Description of the sculpture of Edgar Degas “Horse and Rider”

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1. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “combing woman” (behind the toilet)Painting by Edgar Degas “Woman combing her hair” was highly praised by critics and rightfully belongs to his best works. She is a prime example of French impressionism. The artists of this trend sought to stop time in their painting. Edgar Degas goes further and captures the most simple, but so clear to the viewer […]...
2. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Self-portrait”Before us are two self-portraits of the great artist Edgar Degas. Why just two self-portrait? Simply, they are made in different years. At the first self-portrait, Degas is still young and inexperienced, and he still has everything ahead and he still has a lot to go through and suffer all the fates. Still ahead is […]...
3. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Bathers”This pastel is one of the most ambitious projects of Edgar Degas in the last ten years of his life. The picture depicts four women involved in bathing. Someone is engaged in various procedures, and someone just basks on the grass after the end of this important and pleasant ritual. Like in his other works, […]...
4. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Dancers in Pink”This picture is written in the genre of impressionism and is one of the most famous works of Edgar Degas, who was interested in the image of “ballet stories.” It is characterized by an unusual composition and a complex internal system of images. The artist captured the moment of preparing the ballerinas for their performance. […]...
5. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Roman beggar”This work was done in a realistic genre and meets the basic canons characteristic of this area. But Edgar Degas is interested in experiments with the subject of the image. It is not by chance that for his work he chooses not an aristocratic lady in rich toilets, but a simple woman who does not […]...
6. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Consent Square”The masterpiece by Edgar Degas entitled “The Square of the Concord” is one of the fundamental works in 19th century painting. The appearance of the picture played a large role in shaping the views on art in France and around the world. At the heart of the picture are images of real people close to […]...
7. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Blue Dancers”Want to look into the world of theater backstage? Out of the corner of my eye to notice the pre-premiere bustle, try to feel the excitement of the artists before going on stage? The best expert in ballet among artists Edgar Degas with his works will help the viewer in this. As you know, Degas […]...
8. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Dance Lesson”Grace, beauty and sophistication – that’s what comes through in all the paintings of Edgar Degas, dedicated to ballet. The master of painting painted ballet dancers in different techniques, and everything can be seen – he was always fascinated by the plasticity of young dancers. And at the same time, I understood very well how […]...
9. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Daughter of Jephthah”The picture is painted in oil on canvas. The artist painted it from 1859 to 1960. Degas is a 19th century French artist. His real birth name was Edgar Ilar Germain de Ga. In 1870, the artist decided to change his name and added the prefix de to Ha. His canvases are known all over […]...
10. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Dance Class”“Dance Class” – one of the most famous works of Edgar Degas. The artist wrote a lot of the artistic world, depicting actors, opera singers and dancers in his paintings. Backstage inspired the author; He often visited the Paris Opera, looking for scenes for future paintings. In the end, he became behind the scenes “his” […]...
11. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Absinthe”Year of creation of a picture – 1893. At first it was called simply “People in a cafe”. We see a pretty drunk woman and definitely a sober man who settled down at a table. This is Degas’s friend and popular actress. She was always elegant. But before us appears absolutely simple woman. Directly in […]...
12. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Prima Ballerina”The end of the ballet performance. All the artists are behind the scenes, and only the prima ballerina goes out alone. The audience is raging, the audience is not exiting. And she gracefully bows as if to every applauding person separately. It is her duty to thank the audience in this way for the fact […]...
13. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Star”“Brilliant, semi-aerial…”. Ballet has always inspired the great geniuses of art to create unfading masterpieces. And just like Pushkin in a few lines conveyed all his admiration for the grace and beauty of the ballerina, so Degas managed to capture a moment of ballerina hovering on a wave of glory and applause from the public […]...
14. Description of the painting by Edgar Degas “Gladilschitsy”One of the founders of impressionism. With his canvases he manages to bring the viewer closer to the image depicted in the picture so much that, even without knowing the plot, we understand, and, most importantly, we begin to feel and empathize with the characters of his paintings. One of such works is the painting […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. Description of the painting by Wassily Kandinsky “Two on a horse”In the works of Kandinsky you can feel the relentless movement forward and a lot of changes. In his early canvases visible hints of a radical change in style in the future are still visible. Before us, it would seem a completely ordinary picture. It has motifs of folklore and fairytale beginnings. But at the […]...
18. Description of the painting by Georges Seurat “Horse”He preferred to write on wooden planks rather than on canvas. Later, deciding to create a major work, he pursued the goal to draw attention to himself. And in 1883, in the Salon, he exhibited his paintings, as well as at the First Exhibition of Independent Artists. On one of his large paintings, which Seru […]...
19. Description of the sculpture by Sergei Konenkov “Paganini” (1908)The keynote for Konenkov was the leitmotif of music, he created numerous portraits of famous composers, famous singers, talented performers, he repeatedly turned to the image of the great Italian. Once, at a book fair, he discovered an old lithograph with a stamp of a portrait of Niccolò Paganini, in whose music he felt a […]...
20. Description of the sculpture of Mark Antakolsky “Ivan the Terrible”“Ivan the Terrible” – the first serious large sculpture of Antakolsky, the famous Russian sculptor. Interestingly, the youngest son in a large Jewish family, Antakolsky, was fond of drawing from an early age, painted everything he had reached, but his hobby was met by parents with strong disapproval and, as a compromise between their belief […]...
21. Description of the sculpture by Miron “Athena and Marsy”Even from school, we know how the ancient countries were rich in various myths and legends. And now scientists argue very actively about what was true and what was fiction. Someone thinks myths are nothing more than fairy tales. That’s why they are myths. Others with love in their hearts believe that it was so. […]...
22. Description of the horse monument in VoronezhThe originality of our country can be envied. Russian people have always been famous for their unusual mentality, which often cannot be understood by other countries. Each country has its own monuments. Some of them personify victories in wars, others praise great people, some of them are symbolic, fourth original. The latter are increasingly popular. […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. Description of the painting by Franz Mark “Blue Horse”The Blue Horse is one of the most famous works of the German artist Franz Marc. However, it is different from other paintings by the artist. First of all, its main advantage is its special piercing and charm. The horse resembles a young boy who is still full of energy. He bent his head to […]...
25. Description of the painting by Theodore Gericault “Horse racing in Epsom”The painting “Horse Racing in Epsom” was painted by Theodore Gericault in 1821. on canvas in oil. Its size is 92x123cm. Now it is stored in the Louvre, the greatest museum of France and the whole world. This is one of the best and famous creations of the French artist. A picture was painted in […]...
26. Description of the painting by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin “Bathing a red horse”Petrov-Vodkin’s artistic work entitled “Bathing a Red Horse” stands out among his other paintings at least in that it was known to everyone in Soviet times. And this is the era of the unconditional triumph of social realism! This picture is impressive in scope and brightness of colors. The color selection is built around the […]...
27. Description of the painting by Viktor Vasnetsov “Oleg’s farewell to the horse”The creator of artistic masterpieces in the folk and historical genre is the painter V. M. Vasnetsov. Many will recognize the work of this Russian artist from illustrations of fairy tales and poems seen in childhood. “Oleg’s farewell to the horse” – watercolor work for Pushkin’s poem. This work in rhymed form tells the old […]...
28. Description of the illustration to the fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse” by Yury VasnetsovIn 1935, Vasnetsov completed illustrations for the fairy tale of P. P. Ershov “The Little Humpbacked Horse”. Yury Vasnetsov depicted the images of fairy tales bright and special. In each created picture, he used the method characteristic of him, which is inextricably linked with folk art. The artist brings the principles of folk art into […]...
29. Description of the painting by Eugene Delacroix “Moroccan saddling a horse”Eugene Delacroix refers to the flow of the French romantics. Adherence to this direction is reflected in the painting “Moroccan, saddling a horse.” The artist conveys the smallest details of the scene with stunning accuracy. We see the folds on the clothes of a Moroccan, every wrinkle on his face. The plot of the canvas […]...
30. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Evening”Michelangelo was a sculptor, architect, painter. His main passion is the creation of sculptures. At first he made drawings on paper and sketches from wax, and then he worked with marble. Michelangelo sculpted realistic human figures from a lump of soulless stone. In 1520, Michelangelo began work on the construction of the Medici family tomb. […]...
31. Description of the sculpture “Apollo Belvedere”Many of us are familiar with the culture of the ancient world. We know how the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans lived. You can understand how the culture of those times looked from various sources, including sculptures. Nowadays, unfortunately, there are very few genuine works of sculptors of that time left on our planet. One […]...
32. Description of the sculpture by Theodosius Shchedrin “Diana”Theodosius Shchedrin is a famous Russian sculptor who worked in the genre of classicism. He was trained by French specialists, after graduating from the Academy of Arts he was sent abroad to continue his studies. He gained invaluable experience in making statues to order in Italy – and during this period imbued with the sculptural […]...
33. Description of the sculpture of Mark Antokolsky “Mephistopheles”The famous sculptor worked on his sculpture for several years. He began work in 1874, which led simultaneously with the image of Christ. In 1879, Antakolsky creates a bust, which later imposes several sketches, and in 1883 he leads to the execution of his plan. The Hermitage received in his collection the work of the […]...
34. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Holy Family”Michelangelo is one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance. First of all, the sculptor, he also painted, wrote poems, was a famous thinker of his time. Speaking of his ancestors, they mention Mesira Simone, Count di Canossa, but there is no documentary evidence of such an origin, and now it seems doubtful. At the […]...
35. Description of the the sculpture “Kiss of Death”“The Kiss of Death” – a sculpture made on the tombstone of the untimely deceased young son of the Soler family evokes ambivalent feelings. On the one hand, I want to escape from the sinister figure, on the other – to look at least one eye. Authorship is not certain, but it does not interfere […]...
36. Description of the sculpture by Sergey Konenkov “Stone-Digger”Sergei Timofeevich Konenkov lived a long life – almost a century. Even before the revolution, a young sculptor was called by critics as “Russian Rodin”. In his works, he used wood extensively, treating it in the manner of folk carving. One of the first in Russia began to depict a naked female body in sculpture. […]...
37. Description of the sculpture by Mikhail Vrubel “Spring”The first attempts of Vrubel to create a work in the field of majolica began in the early 1890s. They were connected with the local ceramic workshop that belonged to the philanthropist S. I. Mamontov. The first attempts of the artist were so successful that he soon managed to lead the workshop. The second half […]...
38. Description of the sculpture of Dzhamboloni “Abduction of the Sabine Women”Of great historical importance are the statues of Dzhamboloni “The abduction of the Sabine women”, executed in 1583. They depict the very moment of the abduction of future wives by the Romans. According to history, this episode had its place in 750 BC. At that time, Rome was inhabited only by men, then the cunning […]...
39. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “Apollo and Daphne”The plot of the Apollo and Daphne sculpture was an episode from a famous mythological work. Cupid was offended by Apollo and decided to punish him. He pierced the hero’s heart with an arrow of love, and the heart of the nymph Daphne was struck by an arrow, which on the contrary destroys love. Then […]...
40. Description of the sculpture of Mark Antokolsky “Ermak”Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky is a sculptor who has worked all his life in the genre of realism and has achieved incredible success. He was firmly associated with the Imperial Academy of Arts, and for a long time, despite little recognition, remained loyal to academicism. The sculptures of Antokolsky are striking with realism and precision of […]...