Today we present to your attention twenty paintings that are worthy of attention and recognition. These paintings were painted by famous artists, and they should be known not only by the person who is engaged in art, but also by ordinary mortal people, since art paints our life, aesthetics deepens our view of the world. Give art its due place in your life...
1. "The Last Supper". Leonardo Da Vinci, 1495 - 1498
Monumental painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the scene of the last meal of Christ with his disciples. Created in the years 1495-1498 in the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
The painting was commissioned by Leonardo from his patron, Duke Lodovico Sforza and his wife Beatrice d'Este. The coat of arms of Sforza is painted on the lunettes above the painting, formed by a ceiling with three arches. The painting was begun in 1495 and completed in 1498; work was intermittent. The date of commencement of work is not exact, because "the archives of the monastery were destroyed, and an insignificant part of the documents that we have dated 1497, when the painting was almost completed."
The painting became a milestone in the history of the Renaissance: the correctly reproduced depth of perspective changed the direction of development of Western painting.
It is believed that many secrets and hints are hidden in this picture - for example, there is an assumption that the images of Jesus and Judas are written off from one person. When Da Vinci painted the picture, in his vision, Jesus personified goodness, while Judas was pure evil. And when the master found “his Judas” (a drunkard from the street), it turned out that, according to historians, this drunkard had served as a prototype for painting the image of Jesus a few years before. Thus, we can say that this picture captured a person in different periods of his life.
2. "Sunflowers". Vincent van Gogh, 1887
Name of two cycles of paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. The first series was made in Paris in 1887. It is dedicated to lying flowers. The second series was completed a year later, in Arles. She depicts a bouquet of sunflowers in a vase. Two Parisian paintings were acquired by van Gogh's friend Paul Gauguin.
The artist painted sunflowers eleven times. The first four paintings were created in Paris in August-September 1887. Large cut flowers lie like some strange creatures dying before our eyes.
3. "The ninth wave". Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky?, 1850.
One of the most famous paintings by the Russian marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky is kept in the Russian Museum.
The painter depicts the sea after the strongest night storm and people who were shipwrecked. The rays of the sun illuminate the huge waves. The largest of them - the ninth shaft - is ready to fall on people trying to escape on the wreckage of the mast.
Despite the fact that the ship is destroyed and only the mast remains, the people on the mast are alive and continue to fight against the elements. The warm tones of the picture make the sea not so harsh and give the viewer hope that people will be saved.
Created in 1850, the painting "The Ninth Wave" immediately became the most famous of all his marinas and was acquired by Nicholas I.
4. "Nude Maja". Francisco Goya, 1797-1800
Painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya, painted around 1797-1800. Pairs with the painting "Maja dressed" (La maja vestida). The paintings depict maja - a Spanish townswoman of the 18th-19th centuries, one of the artist's favorite objects of the image. Maja Nude is one of the early works of Western art depicting a completely naked woman without mythological or negative connotations.
5. "Flight of lovers." Marc Chagall, 1914-1918
Work on the painting “Above the City” began in 1914, and the master applied the finishing touches only in 1918. During this time, Bella turned from a beloved not only into an adored spouse, but also the mother of their daughter Ida, forever becoming the main muse of the painter. The union of a rich daughter of a hereditary jeweler and a simple Jewish youth, whose father made a living by unloading herring, can only be called a misalliance, but love was stronger and overcame all conventions. It was this love that inspired them, lifting them to heaven.
Karina depicts Chagall's two loves at once - Bella and dear Vitebsk. The streets are presented in the form of houses, separated by a high dark fence. The viewer will not immediately notice a goat grazing to the left of the center of the picture, and a simple man with his pants down in the foreground - a humor from the painter, breaking out of the general context and romantic mood of the work, but this is the whole Chagall ...
6. "The face of war." Salvador Dali, 1940
Painting by Spanish artist Salvador Dali, painted in 1940.
The painting was created on the way to the USA. Impressed by the tragedy that broke out in the world, the bloodthirstiness of politicians, the master starts work on the ship. Located in the Boijmans-van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam.
Having lost all hope for a normal life in Europe, the artist leaves his beloved Paris for America. War covers the Old World and seeks to take over the rest of the world. The master does not yet know that staying in the New World for eight years will make him truly famous, and his works - masterpieces of world art.
7. "Scream". Edvard Munch, 1893
The Scream (Norwegian Skrik) is a series of paintings created between 1893 and 1910 by the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. They depict a human figure screaming in despair against a blood-red sky and a highly generalized landscape background. In 1895, Munch created a lithograph on the same subject.
The red, fiery hot sky covered the cold fjord, which, in turn, gives rise to a fantastic shadow, similar to some kind of sea monster. Tension distorts space, lines break, colors don't match, perspective is destroyed.
Many critics believe that the plot of the picture is the fruit of a sick fantasy of a mentally ill person. Someone sees in the work a premonition of an ecological catastrophe, someone solves the question of what kind of mummy inspired the author to do this work.
8. "Girl with a pearl earring." Jan Vermeer, 1665
The painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Dutch. "Het meisje met de parel") was written around 1665. Currently stored in the Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague, the Netherlands, and is the hallmark of the museum. The painting, nicknamed the Dutch Mona Lisa, or Mona Lisa of the North, is written in the Tronie genre.
Thanks to the 2003 film Girl with a Pearl Earring by Peter Webber, a huge number of people who are far from painting have learned about the wonderful Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, as well as his most famous painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring.
9. "Tower of Babel". Pieter Brueghel, 1563
Famous painting by Pieter Brueghel. The artist created at least two paintings on this subject.
The painting is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
There is a story in the Bible about how the inhabitants of Babylon tried to build a high tower in order to reach the sky, but God made them speak different languages, ceased to understand each other, and the tower remained unfinished.
10. "Algerian women." Pablo Picasso, 1955
"Women of Algeria" - a series of 15 paintings created by Picasso in 1954-1955 based on the paintings of Eugene Delacroix; the paintings are distinguished by the letters assigned by the artist from A to O. "Version O" was written on February 14, 1955; for some time it belonged to the famous American art collector of the 20th century, Victor Ganz.
Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers (version O)" was sold for $180 million.
11. "New planet". Konstantin Yuon, 1921
Russian Soviet painter, master of landscape, theater artist, art theorist. Academician of the Academy of Arts of the USSR. People's Artist of the USSR. Laureate of the Stalin Prize of the first degree. Member of the CPSU since 1951.
This amazing, created in 1921 and not at all characteristic of the realist artist Yuon, the painting “New Planet” is one of the brightest works that embodied the image of the changes that the October Revolution became in the second decade of the 20th century. A new system, a new way and a new way of thinking of the newly born Soviet society. What awaits humanity now? Bright future? This was not yet thought about then, but the fact that Soviet Russia and the whole world is entering an era of change is obvious, as is the rapid birth of a new planet.
12. "Sistine Madonna". Raphael Santi, 1754
Painting by Raphael, which has been in the Old Masters Gallery in Dresden since 1754. Belongs to the generally recognized peaks of the High Renaissance.
Huge in size (265 × 196 cm, as the size of the painting is indicated in the catalog of the Dresden Gallery) the canvas was created by Raphael for the altar of the church of the monastery of St. Sixtus in Piacenza, commissioned by Pope Julius II. There is a hypothesis that the painting was painted in 1512-1513 in honor of the victory over the French, who invaded Lombardy during the Italian Wars, and the subsequent incorporation of Piacenza into the Papal States.
13. "Penitent Mary Magdalene". Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), painted around 1565
A painting painted around 1565 by the Italian artist Titian Vecellio. Belongs to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Sometimes the date of creation is given as "1560s".
The model of the painting was Giulia Festina, who struck the artist with a shock of golden hair. The finished canvas greatly impressed the Duke of Gonzaga, and he decided to order a copy of it. Later, Titian, changing the background and posing of the woman, painted a couple more similar works.
14. Mona Lisa. Leonardo Da Vinci, 1503-1505
Portrait of Mrs. Lisa del Giocondo, (ital. Ritratto di Monna Lisa del Giocondo) - a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, located in the Louvre (Paris, France), one of the most famous paintings in the world, which is believed to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a silk merchant from Florence, Francesco del Giocondo, painted around 1503-1505 .
According to one of the put forward versions, "Mona Lisa" is a self-portrait of the artist.
15. “Morning in a pine forest”, Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich, 1889.
Painting by Russian artists Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. Savitsky painted the bears, but the collector Pavel Tretyakov erased his signature, so one painting is often listed as the author.
The idea for the painting was suggested to Shishkin by Savitsky, who later acted as a co-author and depicted the figures of cubs. These bears, with some differences in posture and number (at first there were two of them), appear in preparatory drawings and sketches. The animals turned out so well for Savitsky that he even signed the painting together with Shishkin.
16. "We didn't wait." Ilya Repin, 1884-1888
Painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin (1844-1930), painted in 1884-1888. It is part of the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery.
The painting shown at the 12th traveling exhibition is part of a narrative cycle dedicated to the fate of the Russian populist revolutionary.
17. Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876.
Painting painted by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1876.
The place where the painting is located is the Musée d'Orsay. The Moulin de la Galette is an inexpensive tavern in Montmartre where the students and working youth of Paris gathered.
18. Starry night. Vincent van Gogh, 1889
De sterrennacht- a painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, written in June 1889, with a view of the predawn sky over a fictional town from the east window of the artist's dwelling in Saint-Remy-de-Provence. Since 1941 it has been kept at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is considered one of Van Gogh's best works and one of the most significant works of Western painting.
19. "Creation of Adam". Michelangelo, 1511.
Fresco by Michelangelo, painted around 1511. The fresco is the fourth of nine central compositions on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
The Creation of Adam is one of the most outstanding mural compositions in the Sistine Chapel. In endless space, God the Father flies, surrounded by wingless angels, with a fluttering white tunic. The right hand is extended towards Adam's hand and almost touches it. Lying on a green rock, Adam's body gradually begins to move, awakens to life. The whole composition is concentrated on the gesture of two hands. The hand of God gives the impulse, and the hand of Adam receives it, giving life energy to the whole body. By the fact that their hands do not touch, Michelangelo emphasized the impossibility of connecting the divine and the human. In the image of God, according to the artist, not a miraculous principle prevails, but a gigantic creative energy. In the image of Adam, Michelangelo sings of the strength and beauty of the human body. In fact, it is not the very creation of man that appears before us, but the moment at which he receives a soul, a passionate search for the divine, a thirst for knowledge.
20. "Kiss in the starry sky." Gustav Klimt, 1905-1907
Painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, painted in 1907-1908. The canvas belongs to the period of Klimt's work, called "golden", the last work of the author in his "golden period".
On a rock, on the edge of a flower meadow, in a golden aura, lovers stand completely immersed in each other, fenced off from the whole world. Due to the uncertainty of the place of what is happening, it seems that the couple depicted in the picture is moving into a cosmic state that is not subject to time and space, beyond all historical and social stereotypes and cataclysms. Complete solitude and the man's face turned back only emphasize the impression of isolation and detachment in relation to the observer.
Source - Wikipedia, muzei-mira.com, say-hi.me
20 paintings that everyone should know (the history of painting) updated: November 23, 2016 by: website
Russian portrait painters appeared in the early 14th century AD. The masters of the brush of that time had limited means, so they often resorted to stylized drawings. It could not be called surrealism, but the paintings certainly suffered from insufficient detail. Later, Russian portrait painters and their work were reoriented to the decoration of churches. Masters of sacral painting painted the walls and ceilings of churches and cathedrals.
Early portrait art
Russian portrait painters and their paintings had their own distinctive features, they were recognizable - each painter had his own style in his work, moreover, he was revered by both priests and parishioners.
The brightest representative of that time is Andrey Rublev (1370-1428), who left behind imperishable works: "Almighty Savior", "Archangel Michael", "Trinity", and other masterpieces of icon painting.
Rublev's contemporary was the famous icon painter Theophanes the Greek (1340-1410). For a long time they worked together. In the 90s of the 14th century, artists painted the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. Other Russian portrait painters also took part in the work. The amount of work was quite large. The main icons of the deesis row were painted, while the "prophetic" and part of the upper "forefather" row belong to the brush of Andey Rublev. There is no reliable data confirming that he painted the hallmarks of the large icons of the lower row, however, the hand of a talented icon painter is recognizable in these works as well.
Early Masters of Portraiture
At the beginning of the 14th century, the technique of oil painting improved somewhat due to the appearance of finely ground paints.
Russian portrait painters of later times:
- Dionysius (1440-1502), favorite of Tsar Ivan III. The monarch used to entrust the artist with the painting of some temple, and then periodically visited the icon painter and watched the work.
- Zubov Alexey (1682-1750) - the largest master of Russian engraving art of the era of Peter the Great. He worked together with his father, the outstanding icon painter Fyodor Zubov. Together they painted the Armory of the Moscow Kremlin.
- Nikitin Ivan (1680-1742) - Russian artist, one of the first Russian masters of portraiture, who was educated in Europe. He was in a special location with Peter the Great. The most famous works of the artist are the Polish King August II and the Duke of Mecklenburg.
Russian portrait painters of the 18th century
Masters of the brush of the past centuries, as a rule, were engaged in church painting. However, the 18th century was the time of the birth of portrait art in its purest form, when the painter reflects on the canvas the image of a particular person. Russian portrait painters of that time adhered to the classical school of fine art, which involves the exact reproduction of the smallest details. In portraiture, this technique was the best suited to the tasks assigned to the performer - to achieve such an image that it bore all the signs of an artistic style and was as reliable as possible. The work seemed to be quite painstaking and responsible. Nevertheless, famous Russian portrait painters did an excellent job with it. There were more than enough orders, all the nobility of the court, as well as members of the merchant guilds, vied with each other to order portraits for themselves and their loved ones.
Wealthy people preferred to invite painters to their homes, because in this case the whole family could watch the process, and this was considered good form. The Russian portrait painter usually did not live well, so he tried to take as many orders as possible. If at the end of the work the image of the head of the family was liked by all household members, then the painter received the next order in the same house. Thus, the Russian portrait painter was in demand in high society and did not remain without work. The most successful masters were invited to the royal chambers to carry out especially important assignments.
Rise of portraiture
When the Renaissance began in the art of painting, many talented masters appeared in Rus'.
Russian portrait painters of the 18th century:
- Antropov Alexey (1716-1795) - a famous Russian portrait painter, participated in the decoration of the Winter Palace in 1744 and Tsarskoye Selo in 1749. Under his leadership, artists painted St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv. Since 1761, Antropov was introduced to the Orthodox Synod as the chief overseer of icon-painting works. The artist entered the history of Russian art as a talented portrait painter of the Petrine period.
- Borovikovsky Vladimir (1757-1825) was born in Mirgorod. He became famous after meeting with Catherine II, who was traveling to the Crimea in 1787. The artist painted one of the palaces on the way of the empress and was noticed by her. Catherine expressed her admiration and rewarded Borovikovsky with money, for which he subsequently went to St. Petersburg.
- Alexey Venetsianov (1780-1847) - Russian artist, founder of the genre of everyday life in portraiture. Fame brought him the work "Portrait of a mother", written in 1801. Learned the art of drawing from
- Kiprensky Orest (1782-1836) - an outstanding artist, made his debut in 1804 with a portrait of A. K. Walbe, which was painted in the manner of Rembrandt. The famous work "E. V. Davydov", created in 1809, strengthened the reputation of the artist. Many of Kiprensky's canvases are kept in the Tretyakov Gallery.
- Tropinin Vasily (1776-1857) - Russian artist who became famous after he painted a portrait of A.S. Pushkin by order of the poet himself. The painting was intended for S. A. Sobolevsky, a friend of Alexander Sergeevich. The portrait has become a classic image of the great poet for all time.
Portrait art in the 19th century
Russian portrait painters of the 19th century are a whole galaxy of talented painters who turned to the genre of depicting a human face. The most famous of them:
- Neff Timofey (1805-1876) - a follower of the academic style in art, a historical portrait painter. He studied painting at the Dresden Art School. In 1826 he moved to St. Petersburg, where he immediately became famous by painting a series of portraits of famous people. In 1837, he went on a long journey around Russia to get acquainted with the folklore hinterland and the life of the common people. After returning, he painted the church of the Winter Palace, among these works was the famous "Last Supper". He received a professorship for painting St. Isaac's Cathedral, and at the same time became the curator of the Hermitage painting gallery.
- Zakharov Peter (1816-1846) - Russian portrait painter with a difficult fate. A three-year-old boy was found in the abandoned Chechen village of Dadi-Yurt. Russian General Yermolov took the child to be raised. Noticing the ability of his adopted son to draw, he gave little Petya to study with the portrait painter Lev Volkov. In 1836, Zakharov completed a course at the Academy of Arts and received the title of a free artist.
- (1822-1897) - Russian painter, for a long creative life he painted many paintings. The artist's works, including portraits created by him at different times, are in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Academy of Arts and exhibition halls throughout Russia. In 1844, Makarov moved to St. Petersburg, where he won the recognition of the capital's public.
Portrait painter Tyranov
Russian portrait painter (1808-1859), engaged in icon painting. In 1824, he met the artist Venetsianov, who assigned the young man to his school of painting, and when he finished his studies, he placed Tyranov as a student at the Academy of Arts. The further fate of the young painter was successful, he received a small gold medal from the Academy, in 1836 he became a student of the venerable Karl Bryullov. For his work, "Girl with a Tambourine" was awarded the title of academician. While in Rome, he painted his main canvases: "Girl squeezing water out of her hair", "Angel with an olive branch", "Mother of Moses on the banks of the Nile". Then, upon the artist's return to St. Petersburg, the artist suffered a streak of failures, and he turned into a beggar. He found shelter in his brother's house in the city of Kashin. There Tyranov died at the age of 51.
Unsurpassed portrait technique
Zaryanko Sergei (1818-1870) is a remarkable Russian portrait painter who became famous for the indescribable play of light and shadow on his canvases. The artist's technique is so pronounced that the inner world of the person depicted on the canvas seems to be lost in the richness of shades and halftones. In total, Zaryanko painted about a hundred portraits, most of which are dedicated to the emperor, his family and the highest court nobility.
Master's apprentice
Zhodeiko Leonid (1827-1879) - Russian portrait painter, student of the Moscow artist Zaryanko and the St. Petersburg master Markov, a teacher at the Academy of Arts. He painted mostly female portraits. He received the title of academician for the painting "The Girl Washing". He was a regular participant in the annual exhibitions held under the auspices of the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg.
Dramatic style artist
Kramskoy Ivan Nikolaevich (1837-1887) - an outstanding master of portraiture, religious wall paintings, genre drawings. The author of paintings depicting famous writers, artists, artists, including: L. N. Tolstoy (year 1883), M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin (year 1879), I. I. Shishkin (year 1873 th), S. P. Botkin (year 1880), P. M. Tretyakov (year 1876).
The artist adhered to the philosophical and dramatic overtones in his works all his life, this is especially noticeable in portrait paintings: "Unknown", "N.A. Nekrasov", "Inconsolable grief", which were created in the period from 1877 to 1884. These masterpieces are in the Tretyakov Gallery.
Artistic portraits in the 20th century
The twentieth century was a difficult period for Russia. Political upheavals, two bloody wars left their mark on the development of the country. Nevertheless, art was alive; in the post-war years, painting, including portraiture, was revived. There were few artists, but they all went to a good school.
Russian portrait painters of the 20th century:
- Kozlov Engels - Soviet portrait painter, born in 1926, graduated from the Yaroslavl Art School, then entered the painting course of the Leningrad Repin Institute. In 1956 he presented his thesis "Will Live!" Member of the Union of Artists since 1957. The main theme of Kozlov's work is portraits of his contemporaries.
- Lomakin Oleg - portrait painter of the Soviet period, born in 1924. He studied at the Leningrad Art School, then at the All-Russian Academy of Arts. In 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army, fought near Kursk, where he was seriously wounded and was expelled from the army. Portraits painted by the artist have been exhibited at exhibitions since 1952.
- Nevelshtein Samuil (1904-1983) - portrait painter, graduated from VKHUTEMAS. The artist has several dozen works to his credit. The main theme of Nevelstein's work was portraits of his contemporaries. The portrait painter held five solo exhibitions, all of them were held in Leningrad, the first show took place in 1944.
- Oreshnikov Victor (1904-1987) - Soviet painter and portrait painter. People's Artist of the Soviet Union, winner of two Stalin Prizes. His art was dominated by subjects dedicated to achievements in the national economy and portraits of his contemporaries.
- - Russian portrait painter, born in 1943. Creator of unique focus. Actively involved in public life, member of the Public Council under the President of Russia.
Famous portrait painters
Over the six hundred years that have passed since the appearance of pictorial art, more than one generation of artists has changed. In addition to the painters already mentioned, there were quite a few other masters.
Who are they - Russian portrait painters? A list of them is presented below.
- Musikisky Grigory Semenovich, court portrait painter.
- Gsel Georg, a Swiss painter, worked in Russia for a long time.
- Nikitin Ivan Nikitich, court painter.
- Vishnyakov Ivan Yakovlevich, portrait painter for the aristocracy.
- Kolokolnikov Mina Lukich, serf painter.
- Matveyevich, court portrait painter.
- Ugryumov Grigory Ivanovich, peasant artist.
- noble portrait painter.
- Orlovsky Alexander Osipovich, artist of the nobility.
- Sokolov Petr Fedorovich, portrait painter for the aristocracy.
At one of the stages of his development, man abandoned the goal of acting only for the sake of functionality, convenience and began to pay attention to beauty. This is how art appeared - something that brightens up the everyday life, evokes emotions and keeps in itself for whole centuries. Art is a way to pass on history through generations.
Among a large number of branches, each genre is distinguished by its features and nuances, ways to evoke impressions, originality and independence. Such is the painting, which has been pleasing to the eye of man for many centuries. It covers many styles and directions, which allows us to talk about painting as a limitless source of inspiration and deep emotions. Looking at the picture, everyone finds something of their own in it, notices the little things in which, perhaps, the author did not lay any sense. This is the value of visual art.
Paintings of the 19th century, along with modern ones, are capable of evoking the most diverse, often contradictory emotions that hit the brain and overturn the usual meaning of things.
19th century painting
The end of the 18th - the beginning of the 19th century is reflected in history as the predominance of high classicism in all forms of art, including painting. This period is filled with the desire of artists to convey in their creations romance, originality, individuality of beauty. Paintings of the 19th century - this is what makes you riveted your eyes to each stroke and admire it as part of a large, living canvas. This time again revealed to the world the beauty of the portrait, its ability to show not only the individual qualities of the depicted person and new techniques in painting, but also part of the artist himself, the way he sees the world.
Also, the paintings of the 19th century are filled with a gradation of two colors close in shade, which added life and reality to the paintings. Later, in the 50s, the sublimity and romanticism of the paintings changed to a reflection of life without exaggeration and embellishment - to realism. But still, despite the general trends, the artists wrote what they saw, what they felt and what they wanted to convey. The time frames of a popular genre or a priority technique did not affect them, because it is difficult to squeeze a creative person, a master of his craft, into a certain format.
Paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky
If you say only two words - "sea" and "painting", then the first who comes to mind will be Ivan Aivazovsky. The way he conveyed the water element cannot be compared with anything. In his paintings, water, like a person, is filled with thoughts, emotions and experiences. Each of his paintings is a picture of the world of the 19th century, where ships struggle with the elements, where light and darkness find their contrast in every corner of life, where feelings overflow, as if the last day has already come.
His works, such as “Battles”, “Storm and Shipwreck”, “Crimea and Surroundings” are a portal through which you can get to the place depicted on the canvas and become its integral part. Giving a lot of time and effort to landscapes, Ivan Aivazovsky also created portraits. Some of them are "Portrait of Vice Admiral M. P. Lazarev", "Portrait of A. I. Kaznacheev" and others.
Karl Bryullov and his creations
Russian paintings of the 19th century are a collection of the most beautiful works of a large number of masters, among which Karl Bryullov stands out with a special love for art. Having received from his father the ability to appreciate the beautiful, Karl from childhood far outstripped many of his classmates in skill. In his work, he operated with a large list of techniques. Oil, watercolor, sepia or drawing - his paintings reflected the author's unquenchable interest in all facets of art.
Bryullov, inspired by the works of the best masters of all time, was able to convey plasticity, a special sense of form and an individual understanding of painting. The most significant work of this artist is the monumental historical canvas "The Last Day of Pompeii", the creation of which took six whole years. The entire creative heritage of Bryullov is included in the "golden fund" of not only Russian, but also world painting.
Viktor Vasnetsov and his paintings of the 19th century
Many of the works of Viktor Vasnetsov get acquainted at school. This artist was noticed for his passion for folklore, historical and fairy tales, the significance of national history. "Heroes", "Knight at the Crossroads", "Tsar Ivan Vasilievich the Terrible" - all these works, like places of concentration of figurative energy, cause a strong internal impulse.
In Vasnetsov's paintings, the scene, the plot are important, and the color at the same time plays a secondary, but extremely important role, because it is precisely thanks to the exact selection of colors and the sweet awe, the spiritualized beauty of the depicted that his paintings are able to fill the soul with pleasant warmth and admiration.
Painting by Arkhip Kuindzhi
Simple but exciting; seemed undemanding, but impressive - such is the art of the 19th century. The paintings of Arkhip Kuindzhi fit perfectly into the atmosphere of that time. The absence of a plot in his works should have reduced their value and taken away that enthusiastic interest with which they are looked at, but all the same, these paintings catch and carry away into the distant depths of consciousness.
It's all about color. The fullness with which Arkhip Kuindzhi conveys the simplicity of the environment does not allow one not to admire his work. "Snowy Peaks", "Sunrise", "Forest" - all these are vivid examples of the high skill of Arkhip Ivanovich, thanks to which one can see the beauty and harmony of the world around.
The world through the eyes of Isaac Levitan
All paintings by artists of the 19th century are exciting and touching in their own way, and the works of Isaac Levitan occupy their place among them. Within the framework of one canvas, the artist displayed many shades, thanks to which a special sensuality of his paintings was achieved.
The artist passionately loved life and all its facets. His works are simple and, at first glance, unpretentious landscapes, such as "Above Eternal Peace", "Wood Coast", but it is in their conciseness that emotional expressiveness is hidden.
Alexander Andreevich Ivanov (1806-1858)
The author of the grandiose canvas “The Appearance of Christ to the People.” He was born into the family of an artist. He studied under the guidance of his father, professor of painting Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Ivanov travels to Italy as a pensioner, visits Austria and Germany. In 1831-1858 he permanently lived in Italy. In the spring of 1858 the artist returned to his homeland, to St. Petersburg. But the artist lived in St. Petersburg for only six weeks. Life of A.A. Ivanov was cut off suddenly, he died of cholera on July 3 (15), 1858 in the apartment of S.P. and M.P. Botkins.
A. Ivanov. Appearance of the Risen Christ to Mary Magdalene .
A. Ivanov. Appearance of Christ to the People
A. Ivanov. Priam asks Achilles to return Hector's body. 1824
A. Ivanov. Bellerophon going to war with the Chimera.
Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy (1837, Ostrogozhsk - 1887, St. Petersburg)
Born in the family of a clerk. Created a number of portraits of prominent Russian writers, artists and public figures such as: Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich, Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov, Saltykov-Shchedrin, Mikhail Evgrafovich - all are in the Tretyakov Gallery, the portrait of Botkin is a private collection. One of Kramskoy's most famous works is "Christ in the Desert" written in 1872.
The artist died on March 24, 1887, while working on a portrait of Dr. Rauchfuss, when he suddenly stooped and fell. Rauhfus tried to help him, but it was too late. 
Christ in the Desert, 1872
Herodias, 1886
I. Kramskoy. Moonlight night. 1880
I. Kramskoy. May night. 1871
Polenov Vasily Dmitrievich.( 1844-1927)
Born in St. Petersburg on May 20 (June 1), 1844 in the family of archaeologist DV Polenov. He studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (1863-1871) and in parallel - at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University. He took private lessons from P.P. Chistyakov and I.N. Kramskoy. Visited in 1872-1876 Italy, France and Germany as a "pensioner" of the Academy of Arts; traveled a lot later, having visited, in particular, the Middle East and Greece (1881-1882, 1899 and 1909). Participated as a volunteer in the Serbo-Montenegrin-Turkish war of 1877-1878, created many battle and ethnographic sketches and sketches. He was a member of the Association of Wanderers.
Polenov died in his estate-museum Borok (since 1931 - Polenovo) on July 18, 1927.
Christ and the Sinner, 1888
V. Polenov. family scene. 1876
V. Polenov. Arrest of a Huguenot. 1875
V. Polenov. Seigniorage. 1874
Sick, 1886
Tyranov Alexey Vasilievich (1808-1859)
Born in the city of Bezhetsk in a bourgeois family. A. V. Tyranov is one of the most gifted students of A. V. Venetsianov, a portrait painter and genre painter.
In 1859 he died of consumption. 
A. Tyranov. Weavers.
SVEDOMSKY Pavel Alexandrovich(June 7, 1849 St. Petersburg-September 9, 1904 Switzerland)
Educated at the Dusseldorf Academy of Arts (1870), studied in the workshop of M. Munkacsy in Munich, settled in Rome, where he lived all his life. (Note that he performed all of these actions together with his older brother for only a year and also an artist - Alexander Svedomsky.) The artist worked on his paintings in Rome, regularly sending them to exhibitions in St. Petersburg and other European cities, where he often received medals for their canvases. Still, there were years when P.A. Svedomsky appeared in St. Petersburg and even in his estate in the Perm province. A special place in his life and work is occupied by participation in the murals of the Vladimir Cathedral in Kyiv, where his contribution to the overall work is significant.
P.A. Svedomsky was an artist of European level, an academician by education and main creative direction. 
P. Svedomsky. Roman woman at the pond. 1888
P. Svedomsky. Maria Hamilton before her execution. 1904
Postnikov Sergey Petrovich(1826 Moscow - April 9, 1880 Rome)
He received his artistic education at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After him, he studied at the Academy of Arts for three years (1855-1858).
S. Postnikov goes to Rome at his own expense and spends five years there in hard work. Upon returning to his homeland, two of the many paintings he brought with him from Italy - “Farewell of Hector to Andromache” and “Bacchante with a Tambourine” - served as the reason for awarding the artist the title of academician (1863) of historical painting. 
S. Postnikov. Farewell of Hector to Andromache. 1863
Tupylev Ivan Filippovich(1758-1821)
historical painter and portrait painter, graduate of the Imperial Academy of Arts since 1764
Improved in Paris. Upon his return to St. Petersburg, he received the titles: appointed to the academician in 1785, academician and associate professor in 1794, and, finally, professor, in 1800. He was the director of the Imperial Tapestry Manufactory. He painted exclusively images and portraits of the royal family and other noble persons. 
I. Tupylev. Alexander the Great before Diogenes. 1787
Rogue game.
Ivan Akimovich Akimov(May 22 (June 2) 1755, St. Petersburg - May 15 (27), 1814, St. Petersburg),
Russian painter, representative of classicism.
The son of a typesetter at the Senate Printing House, ten years old, wrote an application for admission to the Academy of Arts, outlining the unfortunate circumstances and poverty of his life, and was accepted as a pupil.
Ivan Akimovich was perhaps one of the first historiographers of Russian art. Well-known is his article “Brief historical news about some Russian artists.
Grand Duke Svyatoslav kissing his mother and children upon his return from the Danube to Kyiv. 1773,
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
I. Akimov. Self-immolation of Hercules at the stake in the presence of his friend Philoctetes. 1782
Sergey Ivanovich Vasilkovsky(October 7, 1854, Izyum, Kharkov province - October 8, 1917, Kharkov)
- Russian and Ukrainian landscape painter.
Sergei received his first skills in fine arts at the Kharkov gymnasium, his teacher was D. I. Bezperchiy (1825-1913) - a former serf, a classmate of Taras Shevchenko in the workshop of Karl Bryullov. From 1876 to 1885 he studied at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts, in the landscape class of M. K. Klodt (1832-1902) and V. D. Orlovsky (1842-1914). Vasilkovsky graduated from the Academy of Arts with a large gold medal.
The artist Sergei Vasilkovsky left almost 3,000 works; in the last days of his life, one and a half thousand of them he handed over to the Kharkov Art Museum. Unfortunately, most of them died during the Great Patriotic War, and today there are about 500 of his works in museums and private collections.
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outskirts
"Cossack in the steppe. Warning signs"
"Cossack on patrol"
S. Vasilkovsky. Two riders.
Kovalevsky Pavel Osipovich (1843-1903)
The son of a Kazan University professor, Pavel Osipovich Kovalevsky, who had a penchant for painting, chose a battle class when he entered the Academy of Arts in 1863. By that time, certain traditions of teaching battle painting had already developed at the Academy, a powerful impetus for the development of which was given by the Patriotic War of 1812. After graduating under the guidance of B.P. Villevalde Academy, the artist in his retirement trip to Italy for the painting "Excavations in the vicinity of Rome" (1867) received the title of academician.
In the 1880s, sketches of the Balkan campaign were used by P.O. Kovalevsky when writing canvases for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. Although the artist also painted genre scenes (for example, Detour of the Diocese, 1885), his affection was determined in childhood. That is why the professor (1881) of the Academy of Arts P.O. Kovalevsky, having headed the battle workshop of the Academy of Arts in 1897, directed it and future battle painters until his last days. 
P. Kovalevsky. Tour of the diocese.
Nikolai Alekseevich Kasatkin(December 13 (25), 1859, Moscow - December 17, 1930, Moscow)
- Russian realist painter, member of the "Association of the Wanderers" since 1891, the first people's artist of the RSFSR (1923), one of the founders of socialist realism.
He graduated from the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1873-1883), where his main mentor was V. G. Perov. 
Rivals, 1890
Who! 1897
In the corridor of the district court, 1897
N. Kasatkin. In a working family. 1900
Krendovsky Evgraf Fedorovich(1810-1854)
In 1830 he came to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the school of A.G. Venetsianov. E. Krendovsky's final painting at the Academy was the painting "The Throne Room of Empress Maria Feodorovna in the Winter Palace" (1835). In 1836 E.F. Krendovsky leaves for his small homeland - in Kremenchug, where he lives and works on the estate of the landowner V.M. Ostrogradskaya. He teaches drawing and painting to the children of the owner of the estate and paints pictures. Quite a bit of the work done by the artist has come down to us - a little more than twenty of his paintings. Since 1854, there is no information about the artist. 
E. Krendovsky. Preparations for the hunt. 1836
Basin Petr Vasilyevich (1793-1877)
The work of P.V. Basin is typical for the artist of the Russian academic school of the middle of the 19th century. Basin was associated with the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts almost all his life. A large gold medal, received for the painting "Christ drives out the merchants from the temple" (1818), gave him the right to a pensioner's trip to Italy.
At home, Basin almost immediately began teaching at the Academy of Arts and successfully engaged in this activity for almost forty years (1831-69), regularly receiving orders and the next rank. He retired as an honored professor of the 1st degree in history and portrait painting, a real state adviser. He did not create anything bright, outstanding in these years. He painted several good portraits: his wife O. V. Basina (1837-38), who died early, Yu. P. Samoilova (1839), six of his children (mid-1850s), etc. The attic of the building of the Academy of Arts" (early 1830s). 
P. Basin. Attic building of the Academy of Arts. 1831
Susanna caught by the elders in the pool. 1822
Earthquake in Rocca di Papa, near Rome. 1830
Mikhail Shibanov(patronymic and year of birth unknown - died after 1789),
Russian artist, painter from serfs. Since 1783 "free painter". Portrait painter, pioneer of the peasant everyday genre in Russian art.
It is known for certain that the artist made images and painted iconostases for churches in the southern cities of Russia. Some paintings by M. Shibanov of the second half of the 18th century are known. 
M. Shibanov. Marriage contract. 1777
M. Shibanov. Peasant lunch. 1774
) in her expressive sweeping works was able to preserve the transparency of the fog, the lightness of the sail, the smooth rocking of the ship on the waves.
Her paintings amaze with their depth, volume, saturation, and the texture is such that it is impossible to take your eyes off them.
Warm simplicity Valentina Gubareva
Primitive artist from Minsk Valentin Gubarev not chasing fame and just doing what he loves. His work is insanely popular abroad, but almost unfamiliar to his compatriots. In the mid-90s, the French fell in love with his everyday sketches and signed a contract with the artist for 16 years. The paintings, which, it would seem, should be understandable only to us, the bearers of the "modest charm of undeveloped socialism", were liked by the European public, and exhibitions began in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and other countries.
Sensual realism by Sergei Marshennikov
Sergei Marshennikov is 41 years old. He lives in St. Petersburg and creates in the best traditions of the classical Russian school of realistic portraiture. The heroines of his paintings are tender and defenseless in their half-naked women. Many of the most famous paintings depict the artist's muse and wife, Natalia.
The Myopic World of Philip Barlow
In the modern era of high-resolution images and the rise of hyperrealism, Philip Barlow's work immediately attracts attention. However, a certain effort is required from the viewer in order to force himself to look at blurry silhouettes and bright spots on the author's canvases. Probably, this is how people suffering from myopia see the world without glasses and contact lenses.
Sunny Bunnies by Laurent Parcelier
Laurent Parcelier's painting is an amazing world in which there is neither sadness nor despondency. You will not find gloomy and rainy pictures in him. There is a lot of light, air and bright colors on his canvases, which the artist applies with characteristic recognizable strokes. This creates the feeling that the paintings are woven from thousands of sunbeams.
Urban Dynamics in the Works of Jeremy Mann
Oil on wood panels by American artist Jeremy Mann paints dynamic portraits of a modern metropolis. “Abstract shapes, lines, contrast of light and dark spots - everything creates a picture that evokes the feeling that a person experiences in the crowd and bustle of the city, but can also express the calmness that one finds when contemplating quiet beauty,” says the artist.
The Illusory World of Neil Simon
In the paintings of the British artist Neil Simone (Neil Simone) everything is not what it seems at first glance. “For me, the world around me is a series of fragile and ever-changing shapes, shadows and boundaries,” says Simon. And in his paintings everything is really illusory and interconnected. Borders are washed away, and stories flow into each other.
The love drama of Joseph Lorasso
Italian-born contemporary American artist Joseph Lorusso transfers to canvas scenes that he saw in the everyday life of ordinary people. Hugs and kisses, passionate impulses, moments of tenderness and desire fill his emotional pictures.
Village life of Dmitry Levin
Dmitry Levin is a recognized master of the Russian landscape, who has established himself as a talented representative of the Russian realistic school. The most important source of his art is his attachment to nature, which he loves tenderly and passionately and feels himself a part of.
Bright East Valery Blokhin
In the East, everything is different: different colors, different air, different life values and reality is more fabulous than fiction - this is how a modern artist thinks
