Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Davydov”

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1. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of V. S. Khvostov” (1814)The canvas is a traditional chamber portrait, characteristic of the XVIII century. The senator and the writer is shown by a private person – without awards or distinctions, in ordinary clothes. In reading the image there is no drama and tension of character inherent in the canvases of painters of the past. The most dispassionate, […]...
2. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of A. K. Schwalbe” (1804)The canvas is considered one of the earliest and best works of the artist. The canvas depicts the stepfather of the master – he had seen a lot in his lifetime, a gloomy, self-confident old man, imprinted expressively, prominently, as in Rembrandt’s paintings. Slightly disheveled hair, energetic transitions of light and shade and capacious intense […]...
3. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Chelishchev”This is one of the best paintings of Orest Adamovich Kiprensky. Thanks to this invaluable work, the author of the work founded a romantic current. The masterpiece was created in 1809. A year earlier, the artist had just started writing the work. Still young, but quite famous in his circles, the painter took up writing […]...
4. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Alexei Olenin”Kiprensky is known to many admirers of the fine arts as a magnificent master of portraiture. Orest Adamovich wrote many important people from the imperial nobility and the highest circles of literature. “Portrait of Venison” in 1813 – the image of the image of one of the most prominent organizers of cultural life in St. […]...
5. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Zhukovsky”Kiprensky wrote this portrait quickly. At this time, Zhukovsky was just about to leave for the sun-drenched Italy. Researchers say that this picture was not completed. The customer specifically asked not to add the left hand. This was done in order to convey inspiration and creative impulse. The painter depicts Zhukovsky on a favorite background. […]...
6. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Venison”This work was created in difficult times for Kiprensky. The artist, a native of the serfs, always easily found detractors in high society. After returning from Italy, Kiprensky was accused of having killed a model, and although nothing was proven, this incident cast a shadow on his career. In addition to this, rumors spread about […]...
7. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Avdulin”In 1823, the Russian artist Kiprensky completed the work on a portrait of a woman who later became recognized as one of the best in the genre of romanticism. He wrote in Paris to Catherine Avdulin, the spouse of a major general who was a big fan of secular balls and acquaintances with people of […]...
8. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Self-portrait with tassels behind the ear”“Self-Portrait with Tassels Behind the Ear” was written approximately in 1808. Its author, Orest Adamovich Kiprensky, was the best Russian portrait painter of the first half of the 19th century. In the picture – one of several contradictory and mutually exclusive images of the artist, captured by him in the string of self portraits. The […]...
9. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Woman’s Portrait”In the 18th century in Russia a special place was occupied by such type of painting as a portrait. A portrait is a picture of a person with the re-creation of a certain individuality. External resemblance to a man, as well as his spiritual world – all this can be displayed on the portrait. Despite […]...
10. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Alexander Pushkin”Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin is deservedly called the Sun of Russian Poetry. And that is exactly how we see it on the portrait of the work of Orestes Kiprensky. This artist had the fame of one of the best portrait painters, and that is why Anton Delvig ordered him to portray his friend, the great poet […]...
11. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Self-portrait”Portrait painted in 1828. This painting is able to tell us a lot about the artist. Before us is a man with a strong-willed face. He is dressed in an oriental striped robe. Face shaded bright white collar. The strokes are so gorgeous that the surface looks like a mirror. The viewer wants to pay […]...
12. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Rostopchin”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky worked for the glory of his country. At international art exhibitions abroad, the artist positioned himself as an ambassador of Russian art. Master of portrait painting. He painted many famous people: commanders, writers, poets. One of his famous paintings was the portrait of the politician Rostopchin. Count Rostopchin was the patron of […]...
13. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Natalia Kochubey”Before us is a gorgeous pencil drawing. He is very correct and at the same time extraordinary. Feels special brightness and incredible vitality of all colors. In all, you can see the special skill of Kiprensky, his special taste and a strong mind. Before us is a fully formed style. The format of the creation […]...
14. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of Rostopchinoy”“Portrait of Rostopchina” – doubles with a portrait of her husband, and shows him a kind of opposite. Mrs. Rastopchina’s husband was a fussy, talkative, noisy man. He was a collector and a writer, for some time was elected as the Moscow governor, and was the soul of the company, easy-going and fun. His wife, […]...
15. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Portrait of D. N. Khvostova”Dated 1814, materials – oil on canvas, size – 71 by 57.8 cm. Has a vertical location, located in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Orest Adamovich is a magnificent master of romanticism and academic style, whose canvases were put on the same level as Rembrandt. His manner of writing is well traced in the […]...
16. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Girl in a poppy wreath”Orest Kiprensky wrote this whimsical portrait in the first half of the 19th century, or to be more precise, until the 20th year. The work had at various exhibitions and to this day has several names, the most famous of which is “A girl in a poppy wreath with a carnation in her hand (Mariuchcha)”. […]...
17. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Poor Lisa”Very interesting portrait of Kiprensky. It was written on the story of Karamzin of the same name. There is also a clear connection with the life of the painter. The artist was a real psychologist who created magnificent portraits of women. He was able to convey the feminine soul. All his heroines necessarily sad about […]...
18. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Anacreon’s Tomb”Orest Kiprensky is a brilliant Russian artist and a wonderful portrait painter. He was the son of a landowner, who appeared out of wedlock. At birth, the boy was enrolled in a family of simple serfs, but in 1788 received his freedom. This gave him the opportunity to enter the Academy of Arts, located in […]...
19. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Young gardener”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky is a debutant of romantic explorations of Russian painting and a great portrait painter. Constantly in the creative search, he dreamed of writing large-scale works based on historical and mythical stories. His technique and style was compared with Rubens, sometimes even taking the work of Kiprensky himself for the works of a […]...
20. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Newspaper readers in Naples”The picture in the center shows four young men. The man on the left reads a newspaper sheet aloud, and the others listen to him carefully. Orest Kiprensky called the men depicted on the canvas Russian, although some of his contemporaries said that the artist had said so as to somehow smooth out political debates […]...
21. Description of the painting by Orest Kiprensky “Dmitry Donskoy on Kulikovo Field”Orest Adamovich Kiprensky – the famous Russian portrait painter, talented draftsman and professor of the Academy of Arts. One of the largest domestic masters of the romantic portrait began, like all students of the Academy of Arts, with historical painting. In 1805, the artist is tasked with writing a large software work on the theme […]...
22. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Self-portrait”Work written in 1783. Its unusual and mysterious story to this day remains not fully disclosed. Relatively recently, this work was called the “Portrait of the Unknown” and was purchased from a private person in the 50s of the last century, together with the similarly sized “Portrait of the Unknown”. Both works were exhibited together […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. Description of the painting by Alexei Shilov “Self Portrait”A. Shilov is the successor of painting in the style of Russian realism. During his life, he painted many landscapes and still lifes, but he considered himself a painter still a portrait painter. His portraits reflect the real image, on the canvas everything matters. The artist has no chance, and the turn of the head, […]...
25. 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 […]...
26. Description painting by Ivan Kramskoi “Portrait of Leo Tolstoy”In the warm summer of 1873, the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoy, painted one of his famous works “Examination of the Old House”, and lived in the estate near Yasnaya Polyana (the estate of the Tolstoy family). Therefore, the artist certainly decided to take the time to visit the estate of the famous Russian writer and […]...
27. Description of the painting by Hans Holbein “Self-portrait”The artist creates a small self-portrait. In doing so, he uses mean means. It is to them, he resorts in his work more and more often. Traditionally, Holbein portrayed his models on an absolutely neutral background. But here he makes it golden to remind of the Middle Ages. In those days, this color was a […]...
28. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of Denis Didro” (1773)The portrait of the great French philosopher belongs to the artist’s earliest experiences in this field. Didro is considered to be an outstanding art theorist, well versed in it. The thinker was skeptical of his own portraits, believing that his face mystifies portrait painters due to its variability. However, the picture Levitsky made a favorable […]...
29. Description of the painting by Vasily Shebueva “Self-portrait”Shebuev is a Russian painter who, of all styles, preferred academicism and classicism, who paid tribute to the manner of writing classics and did not even experiment with cubism or impressionism. The themes that he chose for his paintings are quite typical for this approach – namely, historical and genre scenes, periodically from deviations to […]...
30. Description of the painting by Ilya Glazunov “Self-portrait”Soviet and Russian portrait painter, public figure, awarded many awards, including “For services to the Fatherland.” In 1999, he received a UNESCO gold medal for his contribution to culture and wrote a lyrical self-portrait, which is otherwise called “And again spring.” On it, as in the photo, Glazunov himself and nature awakening behind him are […]...
31. 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 […]...
32. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Portrait of Dostoevsky”Portrait created in 1857 The Tretyakov Gallery gave Perov a responsible task: it was necessary to write a portrait of Dostoevsky. Most likely, the reason for this was related views. Perova was inspired by the task that was set for him. The writer was close to him with similar ideas, as well as religious beliefs. […]...
33. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Portrait of V. V. Stasov”Repin, talking in high artistic circles, met a famous art critic, art critic Stasov, who over time became a good friend to him. They often travel together. One day, together with Stasov, Repin arrives in Dresden, where they stay at a local hotel. Here, in the room, the artist writes a masterpiece “Portrait of V. […]...
34. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Konstantin Korovin”V. Serov – an outstanding portrait painter with a unique technique. His works are recognizable and convey not only the external characteristics of the characters, but also their rich inner world. The artist knew how to catch a character trait and skillfully transfer it to the canvas. The portrait of K. Korovin is written in […]...
35. Description of the painting by Gilbert Stuart “Portrait of George Washington”Portrait, as a genre of art, known since ancient times. But not every artist knew how to write people, so that the portrait would not only have similar facial features, but would also convey a person’s character, mood, and emotional state. The American artist Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) succeeded in this in full measure. Portrait particularly […]...
36. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Portrait of Gala with rhinocene signs”To say that Gala was present in the works of S. Dali, it means not to say anything either about Gala or about Dali himself. Gala was not just present in his work, she was his inspiration, muse, model, nurse and financial manager. She is present in almost all the works where Dali has a […]...
37. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of Demidov”Dmitry G. Levitsky, who lived in the time of Catherine II, was a master of the so-called “ceremonial portraits”, where models were depicted in all the splendor of ceremonial clothes and regalia. In such works, everything is carefully verified – and the pose of the person portrayed, and the look, and the suit, and, of […]...
38. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Portrait of I. A. Krylov”The painter and representative of the classic “watercolor” school Karl Bryullov, made the most beautiful portrait of fabulist I. A. Krylov. At first glance, the portrait impresses with its fulfillment and deep filling of the psychological characteristics and a certain poetic character, which is inherent not only in the epistolary genre, but also in the […]...
39. Description of the painting by Dmitry Levitsky “Portrait of Suvorov”Date of writing – 1786 year. Located in the Museum of V. A. Tropinin and Moscow artists of his time, Moscow. A portrait of the great generalissimo, the author created, according to some information, from memory, using rumors and impressions of people who saw Suvorov. Alexander Vasilyevich refused to pose, citing employment. The artist specifically […]...
40. Description of the painting by Alexey Antropov “Portrait of A. M. Izmailova”“Portrait of A. M. Izmayilova” was written at the turning point of the development of Alexey Antropov’s mastery and recognition of him as one of the most original and brightest artists of his era. This picture clearly demonstrates the evolution of the creative worldview of Antropov after his training with the famous Italian painter Pietro […]...