Description of the relief of Donatello “Herod Feast”

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5. Description of the painting by Rembrandt “The Feast of Valtasar”The painting “The Feast of Belshazzar” was painted by Rembrandt between 1633 and 1634. At the moment, the canvas is stored in the National Gallery of London. The painting was written in the Baroque era and is one of the brightest works of Rembrandt, associated with the historical heritage of humanity. The plot of the […]...
6. Description of the painting by the bas-relief of Michelangelo Buanarrotti “Battle of the Centaurs”The sculptor made his bas-relief from a piece of Carrara marble. It was a donation for the school of San Marco Lorenzo the Magnificent. It depicts a battle scene. If you look closely, you can see quite a boy who holds a stone in his hands. He is trying to throw him. Behind the youngster […]...
7. Description of the painting by Gustave Moreau “Salome”On Gustave Moreau’s canvas, the frail beauty Solomei is represented dancing in a light embroidered gold dress for the despotic, wicked and envious King Herod. Her figure, curved in dance, with a hand raised in an imperative gesture, causes a desire to follow her will, from which even the king himself could not escape. The […]...
8. 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 […]...
9. Description of the painting by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rijn “Adoration of the Magi”The plot of the picture depicts the scene of the Birth of Jesus Christ. Many Renaissance artists loved this theme very much. She gave the opportunity to show imagination, to interpret the event in the light of her vision. The gospel of Matthew says that on the day when baby Jesus was born, the magi […]...
10. Description of the painting by Titian Vecellio “Feast of Venus”Mythological and biblical scenes occupied a significant place in the artist’s work. However, a deep insight into the questions of psychology made it possible to create surprisingly lively, realistic images. The Feast of Venus is one of three paintings that were conceived as a cycle, commissioned by the Duke Alfonso d’Este. The canvases were intended […]...
11. Description of the bas-relief of Mark Antokolsky Yaroslav the WiseSince 1888, the sculptor Antokolsky worked for a long time without a break, trying to create the perfect image of the Grand Duke Yaroslav the Wise. The work went painstakingly, but it took the talented sculptor relatively little time. Just a year after he began working on the image of the prince, his work was […]...
12. Description of the painting by the bas-relief by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Madonna at the stairs”Michelangelo began his journey with the creation of talented sculptures. Before us is his first work, which he skillfully carved out of marble at the age of 16 years. Already from it one can understand that this is the creation of a true master. The sculptor brings his own art into this art form. Striking […]...
13. Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Flight into Egypt”The artist Giotto in his work talks about an event that relates to the infancy of Jesus Christ. An angel appeared to his father Joseph outside and informed the will of God about the flight of the holy family to Egypt. At that time Herod, the evil and cunning king, ruled. He learned that the […]...
14. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The beating of babies”The period from 1600 to 1608 in the work of Rubens is closely associated with Italy and Spain. It was here that he plunged into classical art, and especially in the Renaissance. Returning to Antwerp, under the influence of the brilliant works of Italian authors, the artist creates a number of canvases of mythological and […]...
15. Description of the painting by Pavel Filonov “Feast of Kings”The painting “Feast of Kings” was painted by Filonov in 1913. It must be said, the first glance at it leaves not the most pleasant impression: the contrasting red and black tones, the ugly elongated faces and the figures that crowd around the picture, are not at all appetizing dishes on the table. The characters […]...
16. Description of the illustration by Ivan Bilibin “A Feast at Prince Guidon”Ivan Bilibin was able to turn book illustrations into real art, which was confirmed by one of his works. The painting titled “Feast of Prince Guidon” is known to everyone since childhood. Getting acquainted with the work of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, young inquisitive minds had the opportunity to approach the work of another brilliant master. […]...
17. Description of the painting by Konstantin Makovsky “Boyarsky wedding feast”The famous canvas by Makovsky Konstantin Egorovich “Boyarsky Wedding Feast” belongs to the whole cycle of his canvases, which are united by historical plots. These are bright, festive, fabulous, unusually colorful works, with a large number of characters, paintings that convey traditions, rites of the Russian people, glorify these traditions and prolong their lives. Each […]...
18. Description of the painting by Paulo Veronese “Feast in the house of Levi”Paolo Veronese presented his work “Feast in the House of Levi” to the monastery, and a few months after that, he appeared before the court for distorting the biblical plot. An analysis of the work revealed many unacceptable inconsistencies that the Inquisition did not just criticize, but signed the death sentence to the creator. The […]...
19. Description of the sculpture Benvenuto Cellini “Perseus”Perseus is known to be the son of Zeus. He was an invincible warrior. It is to him that the glory of the hero belongs, who was able to cut off the head of the famous Gorgon Medusa. In the 16th century, Cellini was asked to create a sculpture of Perseus in bronze. It was […]...
20. Description of Peter Bruegel’s painting “Beating up babies”The painter Bruegel is the last in the Dutch Renaissance. In his works on the late medieval type of thinking, he demonstrated the stupidity and weakness of a person. Peter Bruegel in 1566 created the following works: “The Sermon of John the Baptist”, “Population Census”, “The Beating of Babies”. In these works, for the first […]...
21. 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. […]...
22. 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 […]...
23. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “Adoration of the Magi”This picture is one of the most popular works of the French artist Nicola Poussin. Such a religious plot was duplicated many times by other artists, since biblical stories are fanned with a halo of allegories and parables, and this is a favorite moment of sculptors, artists and poets. The picture tells us the story […]...
24. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Return of Judith”The great Italian artist of the Renaissance – Sandro Botticelli is the author of many of the greatest works that became the heritage of world culture, among which can be noted the canvas entitled “The Return of Judith” written between 1472 and 1473. Judith is a biblical character, a widowed girl who, according to legend, […]...
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30. Description of the painting by Diego Velázquez “Self-portrait”The artist King Philip IV created a whole gallery of persons of the 17th century: kings, princesses and priests. Diego Velázquez was called the mirror of life. The right to depict the king and his family belonged only to Velasquez. The popularity of the painter has reached what many considered necessary to have a portrait […]...
31. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Slander”If you listen to the statements of George Vasari, then the culprit of the picture, written by Sandro Botticelli, was his friend Antonio Senya, who advised to recreate the lost images. The plot of the work was the lost work of the Greek artist Appeles. This work can not be hung just on the wall. […]...
32. Description of the painting by “The Bean King” by Jacob JordaensThe artist of the Baroque era, Jacob Jordaens, during his lifetime, became a highly sought-after art master. He was distinguished by an amazing creative performance – more than 700 canvases remained in the heritage of world culture. Life in Flemish enjoyed the continued interest of the painter, especially the moments of celebrations with the common […]...
33. Description of the painting by “The Adoration of the Magi” by Hieronymus BoschI. Bosch created several triptychs on biblical themes, one of the latter is the “Adoration of the Magi”. The main part of the work shows the main plot. The Virgin is located in front of the house and shows the baby. Magi imposes gifts to the feet of a woman. The picture shows a moment […]...
34. Description of the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky in KievMonument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky in Kiev is a landmark of the history and culture of Ukraine. The idea of ​​creating a monument to the famous hetman was first put forward in the thirties of the last century by an outstanding historian, the first rector of Kiev University, Mikhail Maximovitch. Place for the installation of the […]...
35. Description of the painting by Nicolas Poussin “The generosity of Scipio”Nicolas Poussin is a prominent representative of the era of classicism. His paintings are filled with deep meaning, conveying the main emotions of the depicted heroes. The painting “The generosity of Scipio” was written based on the ancient Roman story of a famous historian who studied the culture of Rome, Titus Libya. In the picture, […]...
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38. Description of the painting by Ivan Kramsky “Herodias”The picture is created on a religious plot. Herod’s daughter, Herodias, wished that the head of John the Baptist be brought to her on a platter. Her wish was fulfilled. The fact is that John condemned the marriage of Herodias to her uncle. A woman has long wanted to take revenge on him for this. […]...
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40. Description of the painting by Viktor Vasnetsov “Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible”In this picture, the image of Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible is transmitted incredibly deeply. Vasnetsov clearly showed how to create a portrait of a historical character, so that it was incredibly lively, as deep as possible and very soulful. We see the terrible just as his contemporaries describe. Most likely, the painter was helped by […]...