Karl Bryullov – “Narcissus looking into the water”
In 1819 Bryullov executed as a curriculum, that is, on the subject set by the Academy, the painting “Narcissus looking into the water.” Together with …
Description of the painting by Ivan Argunov – “Self-portrait”
Great fame for Ivan Argunov, a serf artist, was brought by his stunning portraits. During his long life, Argunov painted a huge number of portraits, …
Altdorfer “Battle of Alexander”
The great battle painter depicted on canvas the great battle of Alexander the Great with Darius. Despite the scale of the canvas, Altdorfer painted it …
Aivazovsky – “View of the Leandrova Tower in Constantinople”
Year of painting: 1848. Dimensions of the painting: 58 x 45 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: oil. Genre: Marina. Style: romanticism. Gallery: State Tretyakov Gallery, …
Bogdanov-Belsky – “At the school door”
“At the door of the school” – a painting by the Itinerant artist Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky, painted by him in 1897, now adorns the State …
Borisov-Musatov – “Pond”
The work of Viktor Borisov-Musatov stands apart from the works of other artists of the late 19th – early 20th centuries due to the attempt …
Basquiat – “Eyes and Eggs”
The painting Eyes and Eggs, in typical Basquiat Expressionist style, depicts a dark-skinned man as if exhausted by something. Many human figures in Basquiat’s works …