painted on canvas with oil paints. This creation is known as “Azrael”, besides the canvas is called “Angel with a sword and a […]...
31. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Faust”Vrubel is a Russian artist who wrote in almost all the techniques and genres, who searched his tirelessly and with vigorous energy, preferring the mythical and literary plot. Triptych “Faust” was ordered to him by a rich merchant who wanted to have his own picture. With enthusiasm, the master set to work, and created a […]...
32. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Rose in a glass”Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel – famous artist – realist. The era of its activity comes to the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The genre of the master is so diverse that it can not be immediately studied. This painting, graphics, decorative art. It may even be noted that the creator experimented on his […]...
33. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Self-portrait”Self-portrait is the most interesting genre, as each artist somewhat deviates from his own creative features when writing himself. In addition, often the real appearance of the artist may strikingly differ from the self-portrait. But in this case, the image of himself as an artist is transmitted surprisingly precisely and unusually. In the self-portrait of […]...
34. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Flight of Faust and Mephistopheles”In the mid-1890s, Vrubel received an order for a cycle of works for the Gothic-style office. The customer was one of the representatives of the famous Morozov dynasty. The cycle of works includes the panel “Flight of Faust and Mephistopheles”, which is based on a medieval legend. The canvas combines Gothic pointed spiers, Baroque folds, […]...
35. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Court of Paris”Mikhail Vrubel is one of those Russian artists who became the father of Russian modern. It is the elements of modernity that the master used to create the unique masterpiece “Judgment of Paris”. Vrubel used more precise lines, ornaments that have a hidden and deep meaning, and calligraphy was added to this technique. Vrubel’s picture […]...
36. Description of the painting by Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel “The vision of the prophet Ezekiel (1906)”Vrubel preferred a deep and complex color palette, finding combinations that made his paintings incredibly colorful. The artist was inspired by Italian masters, Byzantine frescoes and mosaics. His work is inherent in a certain crystal shape and delineation, where certain nuances are emphasized by barely noticeable contours. Forms of images seem broken, located in different […]...
37. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Hamlet and Ophelia”The picture of the famous artist Mikhail Vrubel “Hamlet and Ophelia” was written in 1884 during his student days. Now the canvas is stored in the Russian Museum in the city of St. Petersburg. In 1883, Repin invites Vrubel to write a more serious picture. After a long search, as a result, the artist stops […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. Description of the painting by Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel “Morning”Art lovers call Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel the mysterious genius of painting. Why such an opinion? Analyzing all the works on genres, in each you can see the conflict, non-existent things for reality. Mikhail Alexandrovich was so entrusted with his thoughts that even the most real plot of the picture turned into something not experienced by […]...
40. Description of the decorative panel of Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel “Philosophy”The decorative panel “Philosophy” was created by Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel in 1899. The panel conveys an allegorical scene, which depicts a girl. Her naked body is covered with a bronze-colored fabric, showing bare breasts. The girl’s red hair is very long and rolls in smooth waves over the bare shoulder below the belt. Under her […]...