Gustave Courbet painting description “Sleepers”

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3. Description of the painting by Gustave Courbet “Man with a pipe”The painting was painted in 1846 – 1849. Courbet was a true master of portraits. What is interesting, he himself was a model for paintings. The artist managed to write a lot of self-portraits, in which one feels how his skills are gradually growing. We see a fairly young man with half-closed eyes. The pallor […]...
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6. Gustave Courbet picture description “Self-portrait with a black dog”The Frenchman Gustave Courbet in the course of creative development passes from romanticism to realism. Pictures in both genres are equally interesting and valuable. The artist worked in a romantic direction, creating his own portrait with a dog. After completion of the canvas in 1841 will be called “Self-portrait with a black dog.” At a […]...
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9. Gustave Courbet painting description “Woman with a parrot” (1866)The canvas was presented at the Paris Salon in 1866 and immediately won success with the audience, who were always attracted by the beauty of the naked female body. There is an assumption that the Irish woman became a model, serving as a model for other painter canvases. The entire main plan of the picture […]...
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16. Description of the painting by Pierre Renoir “Girls in black”A lot of imagination, elegance of models and a sad kind glance of one of them on us. This canvas Renoir “Girls in black.” And why exactly in black? This may be some kind of uniform of a female gymnasium, or these girls are present at the funeral and therefore black. Although no, it seems […]...
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18. Description of the painting by Mikhail Vrubel “The Court of Paris”Mikhail Vrubel is one of those Russian artists who became the father of Russian modern. It is the elements of modernity that the master used to create the unique masterpiece “Judgment of Paris”. Vrubel used more precise lines, ornaments that have a hidden and deep meaning, and calligraphy was added to this technique. Vrubel’s picture […]...
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20. Description of the painting by Zinaida Serebryakova “Kate with dolls”The golden fund of Russian art consists of the works of a talented Russian artist and master of fine painting and graphics – Zinaida Serebryakova. She was a student of the famous painter Osip Braz, and became one of the first Russian women who entered the history of painting. Basically, Serebryakova painted herself and her […]...
21. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Judgment of Paris”Rubens wrote on this popular subject of ancient times a number of magnificent paintings. Why was he attracted by this topic? The artist liked that it is possible to depict nude female bodies on the grand background of a magnificent landscape. We see Paris. He wears a traditional shepherd outfit. He very carefully considers the […]...
22. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Algerian women”This painting was created by the famous artist Pablo Picasso. The time of its creation dates back to 1955. Repeatedly art critics have noted that the series of paintings by “Algerian women” is the best work of a great artist. It consists of fifteen paintings, each of which is indicated by the corresponding letter of […]...
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24. Description of the painting by Pablo Picasso “Friendship”In 1908, the famous artist Pablo Picasso created the painting “Friendship”. At this time, such a style of art as abstract cubism was formed, which is often called “Sezannovsky” cubism. This style is characterized by the image of solid objects laid out in small elements, which can be traced in the works of Picasso, in […]...
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33. Description of the painting by Willem de Kooning “Woman 3”This picture was painted in 1953. Therefore, we can safely say that Willem de Kooning is our contemporary. The artist has six paintings from the series about women. And the picture of Woman 3 is one of these six works. This model has become a very famous picture. The writer is very fond of writing […]...
34. Description of the painting by Camille Pissarro “Boulevard of Montmartre”In the winter of 1897, Camille Pissarro arrives in Paris to look for inspiration and storylines for a new series of paintings in Paris Avenue. Having settled in a hotel room, he turned his attention to the view outside the window – the noisy lively Boulevard Montmartre seemed to the artist to be no less […]...
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36. Description of the painting by Vladimir Makovsky “First coat”Soviet artist Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky was always dearly loved by the Russian people. With the help of his paintings and today’s viewer can easily be transferred to the atmosphere of past centuries. One of the best works of the author can be called the picture “The First Coat”, the work on which was completed in […]...
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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 […]...
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40. Description of the painting by Jean-Louis David “The Oath of the Horatii”“The Oath of the Horatii” – a large painting, written by French artist Jean-Louis David in 1784. The painting is currently in the Paris Louvre. As soon as the picture came out from under the master’s brush, it immediately gained a great success, both among the public and among critics. The painting “The Oath of […]...