Conquered by a gentle face and a childish naive look, Serov chose his cousin for this picture. Mashenka Simonovich turned out to be a muse and an incentive for creativity for him. This girl became something truly close and dear to the author, therefore, after the painting “Girl with Peaches”, in 1888 “The Girl Shined by the Sun” slightly changed the writing style.

Repin painted the painting "Sadko" in 1876 while in Paris. But in France, Russian folklore motifs of the canvas were not appreciated. But in the artist’s homeland, his work immediately received the highest rating. The painting was bought for his collection by Alexander the Third, the future emperor. Repin himself was awarded the title of academician for his skill.

The picture "Reapers" is another example confirming the significance of the image of the Russian peasant for Venetsianov. We can notice similar peasants and the theme of harvest in many of his other works. During a walk around the field, the artist was fascinated by the sight of two simple peasant reapers, admiring the beauty of butterflies that sat on the reaper's hand.

Painting by A.I. Kuindzhi was exhibited as the only painting at the exhibition in 1880. The picture was the only one at the exhibition and became a real sensation. The artist himself said that this was the main work of his life. Kuindzhi concentrated all his talent on conveying the illusion of real light, and finding a composition that will convey a sense of spatiality and light.

Fans of the work of Salvador Dali know that this is not only a graphic artist, but also a sculptor and jeweler. The main direction in painting for the artist were - cubism, Dada, surrealism. The founders of this side were considered Picasso, Nietzsche, who later became sources of knowledge of Salvador Dali.

Salvador Dali is a rather ambiguous personality, this is manifested in every possible way both in his life and in almost all of his paintings, as a surrealist artist. Many of his paintings are filled with some kind of secret, mystical, you can even say somewhat sacred meaning, which sometimes can not be understood forces, even the most notorious art critics.