Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Self-portrait”

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1. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy”Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy was an amazing man and caused delight and inspiration from his readers. Among the latter was the artist Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge. In 1884, Ge will write a portrait of the writer in his house in Khamovniki. During the creative process, the writer and artist will get close and will find a lot […]...
2. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Portrait of Herzen”Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge wrote his famous work in 1867 in Florence. Delivered her to Russia under the guise of a picture of the prophet Moses. This was all done in secret, otherwise the gendarmes on the border would have destroyed the portrait, like an image of a rebel. Ge previously closed the portrait with a […]...
3. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Self-portrait”Nicholas Roerich is known in the world not only as a talented and original artist, but also as a major public figure. After the October Revolution of the seventeenth year, the artist emigrated, but he did not stop working abroad for the benefit of the Fatherland abroad. Being the son of a well-known notary, Nicholas […]...
4. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II”This portrait was painted in 1900. Nicholas II ordered it as a gift to his wife Alexandra Fedorovna. By the way, it was her fault that the process of creating the picture almost stopped. Valentin Serov could not tolerate interference in the creative process, and the sovereign’s wife did not hesitate to take a brush […]...
5. Description of the painting by Nicholas Feshin “Portrait of Vary Adoratskaya”N. I. Feshin is an artist who can combine several directions in his work, and portraits are always characteristic. One of the bright works of the painter is the “Portrait of Wari Adoratskaya.” On the canvas depicts a girl who sits on the table. The decor in the room is modest, but many details are […]...
6. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Portrait of Nicholas Roerich”Svyatoslav Roerich often wrote his father – finding special pleasure in the portrait genre, he did not find better models than his relatives, because he knew them best of all, it was their features that he could write even with his eyes closed. Searching for new things in them, opening the caches of souls, he […]...
7. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Achilles mourns Patroclus”Nikolai Ge painted the painting Achilles Lamenting Patroclus in 1855. In this work, he portrayed the mythological plot of Homer’s Iliad. It tells about Achilles. Trojan Hector has resorted to the help of Apollo to kill Achilles, but instead he dies Patroclus, who put on a friend’s armor. The Trojans took the armor as a […]...
8. 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 […]...
9. Description of the painting by Nicholas Feshin “Lady in Pink”Nikolai Ivanovich was a very famous artist in Russia and the United States. Most of his paintings belong to Art Nouveau and impressionism style. He studied at the Academy of Arts, where he closely communicated with I. Ye. Repin. He glorified his name in 1908, when he acquainted the public with the painting “Lady in […]...
10. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Saul at the Witch of Endor”The picture was painted by Russian painter Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge on canvas with the help of oil in 1856. Its size is small. Only 288х341. The picture is written in dark shades with bright color contrasts. The spirit is dressed in snow-white attire, and the king in a blood-red robe. This allows us to expressly […]...
11. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Messengers of the Resurrection”Nikolai Ge loved to paint religious canvases. He also painted portraits and historical paintings. I even tried myself in the role of a sculptor and at the same time the success was quite good. From childhood he was interested in painting and made small sketches. The artist began to create the famous painting “Messengers of […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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 […]...
14. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane”Nikolai Ge does not deviate from the religious theme, and writes “Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.” He made this creation from 1869 to 1880. He is criticized and forced to believe in mediocrity, but after a while the author reworks his canvas, and then the critics fall silent. This painting is recognized as one […]...
15. Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Self-portrait”Claude Monet is a heritage of world culture, whose works are made in the style of impressionism. The French artist not only created this trend, but also used this trend in all his works. And one of his works, which are of particular interest to the viewer, is a self-portrait. In this picture, the viewer […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vladimir Borovikovsky “Portrait of Lopukhina”Undoubtedly, Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky, very talented and judging by his robots, is quite a diligent artist, after all, all his lines, contours, and textures have been perfected. There is not even a hint of unfinished work. Many art critics believe that it was from the portrait of Lopukhina that the era of portrait painters began […]...
17. Description of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci “Self-portrait”“Self-portrait” by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous works of the artist, which, perhaps, gives viewers an idea of what the famous Renaissance artist looked like. However, some experts believe that this is a completely different person. However, this picture was painted at about the time when Leonardo was about 60 years […]...
18. Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Self-portrait”Self-portrait Shishkin wrote more than once. The younger work of the artist dates back to 1854. At the time when the first portrait of himself was painted, young Shukshin, being a student of the Moscow School of Architecture, Painting and Sculpture. At that time, he, full of success and in anticipation of fame, presented his […]...
19. Description of the painting by Francis Bacon “Portrait of Lucien Freud”“Portrait of Lucien Freud” – a picture created by an outstanding portrait painter and painter Francis Bacon between 1965 and 1969, later were written “Three Sketches for a Portrait of Lucien Freud”. The canvas is made in the spirit of expressionism, which is manifested in a certain sculptural component of the portrait, a break in […]...
20. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “The court of King Solomon”Russian painter and draftsman, he focused most of his creative way on the work of K. Bryullov. The same accuracy of the composition, close attention to detail and the brightness of contrasts, shaded by the bizarre play of light in his paintings, are complemented by a subtle sense of individuality of each image. Portraits, historical […]...
21. Description of the painting by Alexey Venetsianov “Portrait of Karamzin”Self-taught artist managed to achieve recognition and fame. Alexey managed to do what nobody could do – from an unknown young man whose parents had nothing to do with creative life, he managed to become famous, deserve the title of Academician. One of the later portraits written by A. V. Venetsianov was a portrait of […]...
22. Description of the painting by Igor Grabar “Self-portrait”The picture “Self-portrait” Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar wrote in 1942. By this time, he had gathered a whole series of paintings on this subject, among which is the well-known self-portrait of the artist with a palette in his hand, written by him in 1934. A little later, in 1947, another masterpiece “Self-portrait in a fur coat” […]...
23. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Bridge in Vico”In this picture, before the eyes of the reader, a wonderful mountain landscape appears. The whole picture is written in warm yellow tones, which suggests the thought of a sunny place, of eternal summer and warmth. The nature of Italy is unusual – the viewer understands that the landscape was not written in Russia at […]...
24. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Conscience. Judas”1891; canvas, oil; 149 × 210; Tretyakov Gallery. The painting “Conscience. Judas” Nikolai Nikolayevich Gay refers the viewer to the biblical story of the thirteenth apostle, who sold his Master for thirty silver coins. The exposure, tones and colors used in the creation of this canvas are very peculiar: the dark, almost black picture suppresses […]...
25. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “The Last Supper”Today, Ge’s painting The Last Supper is considered a mighty piece, reflecting the artist’s perception of the biblical myth. In a small room with high ceilings and stone walls, in one of the houses of the city of Jerusalem is an ordinary couch on which Jesus leaned with his head bowed. Young John is at […]...
26. Description of the painting by Francois Boucher “Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour”The French painter Boucher was not very enthusiastically drawing portraits. However, he loved to write the image of his patroness, favorite of Louis XV – the Marquis de Pompadour. He began his work with her in 1748. From 1752, Bush began to live and work in the Louvre (the Marquise de Pompadour herself took care […]...
27. Description of the painting by Taras Shevchenko “Self-portrait”T. Shevchenko during his life drew a lot of his self-portraits. Not all works have reached our days. One of the most famous and early self portraits is the work created by the artist in 1840. Work on canvas, painted in oil, in an oval. Self-portrait Shevchenko one of the first works written in oil. […]...
28. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of the artist Levitan”This is a well-known method, when one artist paints another. They often do this so as not to lie to each other. Or just show yourself in different genres. Levitan rarely turned to the portrait image of the work, but Serov – more often and was recognized as a master portrait. By the way, he […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Self-portrait”Rembrandt is a 17th century Dutch artist. He painted over 90 of his portraits. And his most famous self-portrait was written in 1640, already being a well-known and recognized artist. Rembrandt became famous as a portrait painter. Among other famous self-portraits, the work of 1640 stands out. Pictured here is a confident man dressed in […]...
31. Description of the painting by Ilya Mashkov “Self-portrait”In Moscow artistic life, Ilya Mashkov appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was the author of the creation of a creative association of avant-garde artists, which was called the “Jack of Diamonds”. His works were exhibited at exhibitions until 1917, until the collapse of the union. In 1911, the “Self-portrait” was born […]...
32. Description of the painting by Alexander Ivanov “Portrait of Gogol”The famous “Portrait of Gogol” was written by the author Alexander Ivanovich Ivanov in 1841. The picture is painted using canvas and oil, size 14×13. Currently, the picture is stored in the State Museum of St. Petersburg. The famous painter working in the genre of historical paintings. Portrait of N. In Gogol, one of the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “St. Sergius of Radonezh”The painting of St. Sergius of Radonezh by Nicholas Roerich, painted in 1932, depicts St. Sergius. Love for the image of this wonderworker Roerich carried through his whole life. Saint Sergius stands in the foreground, on a hill of color resembling the color of unbaked clay. His figure is tall and stately, harmonious in everything, […]...
34. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Sadko”Nicholas Roerich left after his death an incredible number of works dedicated to the heroes and their great deeds. The work of “Sadko” is a large panel, which was included in the cycle of works “Bogatyr Frieze”. The panel interests the public by the fact that on it we see not the hero Sadko, but […]...
35. Description of the painting by Kazimir Malevich “Portrait of Matyushin”In 1913, the famous artist K. S. Malevich painted an unusual picture “Portrait of Matyushin” in the style of a new at that time artistic direction – cubofuturism. Unlike most of his followers, Malevich did not use only monochrome colors in his work. He painted it with oil, applying a rich color palette and depicting […]...
36. Description of the painting by Pavel Fedotov “Self-portrait”It is known that the great Russian artist, Pavel Fedotov, has many works that have become masterpieces in which he painted himself. Each self-portrait of Fedotov is different from the other, because on one canvas the artist wrote about his youth, the other self-portrait contains a picture of a young officer who was awarded an […]...
37. Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov “Portrait of Sheremetyev”The serf artist managed to reach unprecedented heights in art. Due to the fact that Argunov was a serf of Sheremetyev, all the portraits of the artist belonged to members of the Sheremetyev family. One of the most important works that became significant in the creative life of Argunov was the custom portrait of Count […]...
38. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Wanderer of the Light City”The canvas was created in 1933 in oil on canvas. Nicholas Roerich is a unique person in Russian history. He was an artist, writer, philosopher, and archaeologist. He traveled a lot and was a public figure. During his life he wrote seven thousand paintings. Roerich contributed to the church heritage of the country, engaged in […]...
39. Description of the painting by Peter Sokolov “Portrait of Yulia Sokolova”PF Sokolov is known as the first Russian artist, who decided to paint a portrait exclusively with watercolors, and marked the beginning of a new genre in Russian painting. For the first half of the XIX century, the actions of P. F. Sokolov as a portrait painter were truly progressive, which is why the artist […]...
40. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “Portrait of S. V. Rakhmaninov”A portrait of the great composer Somov wrote among his later works. He collects all the most striking characteristics of his artistic style. Contemporaries argued that this portrait has become a favorite with Rachmaninoff. The pianist and the artist agreed that the author’s brushes managed to very accurately capture the inner world and soul of […]...