Description of the painting by Pietro Perugino “Saint Sebastian”

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1. Description of the painting by Pietro Perugino “Madonna”Pietro Perugino is a Renaissance artist. We know almost nothing about the early years of the great artist. The real name of the painter is Pietro Vannucci. Perugino is his nickname with which he was awarded for his residence – the city of Perugia. The main feature of the artist is his ability to smoothly […]...
2. Description of the painting by Pietro Perugino “Maria’s betrothal”The plot of this picture is the biblical legend of how the Virgin Mary was betrothed to the carpenter Joseph. It was painted by the talented artist Pietro Perugino in 1504 specifically for the Cathedral. According to the Golden Legend describing the lives of holy people, Mary was a pupil of the Jerusalem temple. After […]...
3. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Saint Sebastian”Sandro Botticelli – a famous Italian Renaissance painter, who devoted his work mainly to the creation of spiritual and religious paintings. The painting “Saint Sebastian”, supposedly created in 1473, is one of the best works of art created by the artist’s brush. It was first seen in 1474, the canvas was exhibited in the church […]...
4. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Saint Sebastian”Renaissance paintings have long been considered classics. Rafael Santi is one of the most prominent artists of the sixteenth century. He is among the three most talented artists of all time, on a par with Leonardo da Vinci. Raphael was able to transmit real life events, giving them magic and mystery. The painting “Saint Sebastian” […]...
5. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Saint Sebastian”At the time of the early Middle Ages, the legend of Sebastian, born in the Roman city of Narbonne, was spread among the population. This young man who went to Rome after studying in Milan became known to Diocletian, the ruler of the empire. He appointed him the commander of one of the cohorts of […]...
6. Description of the painting by paintings by Andrea Mantegna “St. Sebastian”Among the magnificent paintings on the spiritual theme, Andrea Mantegna has a series of three paintings created at different times under the same name – “Saint Sebastian”. The most famous of them is the second work of 1480, now kept in the Louvre. Sebastian – now canonized saint, and earlier – in the interval of […]...
7. Description of the painting by Salvador Dali “Martyr”The painting belongs to the brush of the famous surrealist Salvador Dali. The canvas was created in 1982. The image by the will of the artist’s hand lay on the canvas in oil paints. After Salvador Dali reached middle age, religious themes began to appear in his works. Previously, the artist himself, just as his […]...
8. Description of the painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder “Saint Catherine”This picture is the central part of the triptych “The Martyrdom of St. Catherine”, made by Cranach in 1506 – when the artist had already worked for several months at the court of Friedrich the Wise. The plot of the triptych refers to a famous Christian legend. At one time in Alexandria, the rule was […]...
9. Description of the painting by Santi Raphael “Saint Catherine of Alexandria”Many Renaissance artists depicted the image of St. Catherine. The famous Italian brush master Raphael, who portrayed the Christian martyr St. Catherine, who leaned on the wheel, was no exception. The canvas was supposedly created in 1507, when Rafael decided to move from Florence to Rome. It should be mentioned that the very bend of […]...
10. Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Napoleon on the Saint-Bernard Pass”David – the founder of French neo-classicism, artistically rethought the standards of classicism and updated them in accordance with the era. Ardent revolutionary, a supporter of the French Revolution, loyal to Napoleon and who believed that he is able to give the world what he needs. “Napoleon on the Saint-Bernard Pass” – the picture is […]...
11. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio “Saint Catherine Alekscandria”Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is considered the founder of realism in painting. After him there was not a single sketch or drawing – Caravaggio immediately embodied all his ideas on canvas. The life of the artist was very peculiar. Distinguished bold and quick-tempered, he constantly fell into some dark stories, was the instigator of fights, […]...
12. Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Station Saint Lazard”Monet’s paintings can be found in thousands. They have their own style, their own texture and technique. As you know, Claude Monet was an impressionist, so he tried to find such techniques that the paintings were realistic and alive. In 1877, Claude Monet came up with the idea of ​​creating a series of paintings. He […]...
13. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “Saint Cecilia”The amazing time of the Renaissance gave the history of many brilliant sculptors and artists. It is noteworthy that the talented people of that time possessed precisely a versatile gift – a pictorial, sculptural, graphic, and at times, architectural one. More than 5 centuries the genius of Raphael delights with the images of a beautiful […]...
14. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Boats in Saint-Marie”Vincent van Gogh’s canvas, written in 1888, now exhibits the name of the author himself in the Amsterdam Museum. He depicts all the objects in a manner unusual for him, there are not those customary thick strokes that we are accustomed to regularly observe in the works of Van Gogh. The canvas presented before our […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Sea in Saint-Mary”Vah Gog often wrote the sea. He was attracted by the beauty of the waves, which he could portray gracefully and impetuously, in the best traditions of impressionism. The picturesque landscape of the famous author consists of several layers of blue foaming waves, a turbulent flow of water and the power of the sea element. […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Seascape in Saint-Marie”The painting “Seascape in Saint-Marie” was painted by Van Gogh in June 1888 on the Mediterranean coast of the fishing village of Saint-Marie. The sea inspired the great artist and in the Arles period of Van Gogh one can distinguish a series of paintings devoted to sea beauty. Then he wrote a lot of sketches […]...
17. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “The Temptation of Christ”The Temptation of Christ or in another The Temptation of Christ (Tentazione di Cristo in Italian) is a fresco made by the great Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. The size of the painting is 345.5 by 555 cm. It was written between 1481 and 1482 and decorated the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. In 1481, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Matias Grünewald “The isgenheim altar”Matthias Grunewald, a German by birth, the last representative of the northern Gothic in painting, who created several masterpieces in his short life (perhaps there were many more paintings, but very few of them have survived to this day), Igenheim Altar was considered to be his main work. The work was ordered by monks from […]...
19. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “The betrothal of the Virgin Mary”1504 The panel “The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary” ordered specifically for the chapel of St. Joseph. According to scientists, Raphael was inspired by two compositions created by his direct teacher, Perugino. Rafael pointed out directly on the temple depicted in the picture of his own name, as well as the date. That historical moment […]...
20. Description of the painting by Nikolai Rachkov “Girl with berries”N. Ye. Rachkov in his works embodied the image of the Russian soul and identity of the people. His paintings are filled with deep philosophical meaning. The picture “Girl with berries” is striking in its openness. This is a stunning portrait of a little Russian girl. The girl offers to try the berries. The artist […]...
21. Description of the painting by Viktor Borisov-Musatov “Spring”Victor Epildoforovich Borisov-Musatov – Russian painter, artist and master of images of the symbols of noble nests. There are not so many landscapes in the heritage of the creator, but in his spectacular works of art nature will play a big role. Like the great painters of the 18th century, the artist very often depicted […]...
22. Description of the painting by Boris Kustodiev “Lilac”Pictures of the artist Boris Kustodiev are not difficult to recognize by his unique style of their execution. When working, he used soft but bright colors, applied whiteness, as a result of which his canvases were remembered with a specific color scheme and unusual compositional techniques. Kustodiyev was very fond of depicting simple and bright […]...
23. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Susanna and the Elders”In the center of the canvas, painted by Rubens, is Susanna, who was bathing naked in her garden. And this process was watched with interest by two old men. The history of the painting is known from many verses from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. According to the story, the observers are deeply respected, […]...
24. Description of the painting by Raphael Santi “The Crowning of Mary”The work was written in the years 1502-1503 for the altar Oddi. An interesting fact when creating this canvas was the fact that the artist did not independently determine the main components of the image. At the same time, his favorite religious subjects at the early stages of creativity found their admirers. Speaking of the […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Peasant boy with a hatchet”Tropinin is an excellent portrait painter of the 19th century. A whole series of paintings devoted to children’s portraits. The artist loved children very much. In children, he saw the pure soul and dreamy people. Vasily Andreyevich wrote a portrait series belonging to the image of children with various attributes that symbolize a sensitive childish […]...
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31. Description of the painting by Arkady Plastov “Winter”The picture Plastova “Winter” depicts a winter landscape. The landscape is depicted in a special technique of wide strokes. The picture does not carry a sharply realistic image. However, the canvas carries expressive, vivid images. Before the gaze of the viewer appears winter forest. There are almost no leaves on the trees, so it seems […]...
32. Description of the painting by Nikolai Krymov “SquareThe picture of the rather large and famous Russian artist Nikolai Krymov called “The Area” can be quite calmly and quite boldly designated under the general title of his very first early works. But even then, at the time of writing “Square”, Krymov was already quite famous. This canvas, painted in a rather moderately impressionistic […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “First steps”Van Gogh eschewed traditional art, and used broad strokes and paints to express pure emotions. This style of the master distinguishes his works among other post-impressionists. He was interested in people, their essence, human feelings. He used free pure color to express a theme. When Van Gogh decided to become an artist, he realized that […]...
34. Description of the painting by Odilon Redon “Flowers”A talented artist named Odilon Redon, who lived from 1840 to 1916, can arouse a separate and very strong interest among those who most like impressionism, impressionism themselves and those paintings that depict flowers. At first, Redon there is nothing unusual or exciting with its colors, however it is only at first glance. In fact, […]...
35. Description of the painting by Fedor Rokotov “Portrait of Catherine II”The portrait of the most famous of the Russian empresses, Catherine II, was painted by adjunct painter Fedor Rokotov in 1763, when coronation ceremonies were held about the sovereign’s accession to the Russian throne. Despite his relatively young age, Rokotov was already a fairly well-known artist by that time, and the highest order was Another […]...
36. Description of the painting by Konstantin Bogaevsky “Ships. Evening sun “In 1912, Russian landscape painter Konstantin Bogaevsky, who was born and lived in Feodosia, wrote one of his most famous paintings “Ships”. Now it is part of the collection of the State Russian Museum. By depicting the mysterious Kimmeria in many paintings, and inspired by the works of Claude Lorrain, Bogaevsky creates a unique retrospective […]...
37. Description of the painting by Claude Monet “Sunflowers”The famous French painter Claude Monet, one of the main creators of impressionism, created in 1881 a unique work of art “Sunflowers”. He studied and gained experience from the great masters, who gave him all their secrets and skills. The artist worked a lot in nature, trying to convey all her color and brightness of […]...
38. Description of the painting by Frida Kahlo “Broken column”Self-portrait written by Frida Kahlo during the post-accident recovery period. Her health deteriorated markedly in 1944. The unbearable pain in the spine caused her to wear a steel corset. Forced to endure physical and mental pain of loneliness, she found the strength to paint pictures. That is why the self-portrait is very different from the […]...
39. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Penitent Mary Magdalene”Tiziano Vecellio wrote his work “The Penitent Mary Magdalene” to order in the 60s of the XVI century. The model of the painting was Julia Festina, who struck the artist with a shock of gold-casting hair. The finished canvas greatly impressed the Duke Gonzaga, and he decided to order a copy of it. Later Titian, […]...
40. Description of the painting by Konstantin Somov “In the forest”Konstantin Andreevich Somov is not only an artist, but also a Russian representative of the Art Nouveau style, as well as a well-known representative of symbolism. He was also a graphic artist and painter, a master of portraits and landscapes. Somov was one of the main co-founders of the magazine “World of Art”. The artist […]...