The basis of this picture is made up of ancient myths that tell of the last refuge of dead heroes and those whom the gods loved. They rest on a lonely island, lost from human eyes. The shores of the island are washed by the waters of an underground river, which has crystal clear waters with a specular reflection. The picture shows how the boatman transport one of the departed to the place of his eternal life.
The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1905 and belongs to the late work of the artist. Serov was a master in portraiture and landscapes. Many paintings depicting politicians. Painting style: realism. The picture is painted on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, where he bought a house as a family. Serov liked this place when he was passing through the Gulf of Finland in the summer of 1899.
The canopy was written in 1816. John Constable is an English painter who showed the world the first among artists that beauty is in their native landscapes. He did not look for a plurality of plots. The first work of the Constable did not cause admiration among his entourage, but after years of his work began to be received with great enthusiasm.
Friedrich is a German artist, one of the main representatives of romanticism. Like all other painters who preferred this genre, he put personality at the forefront as something capable of changing the world, if not by his deeds, then by perception. As something valuable and priceless, as something giving meaning to everything.
Michelangelo began his journey with the creation of talented sculptures. Before us is his first work, which he skillfully carved from marble at the age of 16 years. Already from it you can understand that this is the creation of a true master. The sculptor brings his own to this art form. Amazing incredible plasticity of images.
The master of Russian painting, Viktor Vasnetsov, completed hard work on the painting “God of Hosts” in 1896. The painting depicts a Christian deity, magnified by the Lord of forces. In other sources, his activity is associated with the liberation wars for the benefit of the captive Jewish people. The story of this mythical hero is found on the pages of the Old Testament.
