Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Mortally wounded”

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1. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Forgotten”Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin – a career officer, a graduate of the Marine Corps, preferred the artist’s path to military service. In his work, again, the main theme was military. Vereshchagin can safely be called the predecessor of today’s photojournalists. Knowing the war well, he strove without embellishment and certainly transferred military action to the canvas […]...
2. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “After failure”Vasily Vereshchagin loved to travel, and almost all the time he was traveling. During his life he managed to visit several dozen countries. Among them are the USA, and China, and many regions of the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. However, 2 trips to Turkestan played a special role in his work. It was the memories of […]...
3. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Winners”Vereshchagin merciless in the image of losses and victories. Vereshchagin, perhaps, is the only artist who was not subject to narcissism, and he could fairly truthfully display on his canvases the truth of military life. And if Aivazovsky often depicted sea battles, then Vereshchagin on his canvases portrayed land battles and mostly Asian ones. He […]...
4. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Do not Zaman, Let come”Patriotism was and will always be in vogue among artists. At least, because you can vividly express your attitude towards the Motherland. All Russian artists were quite loyal to Russia. Yes, there was a fashion to paint overseas landscapes. But rather quickly, many artists returned to their native spaces. As for Vereshchagin, there is a […]...
5. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “The Apotheosis of War”The painting “The Apotheosis of War” by the Russian artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin is widely known both in Russia and around the world. Indeed, very few of the artists who specialize in creating canvases about war managed so succinctly and precisely to state the essence of military actions: death, blood and suffering of people. Vereshchagin […]...
6. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Under Plevna”The painting was painted in 1878. Vereshchagin devoted it to a significant event: the assault on Pleven, in which a huge number of Russian soldiers were killed. The artist deeply empathized with the sufferings and heroism of the soldiers. The canvas refers to the Balkan series of paintings, which the author created from 1878 to […]...
7. Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “triumphant”Middle Asia. Ancient Samarkand, Registan Square. Now it is a national treasure, but on the canvas it’s just a square where people have always flown to learn something new, or to celebrate an event. On the canvas of the Russian artist Vereshchagin is just a celebration associated with the victory over the enemy. It really […]...
8. Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “The Lost. Requiem ““The vanquished. Memorial service “refers to the Balkan series of works by the artist Vereshchagin. It depicts the devastating effects of the famous assault on the Bulgarian city of Pleven. For the Russian army, these consequences were expressed in enormous human losses. By the time the picture was created in Russia, there was a tendency […]...
9. Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “Before the attack. Under Plevna “Creativity Vereshchagin would be incomplete if it did not have a series of Balkan works. It includes the painting “Before the attack. Under Plevna “, which dates from the year 1881. It is an illustration of the attack of Russian soldiers on the Turkish. The viewer is presented with a whole line of fighters, which […]...
10. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Himalayan pony”Vasily Vereshchagin once roared not only to the whole of Russia, but also to the west. His paintings admired in America and England. In Sweden and Poland. In his works depicting seemingly ordinary scenes from life, something more was hidden. However, having such popularity, the artist did not attend any meetings, did not independently exhibit […]...
11. Description paintings Vasily Vereshchagin “At the door of the mosque”Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin is a famous Russian artist who painted his paintings in the battle genre with unsurpassed realism of the image. Trained in the Naval Cadet Corps, Vereshchagin knew military affairs and national history well, and also studied literature in detail. This opened for him the depth of knowledge on the topic, which he […]...
12. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “On the Shipka everything is calm…”This picture is part of a large triptych of Vereshchagin about the war under Shipka. But this, as always with this artist, is not an easy part of a triptych. And in general, the very idea of a triptych is not entirely about the war. More precisely, about the war, but not about that combat […]...
13. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Attack by surprise”The painting “Attack by surprise” was painted by the artist in 1871. This work is included in seven etudes about the unequal battles of the Russian squad with enemies. This is a real battle painting, conveying an atmosphere of fear and pain. The author tried to show the resilience of the Russian soldier. Despite the […]...
14. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Timur’s Doors” (Tamerlan)The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1873. Vasily Vereshchagin is an artist who wrote many canvases on the theme of the East, which made him very popular among artists. His paintings help us to return to that difficult time. Exquisite clothes, heavy and durable doors, arms in the form of arrows and […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Suppression of the Indian uprising by the British”Vasily Vereshchagin was remembered in Russian culture as a famous historical painter who tried to preserve significant events, people’s lives, interesting facts in his paintings. The artist traveled a lot and a trip to India made an indelible impression on him. Inspired by a trip to a country unfamiliar to the Russian people, he painted […]...
16. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Mountain stream in Kashmir”Vasily Vereshchagin was one of the most famous Russian artists describing military hardships. Many of his works were never exhibited in Russia due to the realistic scenes. After the Russian-Turkish war, Vereshchagin lived and worked in Munich, writing a large number of works on military subjects. All of them had a common motive for presenting […]...
17. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Napoleon at the Borodino Heights”Vereshchagin executed a picture called “Napoleon on the Borodino Heights” where he wrote Napoleon and his retinue. All officers are dressed in full dress uniform, and this is not without reason, much can be explained by the historical background of this battle. Napoleon understood that this battle would be decisive, based on the fact that […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “The siege of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra”Vasily Petrovich Vereshchagin’s canvas “The Siege of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra,” written in 1891, depicts one of the most bitter periods in the history of our Motherland. It makes no sense to talk about the events that took place at that time, called “Vague”. The painting depicts an episode of the storming of the monastery, although […]...
19. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Shipka-Sheinovo (Skobelev under Shipka)”Cloth “Skobelev over Shipka” is considered a historical picture, which carries a deep meaning. Vereshchagin created a whole cycle dedicated to the battles of the Balkan campaign. It was one of the most violent wars in the entire history between the Russian and Turkish army in the mountains of Bulgaria. The bloodshed was based on […]...
20. Description of the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin “Bayonets! Cheers cheers!”The picture is painted in oil on canvas. Vereshchagin left an invaluable cultural contribution to our state. His work includes dozens of paintings devoted to Russia and the events in it. The painting “In bayonets! Hooray! Hurray! “Is one of the paintings of Vereshchagin’s masterpiece cycle dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812 with Napoleon. […]...
21. Description of the painting by Yuri Volkov “Wounded”Yuri V. Volkov – an outstanding Soviet artist. He participated in the Great Patriotic War and created realistic paintings with battle scenes. Volkov philosophically approached his works, portrayed military events with particular depth, revealed in them the meaninglessness and insanity of racial ideas. In 1951, the artist created a large-scale two-meter canvas called “Chersonese dead […]...
22. Description of the painting by Basil Vereshchagin “After good luck”Vereshchagin was twice in Central Asia, which inspired him to write the Turkestan series of paintings. The artist in the East was struck and shocked by everything: from the beauty of human hearts and the amazing things created by the hands of people to the cruelty and indifference of the surrounding world. In many paintings […]...
23. Description of the painting by Peter Vereshchagin “View of the Moscow Kremlin”Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin (1834-1886) was a Russian landscape painter of the nineteenth century, the author of numerous panoramic views and everyday sketches. Born in the city of Perm, traveled a lot. His brushes belong to landscape images of various places in the Urals, Central Russia, Volga region, the Baltic Sea, Transcaucasia and other regions of […]...
24. Description of the painting by Peter Vereshchagin “Market in Nizhny Novgorod”Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin, being a researcher of painting, an academician and an artist, was interested in such areas of visual art as realism, and his favorite genre was, of course, the landscape. The artwork of Vereshchagin is full of photographic, as if the viewer is looking at the photo just taken on the camera, which […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Seeing the dead”This picture has received universal recognition not only from the artist’s contemporaries, but also from other “artists”. For example, V. Stasov spoke in a positive tone about the “Wires of the Dead”. For the first time in his life, Perov received a special award for his canvas, which was issued by the central exhibition hall […]...
26. Description of the painting by Vasily Tropinin “Woman in the window”The great Russian artist Tropinin differs from other masters of painting in that it complements each picture of a certain direction with its characteristic detail and technique. Heroes, which were embodied in the paintings of the artist, are depicted in luxury and parade. The biography of the Russian artist had a strong influence on the […]...
27. 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 […]...
28. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Patient”Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov came from a noble large family. His mother was a children’s writer and drew well – it was she who gave her son the first painting lessons. The most vivid impressions of the artist’s childhood are connected with trips to the north and to his grandmother’s estate. Later, some early memories he […]...
29. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “overgrown pond”This picture was painted by Polenov in 1879. Here he depicted a quiet and peaceful picture of Russian nature. The canvas does not hit us with rampage and a variety of colors that excite feelings. On the contrary, the picture is filled with light, peace and tranquility. Before us is an ordinary pond, lost in […]...
30. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Oka Valley”Vasily Polenov with the help of his pictorial paintings reminds us how beautiful the nature is in any of its manifestations. It was landscapes that became the main motive in the works of the artist. After Polinov acquired an estate near the Oka River, the author did not leave the author for a minute. Being […]...
31. Description paintings Vasily Polenov “On the boat. Abramtsevo “Abramtsevo is a wonderful place for artists and writers. Since the 1870s, many famous painters have visited it, including Vasnetsov, Repin, Serov, Korovin. Been there and Polenov. Abramtsevo manor was not a place of balls and meetings of notable people. This place was intended for creativity. It preserved the beauty and originality of rural nature, […]...
32. Description of the painting by Vasily Polenov “Golden Autumn”Along with Repin, he received the gold medal of the Academy of Fine Arts, the teacher of Levitan and Ostroukhov and lived to be recognized as “People’s Artist of the RSFSR”, Vasily Polenov, among a number of works that brought him worldwide fame (they made him a member and French Academy) and wrote a relatively […]...
33. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Hunters on a halt”This artist is known to many, especially for the pictures of “hunting” subjects. “Fisherman”, “Birdies”, “Dovecot” – the names speak for themselves. Being a passionate hunter himself, Perov knew firsthand all the realities of her life. The painting “Hunters on a halt” is one of the most famous variations of the artist on the theme […]...
34. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Clean Monday”The well-known Russian painter Vasily Perov had the amazing ability to accurately convey the living emotions of ordinary, unremarkable people, working in the complex genre of realism. In 1866, he wrote the famous painting “Clean Monday”, depicting on it an elderly couple, peacefully wandering around a populous winter city. Based on the name of the […]...
35. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Sermon in the village”The canvas was released in 1861. The canvas was created that same year when serfdom was abolished. The painting was painted by the artist as a thesis. For it, Perov received a gold medal, but at the same time the opportunity to travel abroad at public expense. On the canvas, the artist depicted a priest […]...
36. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “First rank”The popular student work “First rank. Son of a deacon, made in collegiate registrars” brought Vasily Perov in 1860 a rather significant reward for him. The work is presented in the genre of a certain satire on the newly minted officials, which has a special meaning that is relevant to the present. Having started to […]...
37. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Birdies”The painting “Birdies” was created by Vasily Grigorievich Perov in 1870. For writing the canvas was used canvas and oil. The scene depicted in the picture was noticed by the artist during his walk through the autumn forest, so the picture can rightly be considered realistic. The central place on the canvas is reserved for […]...
38. Description of the painting by Vasily Perov “Last tavern at the outpost”The visual activity of Vasily Grigorievich Perov has undergone a lot of changes associated with stylistic features: the master abandoned a large number of areas that are associated with characters, a grotesque diversity of color. The gamma of the picture becomes complex, and the plot is revealed with the help of a coloristic conclusion, figurative […]...
39. Description of the painting by Vasily Maximov “Sick husband”1881. Oil on canvas, Tretyakov Gallery. In childhood, the artist witnessed the death of his father. Probably, the experiences of a six-year-old baby were reflected in the film “Sick Husband” many years later. He remembered for the rest of his life how childishly naively asked God not to take a parent, long and sorrowfully thought […]...
40. Description of the painting by Vasily Maksimov “The future artist”By origin a peasant, Vasily Maksimov, soon became interested in painting. The peasants in his paintings are not just barefoot people in poor clothes, but above all, inspired faces, true emotions and the best qualities of the Russian people. The boy, lit by the bright summer sun, standing at the wall of the temple is […]...