Shishkin has two canvases with the same name, "Misty Morning." But both canvases are so beautiful that I want to talk about them. On the first canopy we see a full-flowing river, on the banks of which a forest grows. Somewhere in the distance the forest is shrouded in fog, but here the fog is barely guessed nearby. And whether he has already been here, or else these beaches have yet to plunge into this white veil.
Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitsky, who lived during the time of Catherine II, was a master of the so-called “ceremonial portraits”, where models were depicted in all the splendor of ceremonial clothes and regalia. In such works, everything was carefully verified - both the pose of the person portrayed, and the look, and the costume, and, of course, the background. As for the expressiveness of the model’s face, it was impossible to pay much attention to conveying the real nature of the person you are painting.
The painting “Valkyrie” by Konstantin Vasiliev depicts Odin’s daughter - a warlike blonde maiden taking the lives of dying warriors. In general, the image of war for Vasiliev was most likely associated not with murder and deadly battles, but with the defense of the Motherland and the great battles in which there was a place for its beauty and heroism .
This painting was painted in 1843. Aivazovsky at that time lived in Italy. The magnificent nature of this region inspired the artist to write works of incredible beauty. Viewers admire such an exquisite understanding with which the master could convey the beauty of the surrounding region. We see the Gulf of Naples, which is depicted completely at dawn.
The artist painted this canvas in 1915, and since then there has always been a debate about what exactly the artist wanted to say with this square. There are many reflections, many versions. But no one can accurately determine the version. It seems that the artist himself has forgotten why he created his “Black Square”. But this is not the worst.
Ilya Ivanovich Mashkov studied with famous artists of that time - Korovin and Serov. With an exceptional ability to color, the artist painted magnificent, vibrant and expressive still lifes. In his paintings, Mashkov actively used textured and color techniques, with which he conveyed the existence of specific objects in their own created environment.