A bright, colorful painting by Nikola Poussin “Bacchanalia”, remembered for its images, painted in a romantic and mythological style, is now in the London Picture Gallery. The protagonists of this wonderful painting are young, carefree creatures who are alien to physical labor. These bright gods have fun, dance and have fun around their deity named Pan and appease him.
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov is a famous Russian artist, widely known in Russia and abroad as the creator of masterpieces on epics about heroes and Russian folk tales. But few people now know what contribution Vasnetsov's religious painting made to the development of Russian Orthodox culture. Vasnetsov's father was a priest, and Viktor Mikhailovich himself graduated from the Vyatka Theological Seminary in 1867, after which he continued his studies of the art of painting that he loved at that time at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
Rembrandt is the greatest master of the golden age of Dutch painting, who put man and his experiences above all else. Even in portraits, he paid a lot of attention to the inner world of the hero, revealing it with small, invisible lines. In the plot scenes, it was fully disclosed. Created in the style of classicism.
The French artist Jean Honore Fragonard was known for his paintings in the Rococo style and neoclassicism. Frequent heroes of his paintings are almost heavenly romantic couples, playing characters whose dresses fly around the picture and give the impression of air and colorful clouds. The picture of the Bather, which was created in the period 1772 - 1775, was no exception.
Konstantin Korovin - one of the most prominent artists of the first half of the twentieth century. His works take pride of place in the largest museums in Russia. Thanks to his amazing life energy, all his works were done in bright colors and endowed with a note of festivity. He will undoubtedly perpetuate his works - they do not age over the years, the interest of generations does not fall to them, critics and artists to this day have a genuine interest in the entire creative path of Korovin.
In his work, Mikhail Vrubel paid much attention to the embodiment of fairy-tale characters. He painted magic birds, painted dishes with images of sea princesses, sculpted goblin and mermaids. His works are extraordinary, strange and incomprehensible. Perhaps the artist’s unusual vision is related to his lifestyle.
