The best examples of Russian painting
The best examples of Russian painting
The "golden age" of Russian painting is, of course,XIX century. At that time there was a whole galaxy of talented masters. Many wonderful artists gave Russia and the "silver age" - the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Then, works were created that can rightly be called the best examples of Russian painting.
Masterpieces of romantic painting
The first half of the nineteenth century is a period of romanticismin painting, marked by the flowering of the art of the portrait. The best examples of the romantic portrait include "The Girl in the Poppy Wreath" by Orest Kiprensky, "The Lacemaker" and "The Portrait of Arseny's Son" by Vasily Tropinin, as well as two portraits of Alexander Pushkin created by Kiprensky and Tropinin. A special place in the gallery of portraits of the romantic period is occupied by the "Horsewoman" Karl Bryullov. Here the characters are shown in motion, rather than in traditional static poses. Brillov's brush belongs to the first real masterpiece of Russian historical painting - the painting "The Last Day of Pompeii." Famous paintings of the Wanderers
A new era in the history of Russian painting opensthe work of the Wanderers. They create genius realistic paintings of various genres. One of the largest representatives of the genre of household becomes Vasily Perov. A sad and at the same time touching impression leaves his famous "Three". Historical painting is now developing on national material. Among her best examples are "The Morning of the Strelets Execution" and "Boyarina Morozova" by Vasily Surikov, "Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan" by Ilya Repin. They conquer the landscapes of the Wanderers with their beauty. Pictures of unpretentious Russian nature acquire under their brush novelty and special charm. The first truly national Russian landscape is the painting by Alexei Savrasov "The Rooks Have Arrived." The tradition of Savrasov is continued by his disciple Isaak Levitan. Real poetry imbued with his numerous lyrical landscapes, including - "March", "Spring. Big Water "," Golden Autumn ". The world of Russian fairy tales and bylinas is created in his work by Viktor Vasnetsov. Perhaps, in our country there is no person who would not be familiar with his remarkable works "Alyonushka", "Ivan Tsarevich on the gray wolf", "Bogatyri". The best works of artists of the "Silver Age"
The largest representative of Russian symbolism, according toright, is considered Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel. The most famous and, perhaps, the best of his works is the fabulously beautiful "Swan Princess". Among the best examples of Russian painting can be attributed and remarkable, not similar to each other female images created by representatives of the art association "World of Art" - "Lady in the Blue" by Konstantin Somov, "The Merchant for Tea" by Boris Kustodiev, "Behind the Toilet" Zinaida Silver. Delightful, bright and colorful pictures of Russian holidays unfolds on their canvases "Pancake Day", "Trinity Day" by Boris Kustodiev. Russian painting is a whole world full of bright images, poetic beauty and constant discoveries. And, of course, the list of the best examples of Russian painting is far from being exhausted.
