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4. Description of the sculpture by Ivan Shadr “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”In Moscow, in the Park of the December Uprising there is a bronze sculpture called “Cobblestone – the weapon of the proletariat”. Its creator is Russian and Soviet sculptor Ivan Dmitrievich Shadr, who worked at the junction of two eras. This work is one of the best examples of realism of the Soviet period. The […]...
5. Description of the sculpture by Etienne Maurice Falcone “Dangerous Cupid”At the personal request of the Marquise de Pompadour herself, the famous sculptor creates a small sculpture of the god of love Amur. The marble figurine depicts a winged cute boy and received the name “The Dangerous Cupid”. Since the first exhibition, sculpture has become popular. First, the repeated statuettes were made by the author […]...
6. Description of the sculpture by Miron “Discoball”“Discoball” – is one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity. In addition, this is the first sculpture that depicts a man in motion. At that time, it was very difficult to convey such complex movements in sculpture. The age of this sculpture is about two and a half thousand years. The original of this […]...
7. Description of the sculpture by Francois Rodin “Danaid”Artists are often not always accepted by ordinary people. After all, for the most part, everyone who is not related to creativity, does not have a certain mindset, can not understand very many paintings by artists, sculptures and other works. One of the famous cultural figures was Rodin. He was born in the middle of […]...
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9. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “David”“David” is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo. This marble statue, whose height is over five meters, is the top of the Renaissance sculpture. The original of this statue is currently in Florence, at the Academy of Fine Arts. By the way, she is there to prevent damage. The statue is a naked figure of David. […]...
10. Description of the sculpture Donatello “St. George”Sculpture “St. George” was created by the great Italian sculptor Donatello between 1415 and 1416. According to the custom of the time, the sculpture was ordered and paid for by the gunsmiths workshop, who planned to install a statue of their patron in the outer niche of the Or Or San Michele church. The created […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. Description of the sculpture by Theodosius Fedorovich Shchedrin “Venus”Venus is the goddess of beauty and youth. Theodosius Shchedrin created this sculpture, intending to convey his idea of ​​female beauty. The woman, presented in the form of a sculpture, amazes the viewer with the smoothness and accuracy of her forms. The construction of her figure is characterized by softness and waviness, and the pose […]...
13. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarrotti “Bacchus”Buanarroti Michelangelo created the sculpture “Bacchus” from marble or it is also called “Drunk Bacchus”. It reaches a height of two meters three centimeters. This was the task of Cardinal Raphael Riardio in 1497. In the opinion of researchers, the sculpture of Michelangelo was the first masterpiece. After receiving the order the sculptor set to […]...
14. Description of the sculpture of Anna Golubkina “Old Age”This sculpture was born in Paris. A. S. Golubkina, Auguste Rodin’s student herself, invited a woman to pose for herself, who had once been a model and posed for the master Rodin himself. Rodin once created the sculpture “The one that was beautiful Olmer.” The sculpture is completely ruthless, defiantly naturalistic showed to the world […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Morning”This high-class work is one of the four marble sculptures of the Medici Chapel, placed on the tomb of Lorenzo II of the Duke of Urbina. The height of the marble statue is 155 cm. It was created for 5 years (from 1526 to 1531). The statue is a single composition with the work called […]...
17. Description of the sculpture of Giovanni Bernini “The Abduction of Proserpina”Giovanni Bernini at a young age created his work “The Abduction of Proserpina”. The sculpture was made very refined and with great virtuosity. The work of the author has incorporated the features of Michelangelo’s technique and antique plasticity. The style of the seventeenth century contemporaries is also viewed there. At this time, Bernini was already […]...
18. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Bernini “Ecstasy of St. Theresa”The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa is a sculptural group of L. Bernini, a famous Baroque period sculptor. The sculptor was inspired by the letters of Spain’s nun Teresa, declared holy by the Catholic Church. In her letters, Teresa described the wonderful visions of angels and saints. In one of them, for example, an angel appeared […]...
19. Description of the painting by the sculpture Michelangelo Buanarroti “Crouching Boy”Unfortunately, many statues intended for the Florentine church (Medici Chapel) by Michelangelo could not be completed. And some of the numerous statues created by the master for this purpose also did not adorn the tomb. Particularly distinguished among such works is the figure of the “Crouching Boy” (the Boy Squatting on Squat), which is now […]...
20. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “The Thinker”The “Thinker” is the pinnacle of the creative work of the French sculptor of the second half of the 19th century, Auguste Rodin. Initially, the author called the statue “The Poet”, implying the creator of the Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri. The work was made to order by the Museum of Decorative Arts for two years […]...
21. 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 […]...
22. Description of the sculpture by Mikhail Kozlovsky “Polycrates” (1790)One of the most remarkable works of the sculptor, a talented representative of the generation crowning the Russian sculpture of the XVIII century, is the unforgettable “Polycrates”. The plot, which tells about the death of a tyrant, executed by opponents, is borrowed from ancient Greek history. The ruler of the island of Samos stood out […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. Description of the sculpture by Fedot Shubin “Bust of Lomonosov”It would seem that the sculpture is inferior to painting in brightness and attractiveness, it is harder for perception. The bright color spot on the plane attracts more attention and attention than a single-color volume. The sculpture lives in space and you need to catch the light to see it. And if the sculptor is […]...
25. Description of the sculpture by Eric Fishl “The Falling Woman”The sculpture of the American artist and sculptor Eric Fischl “Falling Woman” is an example of modern art. This statue is dedicated to people who died during the terrorist attack that took place in America, in the city of New York, on September 11, 2001. Before us is a sculpture of a female figure. A […]...
26. Description of the sculpture by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini “The Fountain of the Four Rivers”One of the most magnificent creations of Bernini is located in Rome in Piazza Navona. In the center is the obelisk (although it is pseudo-Egyptian and is not related to the sculpture of the master). An interesting fact is that Bernini was not allowed to compete for the development of a project to install an […]...
27. 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 […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. Description of the sculpture by Venus de MiloIn the history of art there are not so many sculptures that instantly gained popularity. The widely revered statue of Venus de Milo is one of them. Venus in ancient Roman mythology was originally the goddess of spring and flowering; belonged to the ancient Italian gods. Later, Venus became revered as the goddess of love […]...
30. 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. […]...
31. 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. […]...
32. Description of the sculpture of Edgar Degas “Horse and Rider”Edgar Degas was born in a fairly wealthy family. For certain reasons, he was forced to sell off his property in order to pay all his father’s debts. Edgar was the oldest child from a large family. The boy showed interest in drawing since childhood, his father encouraged him in every way. Degas loved clear […]...
33. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “The Dying Slave”Slaves of Michelangelo Buonarroti – famous marble statues of the great Italian sculptor. Originally intended for the tombstone of Julius II, but the option for the implementation was chosen more modest scope, with a smaller number of sculptures. As a result, the finished work of the master “The Dying Slave” and opposed to her – […]...
34. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo “Bound Slave”In 1513-1516, Michelangelo made 2 sculptures made of marble: “The Dying Slave” and “The Bound Slave”. The latter, many contemporaries nicknamed “The Risen Slave” for the impulse of the figure depicted to freedom. Here she is conveyed in body movements, in tense muscles and in facial expression. The statue is designed for viewing from different […]...
35. Description of the sculpture Benvenuto Cellini “Saliera”This table statuette is made of gold with a slight addition of enamel. In appearance, the gallery is more like a casket than a regular statuette. The height of the figure reaches 26, 3 centimeters, and in width – 33, 5 centimeters. When Ippolito d’Este ordered a salt shaker from Cellini, the master immediately had […]...
36. Description of the sculpture by Antonio Canova “Cupid and Psyche”The creator of the famous work “Cupid and Psyche” is the Italian author Antonio Canova. The famous master made her marble to order. It was in 1787 in the Italian city of Naples, a Scottish baron Caudor wanted to have such a figure in his collection. The fragment was borrowed from the work “Metamorphosis or […]...
37. 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 […]...
38. Description of the sculpture by Francois Auguste Rodin “Kiss”Kiss… alluring, intoxicating, gentle, long-awaited. There are plenty of epithets for him. Since the time of Plato, people have been puzzled by the question of why lovers like to kiss so much. There is something sacred in the action itself, it was precisely this mystery and unstoppable passion that Rene Francois Roden managed to convey […]...
39. Description of the sculpture by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Pieta Rondanini”This sculpture was the last work of the master. Almost until his death, he actively worked on its creation. The composition is two-figured. We see Mary and Christ merged into one. The proportions of the figures are deliberately lengthened. The impression of their fragility and weightlessness. Involuntarily recall the statues of antiquity. The concept of […]...
40. 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 […]...