Before you is a painting by Vasily Grigorievich Perov “Drawing Teacher”. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Written in 1867 on a wooden board by the Windsor and Newton firm, it introduces us to the fate of an artist devoted to the ideals of the beautiful, but not recognized. Elderly, with sparse hair, in a shabby but…
Simonetta Vespucci is the first beauty in all of Italy, descended from the ancient and wealthy Vespucci family. The future navigator and discoverer of America, Amerigo Vespucci, had yet to be born in this family, but even without this the surname was widely known. Most likely, the portrait was painted in 1474 or 1475 from…
The Madonna of the Book is the greatest work of Sandro Botticelli, who lived at the same time as Leonardo da Vinci and Rafael Santi. Botticelli in his work very often resorted to the image of the image of the Madonna. The painting “Madonna of the Book” stands apart in the artist’s work. In the…
Biblical subjects have always been full of allegories and allegories, so at all times they have been a favorite theme of poets, artists, writers, sculptors – all those who in one way or another related to art. The Renaissance era left us many bright names of artists who drew attention to the subjects of the…
Year of painting: 1482. Dimensions of the painting: 205 x 147.5 cm. Material: canvas. Writing technique: tempera. Genre: mythological painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Year of painting: 1470. Dimensions of the painting: 65 x 124 cm. Material: panel. Writing technique: tempera. Genre: religious painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
One of the brightest representatives of the Renaissance, the painter Sandro Botticelli, painted the painting “Madonna Magnificat” around 1481. The name of this painting comes from a prayer written in a book, which on the canvas Madonna covers with her hand. The image of the little Jesus sitting on her lap contains many symbols. In…
Year of painting: 1480. Dimensions: 32 x 47 cm Material: parchment. Writing technique: colored pencils. Genre: religious painting. Style: early Renaissance. Gallery: Vatican Apostolic Library.
“Giraffe on Fire” or, as this painting is also called, “The Flaming Giraffe” is one of the most famous and important works for the great surrealist. This painting was painted in 1937 before the emigration of the artist to the United States in a surreal style. This picture resonates in a special way with another…
The riddle of Wilhelm Tell, painted by Salvador Dali in 1933, is one of the great surrealist’s most emblematic paintings. As you know, in the paintings of Dali, Wilhelm Tell is a symbol of his father, who deprived his son of his inheritance. But the artist portrayed Tell as Vladimir Lenin. This mystery can be…