Year of painting: 1845. Painting dimensions: no data. Material: paper. Writing technique: oil. Genre: genre painting. Style: romanticism. Gallery: State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ivanov – “Appian Way at Sunset”
In the landscape of Alexander Ivanov, the main element is the road. She walks through the desert, orange from the rays of the setting sun. The Appian Way leads to Rome. Along the edges of it, you can see ancient tombs, crowned with commemorative stones. The city is still far away, it stretches somewhere out […]
Durer Albrecht – “Portrait of Barbara”
Description of the painting by Albrecht Durer “Portrait of Barbara” in English How beautiful and almost primitive portrait painting of the Middle Ages. It seems to be nothing so pretentious, normal serious faces or funny or slightly distorted by emotions. In this case, the mother of the artist Barbara Dürer is sitting in front of […]
Bouguereau – “The Birth of Venus”
Year of painting: 1879. Dimensions of the painting: 300 × 218 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: oil. Genre: mythological painting. Style: neoclassicism. Gallery: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.
Degas Edgar – “In the cafe. Absinthe”
One of his most famous works – “Absinthe” Edgar Degas wrote in 1893, initially calling it “People in the Cafe”. In the picture, the artist depicted two people – a man and a woman sitting at a cafe table. It is noticeable that the woman is pretty drunk, while the man is completely sober. Degas […]
Guerin – “The Return of Mark Sextus”
Year of painting: 1799. Dimensions of the painting: 243 x 217 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: oil. Genre: historical painting. Style: neoclassicism. Gallery: Louvre, Paris, France.
Ivanov – “The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene”
In 1835, the Russian artist A.A. Ivanov was in Italy, where he was sent at the expense of the art society. This organization was waiting for the grandiose canvas promised from Ivanov. But by that time the artist was not yet ripe for writing it. Therefore, having closely familiarized himself with the work of famous […]
Bouguereau William – “Psyche and Cupid”
Year of painting: 1889. Dimensions of the painting: 116 x 200 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: oil. Genre: mythological painting. Style: realism. Gallery: Hobart Art Gallery, Tasmania.
Holbein Hans – “Ambassadors”
Year of painting: 1533. Dimensions of the painting: 209.5 x 207 cm. Material: panel. Writing technique: oil. Genre: portrait. Style: Northern Renaissance. Gallery: National Gallery, London, UK.
Edward Hopper – “Comedians”
Year of painting: 1965. Dimensions of the painting: 73.7 x 101.6 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: oil. Genre: genre painting. Style: new realism. Gallery: private collection.