Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Sadko on the bank of Ilmen-lake”

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14. 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 […]...
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16. 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. […]...
17. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Tsarevna Volkhov”Created by the artist in 1898, the work based on the famous opera still fascinates many viewers. In the center of the composition, Vrubel will stir up the image of a young beauty, sadly folded hands and directing her gaze filled with anguish beyond the bounds of the canvas. The inspiration for this painting was […]...
18. 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 […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. Description of the painting by Gustav Dore “Dante and Vergelii on the ice of Lake Kocid”Gustave Dore, the famous French painter 19ivek. The delight of the 15th century poem by Dante was so great that Dore decided to illustrate the work. His work on Dante, Gustave reproduced in the period from 1861-1868. He is the only one of the artists who decided to take on the illustration of such a […]...
21. 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, […]...
22. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Bogatyr”Originally the picture was called “Ilya Muromets”, written by MA Vrubel is incredibly fast, within a couple of weeks, with almost no preliminary sketches and drafts. The shape of the picture was the usual traditional rectangle. Pointed at the top in the form of a huge, heavy triangular spear shape, she received it later. In […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. 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. […]...
25. 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, […]...
26. 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 […]...
27. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Feasting the Romans”During his life Vrubel managed to work in almost all techniques known to mankind. He wrote with a brush, drew with a pencil, used all paints that were tucked under his arm. He was constantly looking for the best way to reflect the reality in art and never dwelt on one thing. He even sculpted […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. 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 […]...
31. 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 […]...
32. 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 […]...
33. 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 […]...
34. 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 […]...
35. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “Lilac”The artist’s love for nature makes it possible to convey through his hands the unique beauty of a lilac inflorescence. Lush and dense clusters on a lilac bush, blooming in full force, combine the play of purple lights and snow-white shades. They are filled with the warmth of light, life lives in them and it […]...
36. 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 […]...
37. 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. […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. 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, […]...
40. Description of the sculpture by Mikhail Vrubel “Spring”The first attempts of Vrubel to create a work in the field of majolica began in the early 1890s. They were connected with the local ceramic workshop that belonged to the philanthropist S. I. Mamontov. The first attempts of the artist were so successful that he soon managed to lead the workshop. The second half […]...