Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “The abduction of Europe”

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3. 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 […]...
4. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “The Abduction of Europe”Titian in addition to writing portraits and images of biblical scenes, often turned in search of inspiration for creating new beautiful paintings to ancient mythology. The story of the abduction of Europe attracted the attention of the artist the opportunity to express in dynamics the range of strong emotions of the characters. He created the […]...
5. Description of the painting by Claude Lorrain “The Abduction of Europe”1655 Location – exposition of the State Pushkin Museum, Moscow. The plot is taken by the author from Greek mythology: once the great Zeus saw the beautiful Europe – the daughter of the king Phenicia. Having decided to kidnap a girl, the thunderer takes on the appearance of a white bull and joins the herd […]...
6. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Misha Serov”The portrait of Misha Serov became one of a series of portraits of children made by Valentin Alexandrovich Serov, a Russian artist and one of the main portrait painters of his era. The main genre in the works of Serov from 1890 became a portrait. In this area, all the features characteristic of his early […]...
7. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Odyssey and Navsikaya”The picture was painted in gouache on cardboard in 1910. Style in painting: modern. Cloth Serov Odyssey and Navskaya belong to the genre of mythological painting. Serov painted a picture of the events described in ancient Greek myths and legends. Homer’s poem “Odyssey” tells that Navsikaya saw in a dream the goddess Athena, who told […]...
8. Description of the painting by Tintoretto “Abduction of Helen”Jacopo Tintoretto’s painting The Abduction of Helena illustrates the ancient Greek myth about the abduction of beautiful Helen. Tintoretto worked in the late Renaissance, so the myths of ancient times were incredibly in demand and enjoyed great popularity. However, the master decided to transfer those significant events occurring many centuries ago, in his real world. […]...
9. 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 […]...
10. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Baba with a horse”Village Russia is one of the favorite themes in the works of Serov. Who, if not Serov, could accurately reproduce the daily life of the peasant life, show the working life of the peasants. The artist did not reproduce the underlined wretchedness of the village or the embellished nature: he looked at the village from […]...
11. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of S. I. Mamontov”Savva Mamontov, being a patron of the arts and a collector well-known throughout the Russian Empire, was also a very close person for the artist Valentin Serov. Mamontov was a protege of many artists and artists, he organized home performances, venues for cultural events, and his estate in Abramtsevo became a real center of artistic […]...
12. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “The Model”Serov Valentin is known more as a graphic artist, portrait painter. In 1905, he painted the “Model” about which more and more speculation goes around every year – who is depicted in the painting? Valentin Alexandrovich understood the role that the female nature plays in painting, the female image. There are opinions that the picture […]...
13. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Girl with peaches”The famous work of the artist V. Serov – the painting “A Girl with Peaches” was painted in the summer of 1887. The heroine of the portrait is the daughter of a famous entrepreneur and patron of the arts Savva Mamontov – Vera. The girl was only 12 years old when the master took to […]...
14. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “St. Mark’s Square in Venice”At the age of 22, Valentin Serov was seriously ill. Having received money for the next picture, he and his friends decided to go to Italy. The warm climate of Italy is well influenced by the health of the great Russian artist. There he wrote one of his works – “St. Mark’s Square in Venice”. […]...
15. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of A. P. Chekhov”The name of the artist Serov is familiar, probably, to every Russian person. The author of the famous “Girls with Peaches” is considered one of the most popular and famous artists of Russian art. Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov, such his full name, was a graphic artist and painter, whose talent was recognized during his lifetime. Serov […]...
16. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Repin”An outstanding artist of his time and his generation, Valentin Serov lived and worked in the XIX-XX centuries. During his work, he wrote a lot of different pictures, but at first Serov was engaged in writing portraits and paintings to order. At the expense of his work on order, he became one of the most […]...
17. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Summer” (Portrait of O. Serova)Seven years later, after the picture “The Girl Illuminated by the Sun” was published, Valentin Serov wrote another impressionistic painting “In the Summer”, in which he depicts his beloved wife Olga. Here we see the plein-air portrait of a woman in a light white blouse saving from the summer heat. Olga’s calm posture conveys her […]...
18. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Repina”Serov’s parents were not artists. His father is a composer, great-grandfather is a naturalist. For the first time a talent for drawing from a young artist woke up in 1871, when he was placed in a commune in the Smolensk province. The measure was forced – the father died, the mother left to continue her […]...
19. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Akimova”“Portrait of Akimova” was written by Valentin Serov in 1908. She is in the National Gallery of Armenia. The painting depicts a woman with a pale face and features of an Armenian type, Maria Nikolaevna Akimova (Akimyan). She had a very difficult fate: she got married and almost immediately became a widow – her husband, […]...
20. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of the artist F. I. Shalyapin”Fedor Chaliapin – an outstanding opera singer, who lived in the early twentieth century. Valentin Serov – a great artist of the twentieth century. It is not surprising that these individuals were given to meet. Serov often depicted bright, talented people in his portraits. In his work there are portraits of Maxim Gorky, Levitan, Repin […]...
21. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Landscape”Serov was not only a skilled portrait painter. He creates a whole series of magnificent landscapes. Each of his paintings is a true masterpiece. Serov manages to notice a special beauty where others do not see it. He understands that Russian nature is gorgeous. But not everyone can understand this. Only a true artist can […]...
22. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Horses on the beach”The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1905, it refers to the late work of the artist. Serov was a master in portraiture as well as landscapes. Many paintings depicting politicians. Painting style: realism. The painting was painted on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, where he bought a house for his […]...
23. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of N. S. Leskov”Valentin Serov is one of the most famous Russian artists, famous throughout Russia and the world with portraits in which he captured the intelligentsia of his time. Serov wrote many portraits by order of the collector Tretyakov, and with N. S. Leskov artist began to work specifically for the gallery patron. In 1894, months before […]...
24. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Princess Orlova”The artist manages to write a very spectacular portrait of the princess. He created it in the last year of his life. This painting is one of the greatest creative achievements of the painter. Much attention on the canvas given a great interior. Serov depicts the magnificent hall of the palace, which belongs to Princess […]...
25. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Levitan”Serov was the most objective portrait master. In any person he found something interesting. The artist was able to plunge into the inner world of his hero. In this case, the painter every time managed to reveal the identity of each person. He created a series of portraits of his contemporaries. Heroes differ not only […]...
26. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Yermolova”The painting was written in 1905. Serov created this magnificent portrait of Yermolova, immortalizing the memory of this artist. This picture is a classic example of how an artist can understand the inner content of a person. It is on these striking examples that portrait painting is worth studying. Before the viewer appears brilliant actress. […]...
27. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Rimsky-Korsakov”In 1898, the renowned composer Rimsky-Korsakov entrusted himself to write to the recognized master of the portrait, V. A. Serov. The artist always with a special thrill was taken for a new job. His models are not only well-known relatives and comrades, but also in a large number of people are famous, mysterious, inaccessible far […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Princess Z. N. Yusupova”Portrait of Princess Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova, written at the very beginning of the 20th century, the artist created by order of the Princess herself. At that time, Valentin Serov was already widely known among eminent people as a talented and unique painter; many were ready to order his personal portrait from him, but Serov himself […]...
30. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Self-portrait”Probably all the famous portrait painters have not once portrayed themselves on the paintings of paintings. For some, a creative path began with this, and someone drew pictures of himself at the very end. In 1880, with his own self-portrait, he began his creative activity, which gave great promise, the artist Valentin Serov, who was […]...
31. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Soldiers, bravo guys, where is your glory!”The painting, written by Valentin Serov during the first revolution in Russia “Soldiers, bravo guys, where is your glory!”, Is made of cardboard, gouache and pastels. Guardsmen galloping on horsebacks symbolize what happened on January 9, 1905 in St. Petersburg, however, according to some proposals, the dispersal of demonstrators in the current capital is depicted […]...
32. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Pushkin on the garden bench”Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov Russian painter. His work is quite versatile. One of his painting genres is a portrait. In the period 1890-1900, the artist creates a series of paintings in watercolor. During this period, he increasingly engaged in portrait painting and executes orders. Serov wrote portraits of artists, artists, writers. These models have become a […]...
33. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Alexander III”Serov’s painting “Portrait of Alexander III” was painted in 1899. At present, the work is kept in the officers’ fund of the Royal Life Guards in Copenhagen. The emperor is depicted in an elegant uniform and a solemn pose near one of the main stairs of the Fredensborg Palace (Denmark). The artist painted this portrait, […]...
34. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “George the Victorious”Valentin Serov was an outstanding master animal artist. Most of all attention in his works, he paid the image of horses. We can see these animals in almost all the paintings of the great Russian artist. Despite the fact that the work is called “George the Victorious”, the main actor is the horse. The first […]...
35. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Flowers”Valentin Serov was an extraordinarily gifted artist. He painted amazing portraits, he wonderfully managed landscapes, animals, flowers – everything that gave rise to inspiration in him, found a bright reflection in his canvases. As a subtle landscape painter, Serov could not be indifferent to the beauty of flowers. His painting “Flowers” was a real gift […]...
36. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Portrait of Ida Rubinstein”Created back in 1910, the picture of the famous Russian artist Valentin Serov “Portrait of Ida Rubinstein” reminds, by the nature of its performance, the work of old Italian artists of past centuries. And all because the features of the famous dancer, which was depicted in the picture, are very unnatural, because they are depicted […]...
37. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Bathing a horse”At first glance, the picture is simple and does not require any interpretation at all. A young man bathes a horse – what could be easier? And, probably, in the brush of any other artist, this scene would have remained an ordinary etude, unfinished and insufficiently artistic, which captured a casual domestic scene. Any other […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Girl, illuminated by the sunSubdued by a gentle face and childish naive gaze, Serov chose his cousin for this painting. Mashenka Simonovich turned out to be a muse for him and an incentive for creativity. This girl became for the author something truly near and dear, therefore, after the painting “Girl with Peaches”, in 1888 “The Girl, Illuminated by […]...
40. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Haystack”In this picture we see a rural landscape. In the foreground is a large haystack. This is probably the harvest that the peasants made for the winter to feed the cattle. Around the hay, we see a low fence, it seems as if it is not completed. The master painted the weaving of this self-made […]...