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1. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Still Life”The beginning of the twentieth century is characterized in Russian art as the heyday of the genre still life. The exclusion of plot, and sometimes any connection between the objects depicted on one canvas, did not deprive the painting of meaning at all. Now the focus has shifted to color and shape. These two components […]...
2. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Agave” (1916)Still life “Agave”, contrary to the etude of implementation, is fully completed in a stylistic and meaningful way. The artist managed to show the real presence of a person through things. The texture of the canvas conveys the external qualities of the objects: paper, elastic, juicy leaves of the agave, texture to the specularity of […]...
3. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Lilac in a basket”Petr Konchalovsky is a famous talented Soviet painter. In addition to working in a creative workshop, he loved his native nature very much. Therefore, the artist was also known as a wonderful gardener. The most expensive flower to his heart was a simple, close, not at all exotic, lilac, quite widespread in temperate latitudes. It […]...
4. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Self-portrait with his wife” (1923)The canvas is rectilinearly reminiscent of the Rembrandt motive of the self-portrait with Saskia. By this the artist marks the immortality and modernity of the chosen topic. In the rich, colorful, material painting of a double portrait, a new style of the artist emerges – realism, which picked up the best legacy of the past. […]...
5. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Family Portrait”The picture “Family Portrait” was written by Peter Konchalovsky in 1912 in the city of Siena. The whole family of Konchalovsky is present on it: the artist, the wife and the children. Konchalovsky wrote “Family Portrait” on one of the days when the family had already come to terms with frequent trips. In a short […]...
6. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Lilac at the window” (1955)The image of Konchalovsky of lilac passes through the thread through all of his work, still lifes with these colors have become the hallmark of his painting, the painter himself is often called the lilac singer. On the canvases of different years he depicted bunches of various shades, never repeated in the variety of bouquets, […]...
7. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Self-portrait”Self-portraits are different, they are especially interesting for cubists, who seek to express themselves most fully, not paying attention to the external form, arbitrarily adjusting it to the content. Self-portrait Konchalovsky does not look like them – it is quite simple and in its own way even ordinary. No extra corners, green noses and unimaginable […]...
8. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Portrait of V. E. Meyerhold”V. E. Meyerhold – one of the geniuses of theatrical art. As a reformer in his field, Vsevolod Emilievich could not accept the changes in power circles that occurred between 1937 and 1938. On January 7, 1938, the Committee on Arts Affairs decided to close the State Theater named after him. An outstanding director could […]...
9. Description of the painting by Peter Konchalovsky “Lilac”Konchalovsky – Russian and Soviet artist, known for his still lifes and portraits. He worked in the style of post-impressionism, cubism, fauvism, was the chairman of the association of artists “The Jack of Diamonds”. Members of this association denied academic painting and realism, putting their own perception of this reality above reality. The play on […]...
10. Description of the painting by Ilya Mashkov “Self-portrait with Konchalovsky”The most interesting canvas, which undoubtedly deserves the attention of the audience, is “Self-portrait and portrait of Pyotr Konchalovsky”. The picture is painted on a huge canvas, where the artist and his friend Petr Konchalovsky are depicted. The painter decided to portray the heroes of the canvas as two athletes who are sitting on the […]...
11. Description of the painting by Peter Paul Rubens “Straw hat”Before us is a picture of the great Rubens – “The Straw Hat” or, as it is otherwise called, “The Portrait of Susanna Fourment”. Despite the fact that the woman depicted does not have a hat made of straw, but a piece of felt, the picture is called the “Straw Hat”. From what? The thing […]...
12. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Carrying the Cross (Procession on Calvary)”The picture was painted on a blackboard in 1564. One of the sixteen paintings by Bruegel, which in 1566 was included in the inventory list of the collector from Antwerp Niklas Jonhelink. The picture was dedicated to the chapters from the Holy Scripture, events when Christ goes to Calvary, carrying on himself a heavy cross […]...
13. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Perseus and Andromeda”One of the most striking masterpieces, which is still relevant today, is, of course, the work of Perseus and Andromeda, one of the greatest artists of Peter Paul Rubens, a painter from Holland. Indeed, you should not even look at this picture for a long time, as you immediately feel the deep dynamics of this […]...
14. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “A table in a cafe”In 1912, Pablo Picasso wrote a very original painting “A Table in a Cafe (Bottle Perno)”. This is a kind of still life of the artist’s favorite drink, which he often portrayed in his works, but for the first time on this canvas was an attempt to depict a bottle of absinthe in a new […]...
15. Description of the painting by Peter Mondrian “Gray Tree”Pete Mondrian was born in Amersfoort (Holland) in 1872, whose father was a drawing teacher. The father wanted his son to follow his steps, however, Pete Mondrian decides to leave the teaching as a drawing teacher and devote his time completely, dreaming of becoming a great artist. In his early works, he gradually chooses naturalistic […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Monument to Peter the Great on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg”The first completed work of the artist Vasily Surikov was the winter landscape “View of the monument to Peter I on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg,” curious is the fact that the artist wrote two such paintings that mislead many viewers. There are several reasons for creating a second similar work: first, the artist […]...
17. Description of the painting by Fyodor Alekseev “View of the Palace Embankment from the Peter and Paul Fortress”At one time, Alekseev was called an unsurpassed landscape painter, indeed, considering the painting “View of the Palace Embankment from the Peter and Paul Fortress”, I would like first of all to mention its liveliness and dynamics. Often the works of Alekseev, including this one, were compared with the paintings of the Italian artist Canaletto, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Woman’s Portrait”Paul Rubens is a typical representative of the Renaissance, with his characteristic desire to exalt the ancient images, while creating real masterpieces of painting and sculpture. The artist pays special attention to the writing of female portraits. In the Middle Ages, the image of naked female bodies was a forbidden fruit, the Renaissance allowed to […]...
19. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Senokos”Peter the Elder Bruegel in 1565 wrote the famous painting “Haymaking”, which is included in the series “The Seasons”. This is a great master of the pen, who very subtly and kindly depicts nature and everything that happens around it. The plot is dedicated to the summer months: June and July, at the time when […]...
20. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Cripple”The painting by Pieter Bruegel, which is called “Cripples”, has quite realistic motives for the remnants of life, at all times, and even in the modern world too, it is not rare to find such a composition live. Here, unfortunately, the question is different; what was the artist trying to achieve? When writing this picture, […]...
21. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Return of the Peasants from the Field”Rubens is an artist from the Netherlands, very prolific, distinguished by stupid vital energy, optimism and ease of hand. He combined in his works Breugel’s realism with the achievements of the Venetian school, wrote on mythological and religious themes, simple nature, portraits of people. His paintings are very diverse and multilateral. “The return of peasants […]...
22. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Elena Furmen with children”Rubens, one of the brightest representatives of Flemish painting, who, in addition, represents Baroque, is known not only for his paintings on religious and mythological themes, but also for his magnificent portraits. This work of art is made in oil on wood, from which the picture looks especially natural and picturesque. The artist depicts a […]...
23. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Lamentation of Christ”A brilliant painter, originally from the Netherlands, more than anyone else, embodied the vitality and sensuality of European painting of the Baroque era. His creative legacy encompasses the Bruegel’s laws of realism and the achievements of the Venetian school. Despite the popularity of works of religious subjects and mythological motifs, the artist was a virtuoso […]...
24. Description of the painting by Peter Williams “Ride”Peter Vladimirovich Williams was born in Moscow in the family of a scientist. His grandfather was the famous American engineer Robert Williams, who remained in Russia in the middle of the nineteenth century. Initially, he was preparing to become a physician, but the desire for creativity prevailed. He worked a lot as a theater artist, […]...
25. Description of the painting by Peter Sokolov “Portrait of Pushkin”He is called the ancestor of the Russian watercolor portrait. “Remarkable similarity, beautiful drawing and pleasant softness of colors” – this characteristic was given to the master’s works by contemporaries. The artist painted many portraits of members of the royal family and guests of the court of the Empress. His brushes belong to more than […]...
26. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Abduction of Ganymede”In ancient Roman or ancient Greek mythology there is a beautiful story about a very beautiful, one might even say, divinely beautiful young man named Ganymede. His beauty was so captivating that the nymphs and even the goddesses of Olympus instantly fell in love with him. In the end, Zeus himself fell in love with […]...
27. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Castle of the walls”After the great Flemish painter Rubens acquired the Castle of the Walls in 1635, a new period began in the work of the painter, who was named Stenova. The painting “Castle walls” refers to this period in the works of the artist. Walking through the castle and inspired by the picturesque surroundings, Rubens focuses on […]...
28. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Portrait of Anna of Austria”1622-25; canvas, oil; 105 x 93; Louvre “Portrait of Anna of Austria”, located in the Louvre, refers to the more mature works of the artist, a representative of the Flemish school. The canvas depicts the daughter of the Spanish king Philip the Third and Margaret of Austria, the future spouse of Louis the Thirteenth. Inclined […]...
29. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel the Elder “The Fall of Rebel Angels”The painting “The Fall of Rebel Angels” was painted by Flemish painter Peter Bruegel the Elder in oil on a tree in 1562 The plot is based on a biblical story about angels that rebelled in pride, symbolically reflecting the end of the world, when humanity mired in cruelty and nonsense will be doomed to […]...
30. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Adoration of the Magi”Peter Bruegel uses a fairly common plot of Catholic iconography. The semantic center is the Holy Family, around it is a jumble of images. The picture is solved in warm colors, so the figure of the Madonna contrasts with the environment and serves as a compositional center. The Virgin Mary holds a baby in her […]...
31. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Self-portrait with his wife Isabella”This picture Rubens wrote after his marriage. On it, he depicted himself and his wife in front of a bush with honeysuckle. From the picture breathes serenity, self-confidence and happiness. Both figures are approximately the same and located near each other. With such a composition, the artist wanted to symbolize the equality of their marriage. […]...
32. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Peasant Dance”The whole of the XVI, and then the XVIIth state of the Netherlands shook revolutions and peasant uprisings. In this difficult time, one of the masterpieces of northern art appears – Peter Bruegel’s painting “The Peasant Dance”. The painting was painted in 1568, currently in Vienna. The canvas depicts merry peasants who celebrate, apparently, the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Peter Mondrian “Composition with red, yellow and blue”One of the major ideologues of abstractionism. From realistic landscapes, the artist gradually moved to geometric abstraction. Mondrian initially tried to use monochromatic color gamut in his paintings. He believed that only such a method would be able to objectively convey the harmonious fundamental principle of everything. It is noteworthy that in addition to directly […]...
34. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Four Philosophers”The picture of this gifted and talented artist has a special meaning and value for Rubens himself. “Just Lipsius and his students” is another name for this canvas, and the peculiarity lies in the fact that the artist painted the most dear people in the picture – his brother, his close friend and person, whose […]...
35. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus”The plot of the painting “The Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus” was taken by the great Flemish painter from the myth of the Dioscuri brothers who kidnapped two daughters from their father, King Leucippus. According to the myth, the kidnappers are beauties of cousins ​​who want to marry their beautiful sisters. The picture created […]...
36. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The head of a jellyfish”Rubens painted the picture “Head of Medusa” in oil on wood. As for Rubens himself, it is customary to call him a Flemish painter, although in reality he is the greatest representative of all European painting, and in fact, looking at this work, it is very difficult to argue with that. In this picture, the […]...
37. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Bacchanalia”As a plot for his work Rubens chose the myth of Bacchus and his constant companions. At the time of the artist there was an idea that they exist, feeling real harmony with nature. We feel the pressure of true life in this creation. Here reigns splendor, which is too much. You can see the […]...
38. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Descent from the Cross”Peter Rubens painted his famous canvas from 1610 to 1613. At that time there was a fashion for drawing pictures on religious themes, and Rubens was no exception. Connoisseurs noticed that the style and some elements of the canvas testify to the influence of its teachers – Tintoretto and Caravaggio. In the center of the […]...
39. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Three Graces”The pictorial painting of the baroque epoch “Three Graces” (1639) is painted by the artist South Peterlanter Peter Paul Rubens. The dimensions of the canvas – 221Х181 cm, the technique of execution – oil on wood. This masterpiece of art belongs to the late period of Rubens, which began in the 1630s. At this time, […]...
40. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “The Battle of Shrovetide and Lent”Peter Bruegel in his picture titled “The Battle of the Maslenitsa and the Fast” personifies a kind of theatrical genre, which is called farcical. The picture has the following preface and plot – we see in front of us the confrontation between Fast and Shrovetide, which personify good and evil and all the facets of […]...