Description of the painting by Rembrandt “David and Jonathan”

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1. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “The Farewell of David to Jonathan”The great Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn was a great master of the image of human emotions and experiences. The genre’s works of the master are very diverse, but on whatever topic he wrote, the depths of human passions were always paramount for him. One of Rembrandt’s teachers was Peter Lastman – and he […]...
2. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Saul and David”Of particular value in the cultural and historical heritage are the works of artists on rare themes and subjects. One of these scenes is the image of the characters from the Bible of Saul and David. The Dutch painter Rembrandt made as many as two canvases with these heroes: the first in 1630, the next […]...
3. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “David and Uriah”Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn is a Dutch artist whose paintings are distinguished by the versatility of selected subjects and the techniques used. Of particular interest to the artist were biblical stories, which corresponded to the piety of the society in which he lived, and allowed him to continue to experiment and search for new approaches […]...
4. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “David”As they say in an ancient legend written in the Bible, a young and courageous young man, David, with a stone that he released from a sling, killed the formidable giant Goliath. And during the times of the Renaissance, many artists and sculptors took this story as the basis of their creation. The image of […]...
5. Description of the painting by Marc Chagall “David and Bathsheba”Marc (Movsha) Chagall was born in Vitebsk, into a Jewish family, received a traditional home education. The main element of his paintings has always been Jewish folk culture. Often the artist visualized proverbs in Yiddish, turned to biblical stories. The vocation of the creator for him was inextricably linked with national self-awareness. In the thirties […]...
6. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “David”“David” is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo. This marble statue, whose height is over five meters, is the top of the Renaissance sculpture. The original of this statue is currently in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts. By the way, she is there to prevent damage. The statue is a naked figure of David. […]...
7. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Portrait of Napoleon in his office”The picture was painted in 1812 in oil on canvas. David is a brilliant artist of the 19th century. His portraits are known all over the world and stand in the same row with the greatest artists. The portrait of Napoleon was painted by David when the period of classicism dominated in painting. It is […]...
8. Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Madame Recamier”Madame Julie Recamier, the owner of a fashionable salon in Paris and a famous beauty, commissioned her portrait to renowned artist Jean Louis David. The artist in the process of writing a portrait, could not get used to the meager lighting in the room, because of which he did not go to work. Madame Julie […]...
9. Description of the painting by Jacques-Louis David “Self-portrait” (1794)This picture shows us the character and appearance of Jacques-Louis David, how the artist himself felt. He wanted the audience to recognize in him a man of strong-willed, restrained, passionate and inclined to spiritual impulse. One need only look at the artist’s self-portrait in order to understand the reasons why he joined the revolutionaries and […]...
10. Description of the painting by Michelangelo “David and Goliath”Entering the Sistine Chapel, looking up and to the left, the viewer will see part of the detail of the fresco “David and Goliath”. The main character was a famous person in the history of the Jews, a famous person in art. Lived in 10 Art. BC, served as offering arms to the king Saul. […]...
11. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Bathsheba”Rembrandt depicted the scene, which is described in the Old Testament. One day King David stepped onto the roof of his palace. From there he saw a beautiful woman who was bathing. David became very interested in who she is. It turned out that her name is Bathsheba, and she is married. The king ordered […]...
12. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Death of Marat”One of the masterpieces of world painting today is the painting The Death of Marat (1793), painted by the famous French painter Jacques Louis David. Marat was a very good friend of the artist and one of the toughest and fanatical leaders of the bloody revolutionary events in France. He was killed by the decisive […]...
13. Description of the statue of Donatello “David”“David” is one of the great sculptures that embodies so many meanings and questions that worried people in the 15th century. This is a statue that was the beginning of the revival of the cult of the body. Not clarified is the question of the time the creation of this masterpiece. Most art critics date […]...
14. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Love of Paris and Helen”Here, it would seem, a revolutionary painter, a chanter of the French Revolution, and suddenly a plot from ancient Roman history… Someone might find such a neighborhood strange, but just then French revolutionaries quite often turned to Roman history. And apparently on the wave of this enthusiasm, David, a famous artist, depicted two young people […]...
15. Description of the painting by Caravaggio “David and Goliath (1601)”This painting was commissioned by the artist Cardinal Scipione Borghese. David and Goliath, relying on biblical information, were heroes of antiquity. David was to be king of the Jews, and Goliath was a gigantic Philistine. In one of the biblical legends tells of the confrontation of these two characters. Goth was the native city of […]...
16. Description of the painting by Jean-Louis David “The Oath of the Horatii”“The Oath of the Horatii” – a large painting, written by French artist Jean-Louis David in 1784. The painting is currently in the Paris Louvre. As soon as the picture came out from under the master’s brush, it immediately gained a great success, both among the public and among critics. The painting “The Oath of […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Sappho and Phaon”The work of the talented French artist Jacques Louis David is done with oil on a sufficiently large canvas. David is considered the founder of neoclassicism, based on the works of the ancient heritage. The work “Sappho and Phaon” was made in terms of the artist’s late work. It bears the beloved Sappho and Phaon, […]...
19. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “Portrait of Rembrandt’s mother sitting at the table”Rembrandt is a Dutch painter, a representative of the golden age and one of the best masters. He was known during his lifetime, he had many students, among whom there are famous and talented artists, he preferred historical scenes and portraits. He loved to draw people, devoted almost all his work to this, not chanting, […]...
20. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Belisarius”Filled with tragedy, sadness and human injustice, the painting by famous French classical painter “Belisarius”, Jacques Louis David, was painted in oil in 1781. The plot of the picture is imbued with sadness, sentimentality and compassion. She tells of a Byzantine illustrious commander Belisarius, who was slandered and removed from service, condemning wanderings and poverty. […]...
21. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn “The Prodigal Son in a Tavern”One of the most famous works of Rembrandt is his painting The Return of the Prodigal Son. But this is not his only picture with such a plot. Long before this picture was painted, he wrote the famous self-portrait “Prodigal Son in a Tavern”. Where in the role of the “prodigal son” of the artist […]...
22. Description of the painting by Jacques Louis David “Antiochus and Stratonika”David is a French artist, a representative of neoclassicism – revolutionary classicism, which does not reject the old canons, but reinterprets them in its own way. Neoclassicists believed that the artist should not just be an observer and his main purpose is not to simply capture the surrounding reality. They believed that the artist’s mission […]...
23. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “Valaam donkey”“Valaam donkey” – a picture of Rembrandt van Rijn, written in 1626. This canvas, 65×47 cm in size, is located in the Parisian Museum Cognac-Zhe. It depicts the biblical prophet Balaam and his talking ass. The painting was painted in the Leiden period of Rembrandt. In 1625 he opened his first workshop there and began […]...
24. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Samson and Delilah”The story of Samson and Delilah is described in the Old Testament. According to legend, Samson was chosen by God in order to protect the Jewish people from his worst enemies. For this, he bestowed upon the infant a great power imprisoned in his hair. Thanks to him, Samson was an incredibly strong and resistant […]...
25. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Christ in Emmaus”The main artist of the golden age of painting the Netherlands, Rembrandt van Rijn. The most talented painter of his time, engraver and draftsman, Rembrandt is known to the whole world for his works of art, which are stored in all the major museums in the world. His genre works are imbued with such a […]...
26. Description of the painting by David Burliuk “Portrait of the Futurist Songbird Vasily Kamensky”The painting titled “Portrait of the futurist Vasily Kamensky’s songwriter” was painted by Burliuk in 1916. She treats it as a work of art in the style of futurism with some echoes of primitivism and fauvism. This picture does not carry the similarity of photographic accuracy with the real Vasily Kamensky. Burliuk portrayed him as […]...
27. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn “The Sacrifice of Abraham”The picture was created in 1635. According to the biblical story, Abraham was supposed to sacrifice his son Isaac at the command of God. The hero did not hesitate for a minute. The rite was to take place on the mountain. Abraham and Isaac came there only on the third day. When Isaac was already […]...
28. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens vann Rijn “Susanna and the Elders”This is an ancient history, as old as the world, but it is no less relevant today. Beauty Susanna was so charming and beautiful that she unwittingly seduced two elders. Then one day, when the beauty went to bathe, two elders came out of the darkness and tried to force her to go to their […]...
29. Rembrandt Sampson Blinding Picture DescriptionThe Dutch painter Rembrandt depicted on canvas in 1636 one of the most popular biblical scenes. “Blinding Samson” wrote other contemporaries of the artist. The work of Rembrandt is unique in its own way and deserves consideration. The plot from the Old Testament tells the story of Samson, who possessed tremendous power. Thanks to his […]...
30. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Philosopher”Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn – artist of the golden era of Dutch painting. The ability to embody in his paintings the whole harmony of human experiences, was one of the few achievements of other masters of art. Rembrandt is a versatile artist who maximally shows the audience the spiritual unity of human feelings. The work […]...
31. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Peter’s Denial”A gloomy picture in brown tones, weakly sanctified by the flame of a candle, is demonstrated by one of the famous religious scenes. “Peter’s denial” is listed in the Gospels of the Four Apostles. The New Testament episode is always described in the same way. At the last evening, from the mouth of Jesus, there […]...
32. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “The Parable of the Rich”The picture is a depiction of one of the parables described in the Gospel of Luke. It deals with a wealthy man who decided to direct all his wealth towards personal comfort and happiness, and not good deeds, such as helping others and honest work for the good of the human race. The very next […]...
33. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Self-portrait with Saskia”On this canvas, Rembrandt portrayed the hero as a merry gentleman who knows a lot about the joys of life and will be able to enjoy them. Confirmation of this to become objects in the room. But the main evidence in favor of the connoisseur of life, undoubtedly, is the beauty in the hands of […]...
34. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn “Aristotle”Rembrandt created a real gem of art “Aristotle in front of the bust of Homer” at the time when he was not recognized in Holland, but was revered far beyond the borders of the motherland. Antonio Ruffo, patron of Sicily, expressed a desire to replenish his own gallery of paintings with the image of an […]...
35. Description of the painting by Rembrandt “The Abduction of Europe”Many artists were worried about the mythological plot about the abduction of the beautiful Europe by the treacherous Zeus. Dutchman Rembrandt shows the audience his vision of a famous myth. “The abduction of Europe” was written back in 1632. The young painter was influenced by the master of black and white contrasts – Caravaggio. In […]...
36. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “The Return of the Prodigal Son”Created in 1668-69 by the great artist Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn, The Return of the Prodigal Son, is based on the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke and is the embodiment of the spiritual and carnal, divine, heavenly and earthly principles. This canvas was the result of doubts and painful […]...
37. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn “Resurrection of Christ”A special place in the world artistic culture occupy the work of Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn. In one of the periods of his career, the artist turns to writing biblical scenes. These works include the painting “The Resurrection of Christ”, which was written by Rembrandt in the period from 1636-1639. This canvas presents one of […]...
38. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn “Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene”The picture captures the story when Jesus Christ is Mary Magdalene. After the tragic death, no one expected to see the Son of God again, so his appearance caught the girl off guard. According to the style of the author, the background of the picture is significantly darkened. It seems that the action takes place […]...
39. Description of the painting by Rembrandt “Faust”One of the most talented and gifted artists Rembrandt wrote a real masterpiece called “Faust”. This picture has a deep meaning in which philosophical thoughts and feelings are hidden. A man appears before the viewer, apparently a scientist. This is evidenced by the objects depicted in the picture – a pencil, through which he records […]...
40. Description of the painting by Karl Bryullov “Bathsheba”Once, during the life of King David, he walked on the roof of his palace at sunset, and saw a young girl bathing at the spring, who seemed very beautiful to him. Sensing a passion for her, the king, who did not know of any refusal, sent his own servants to her, and they brought […]...