Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Taking the Snow Town”

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1. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “House of Surikov in Krasnoyarsk”The painting “The House of Surikov in Krasnoyarsk” was painted by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov in 1890. The style of the work can be attributed to realism, the genre of performance – to the urban landscape. Materials for writing a picture served as a pencil, watercolor, paper. The size of the canvas is only 24.5 by […]...
2. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Cossack”Vasily Surikov was born in Siberia, in Krasnoyarsk, in a family of hereditary Cossacks. Among the founders of this city are his ancestors, the Don Cossacks. Repeatedly, he spoke of his origin with the greatest pride; scenes from the Cossack life and colorful images of the Cossacks go through all his work. The artist was […]...
3. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Evening in St. Petersburg”The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1871 in the urban landscape genre. Vasily Surikov is a great Russian artist. He gave our country a huge cultural heritage, was a master of his craft. The artist was born in Krasnoyarsk, where he spent his childhood. To study the art of painting went to […]...
4. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The Hand-Made Image”Surikov – the famous Russian artist, an adherent of historical painting. He also wrote portraits, sometimes he turned to religious themes. Contemporaries more often considered him a layman, who takes tragedy and epic, but about professionalism Surikov can be judged by the following episode: when he finished the painting “Boyary Morozov”, one of his friends, […]...
5. 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 […]...
6. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Self-portrait”Creativity Surikov loved us, above all, historical canvases. “Morning of the Strelets Execution”, “The Capture of Siberia by Yermak”, “The Boyars Morozov” – these and other pictures of Surikov are known to everyone. However, his portrait work is no less interesting, especially the canvas, which depicts the artist himself. For all the time he created […]...
7. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Boyary Morozov”V. Surikov’s painting “Boyarynya Morozova” is famous for its gigantic size and was painted by the artist in 1887, depicting a scene from the period of church schism in the 17th century. The plot was written, recalling his childhood, spent in Siberia, where the cold and hard frosts. On this canvas, Surikov presented the victorious […]...
8. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Yenisei near Krasnoyarsk”If Mother Volga was and is in Central Russia, then in Siberia there is and will be Father-Yenisei. This is no less a deep river and no less severe. This is a purely Siberian river, but the truth is noticeably inferior in its length to the Volga. But the Yenisei is a wayward interlocutor. In […]...
9. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Suvorov’s Crossing the Alps”As a matter of fact, the very idea of ​​the painting arose from the famous Russian artist V. Surikov in honor of the centenary of the Alpine passage of the great commander of the Russian Empire Suvorov, who made this transition at the head of his army in 1799. The picture itself was written entirely […]...
10. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Herd of horses in the Barabinsk steppe”Surikov – truly Russian painter. The formal side is subject to content. This is necessary in order to create a general poetic impression among the audience. He was able to completely neglect the beauty of forms that were characteristic of academicism. The artist completely surrendered to the power of his inspiration. He was constantly in […]...
11. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Monk”Surikov – Russian painter, originating from a Cossack poor family. About his great-grandfather they say that, being a man of unmeasured power, one day, in a thunderstorm, he pulled a heavy raft out of a river, which would otherwise have taken and would have broken. Surikov – famous for its historical canvases. “Boyary Morozov”, Suvorov’s […]...
12. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Portrait of Natalia Fedorovna Matveeva”Vasily Ivanovich Surikov was a hereditary Cossack and an outstanding master of historical painting. His paintings amaze not even with the dramatic plot of Russian history, but with the power of the characters of the people depicted. The artist subtly worked through the image of each character, think through gestures and costumes. In all his […]...
13. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The old man gardener”The painting “The Old Man Gardener” is an excellent example of a rural portrait. Surikov preferred to paint pictures on historical subjects, but if the master decided to depict a simple rural person, he would invest all his soul in this work. Before us is a peasant. His gray-haired, pack-beard and sun-bleached hair help us […]...
14. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Portrait of a daughter”Before us is a very touching picture. The artist portrays his daughter Olga in childhood. We see a pretty girl who diligently poses for her father. In her hands she holds her favorite doll. Surikov manages to convey the liveliness of his daughter’s character. There is a smile on the girl’s face. She is good-natured […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Portrait of Surikovoy”Portrait painted in 1888. The artist never created portraits to order. His models were friends and relatives. We see the older daughter of the painter – Olga. Surikov drew a girl in a red dress with a white lace collar. Before us is a very lively and strong girl of 10 years. She is a […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Sibiryachka”The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1909. Cloth refers to the late work of Surikov. The artist wrote a lot on the topic of Siberia. Ladies in front of a mirror – this is one of the most favorite stories for artists of different times. For them, they were the muse and […]...
17. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Hut”One of the most undervalued works of Vasily Surikov, “The Hut,” was painted by him in 1873 and depicts a dilapidated dwelling, resembling an ordinary village house, made dozens or hundreds of years before the artist decided to capture it on canvas. In the picture we see people in a hut who lived not poorly, […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Cossacks in a boat”The great artist Vasily Surikov loved his native Siberian lands very much. This was the reason for the creation of his works in historical genre. The struggle of Ermak with the Tatars was a very interesting topic for the painter. The etude “Cossacks in a boat” was created in 1892 in Krasnoyarsk. Later it became […]...
19. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The Feast of Valtasar”Vasily Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk in 1848 into a family of hereditary Don Cossacks, who came along with Yermak back in the 16th century when conquering Siberia. The talent for painting manifested itself quite early, but due to the early death of his father, the family did not have the means for a decent […]...
20. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Stepan Razin”The original plan of the picture “Stepan Razin” was a legendary romantic story about that episode from the life of the rebellious ataman, when he throws his beloved Persian princess overboard into the running wave. The demonstration of the moral victory of the leader and the preference of the interests of the troops led over […]...
21. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Menshikov in Berezov”Surikov wrote the canvas “Menshikov in Berezov” in mid-1883. Due to this, he began to be called not only an artist, but also a painter-historian. He was able to accurately display various historical events. So, in the painting “Menshikov in Berezov” depicts one of the most powerful associates of Peter I – Alexander Menshikov. This […]...
22. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Princess Olga meets the body of Prince Igor”The work “Princess Olga meets the body of Prince Igor” is not finished and is considered only a sketch. This picture was written by Surikov Vasily Ivanovich on a historical theme. We see here a very famous and recognizable story from the history of ancient Russia. In the 10th century, Prince Igor went with his […]...
23. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Morning Strelets penalty”Painting by the famous artist V. I. Surikov “Morning Streltsy Penalty” is a recognized masterpiece of the author, written in the genre of historical painting. The picture tells about the terrible and bloody event in the history of our country: about the punishment of Tsar Peter over the archers, which formed the basis of military […]...
24. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Visiting the Princess of the Convent”“A visit to the Tsarevna nunnery” is the last of the outstanding paintings of the greatest Russian artist Surikov. The canvas does not carry the meaning of a meaningful event, which was in reality in a certain period of time. It reflects, first of all, the very life and way of Russia before the ascension […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov “Early Snow”1891 Beautiful, whole, inspired landscape, painted by the artist in oil on canvas. The nature of the landscape is the river Oka. Just in that year, when the picture was painted, the snow fell quite early, in September. It was very unexpected both for people and for nature, therefore it left a very strong emotional […]...
26. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Healing the Blindborn”V. Surikov is considered a clairvoyant, he depicted his knowledge on a canvas. The artist was not like anyone, his career was interrupted for a long time. The work “Healing the Blindborn” was the first picture after a long break. In this work, he conveyed all his state of mind. The painter claimed that the […]...
27. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “Annunciation”As the name implies, the picture is dedicated to one of the biblical scenes. The picture tells us about a very important event for the religious world: the Archangel Gabriel arrived in Nazareth to the Virgin Mary to tell her the good news – she will be the mother of the Savior of the world, […]...
28. Description of the painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov “Siberian Beauty (1891)”The first thoughts that arise when seeing this picture, once again convince us that the true female beauty does not need any decorations. This opinion was shared by the artist himself, who was from Siberia and loved his native country very much. He often used images of his countrymen for writing canvases. It depicts a […]...
29. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak”This picture was given to the author is not easy, he wrote her four years. He finished work on it only in 1895. After all, he did not accidentally decide to write this particular picture, because the release from the Tatar Khan turned out to be very significant for Russia. In addition, the author himself […]...
30. Description of the painting by Vasily Surikov “The merciful Samaritan”The picture tells about a fairly well-known moment described in the Bible. He tells the story of Jesus himself. One man was walking in the desert and caught the robbers, who stripped and wounded him. Having finished what they wanted, they left him there to die. One person then a priest passed by the dying […]...
31. Description of the painting by Nikolay Krymov “First Snow”The painting was written in 1917. Already in the first paintings of Krymov, the vision of Russian nature is felt through the eyes of a city dweller. Not everyone can see the beauty between the rooftops. You must be a true artist to experience the hidden life in the bustle of the city. In the […]...
32. Description of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “First Snow”Among the large number of various works of Shishkin, there is one not inherent to his style of writing. This is the “First Snow”. The picture was painted in 1875. Looking at the product, we see the dampness and slush, suggestive sadness. Despair and longing for warm summer days are coming from the canvas. Melting […]...
33. Description of the painting by Wassily Kandinsky “Old Town” (1902)The painting “Old City” by Wassily Kandinsky was painted in the period of creative research, in 1902, and belongs to the artist’s early works. The work was created in the direction of Art Nouveau, characterized by the generalized forms. Like many other early works, the presented picture is written in a cheerful color palette, inherent […]...
34. Description of the painting by Nikolai Popov “First Snow”The picture is depicted in perspective from top to bottom, as if the view of the street from the window. By the gentle brown tones, it can be judged that winter has recently come into its own. The sky is grayish, overcast and low. On the street you can watch the snow, so fluffy, light […]...
35. Description of the painting by Victor Vasnetsov “Snow Maiden”Many works of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov are imbued with original motifs of Russian folklore. “Snow Maiden” – one of these canvases. The creation of the artist’s masterpiece was inspired by the play of the same name by Ostrovsky and the opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. Actually the picture was written as a decoration for the staging of […]...
36. Description of the painting by Peter Bruegel “Hunters in the snow”Like many artists of his time, the famous painter Peter Bruegel created a series of paintings called “The Seasons”. The best creation from this cycle and at the same time one of the best works of the artist is the painting “Hunters in the Snow”. The painting depicts an alpine village on a winter day. […]...
37. Description of the painting by Konstantin Kryzhitsky “Early snow”Very beautiful canvas, with the most accurately disclosed theme. After all, it would seem, only yesterday the leaves on the trees were blackened, only yesterday it was pouring rain and the wind was rustling. But in the morning the snow fell, the first early autumn snow. And he tried to wash away all the beauty […]...
38. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Snow Maiden”N. Roerich often made sketches for various productions, which were successfully held not only in Russia, but also abroad. The artist approached the creation of scenery very responsibly and worked on each drawing for a long time. He believed that the viewer was studying his sketches in detail and even once wrote in the newspaper […]...
39. Description of the painting by Efim Volkov “Early snow”Nature has not yet moved away from autumnal bad weather, has not even calmed down from the winds and rains, as another attack came – the first and even early snow. He will not stay here for a long time, it is still certain that it will rain, and there will still be plenty of […]...
40. Description of the painting by Arkady Plastov “First Snow”Artist A. Plastov was very fond of the village, rural life and ordinary people, and he devoted many of his works to this very thing. One of them is the familiar “First Snow” painting. On this canvas, we see a sketch from peasant life: a village house, a front garden, an old tall birch, a […]...