In the museum of the city of St. Petersburg, an amazing painting by the artist-marine painter Ivan Aivazovsky, entitled "The Flood", is stored. The creation of the painting began in 1864. The masterpiece depicted the faith of the marine painter. A huge number of paintings were created on biblical themes. The Flood is the epitome of beautiful Bible stories.
In the picture, the author tried to portray a great historical event - the Battle of Trafalgar. This bloody battle took place between Great Britain and the French-Spanish army. The naval battle went down in history as one of the most significant battles of the Napoleonic war. It got its name from Cape Trafalgar, located on the coast of Spain, near the city of Cadiz.
At the time of this writing, Rubens was already a famous artist. He lacked the role of only a court portrait painter. Rubens had a desire to create something monumental, dynamic. As a result, he became the first to portray animals and people in such difficult poses. The painting “Hunting Tigers and Lions” is dedicated to hunting wild animals that are exotic for Europe.
One of the young artists who began his creative life as a simple son of a hairdresser. His father put up his son’s work for sale, and they were in good demand. One artist noted the talent of a young boy and invited him to the Royal Academy of Arts, where he was taught the correct smear application and compositional basics.
The talented French artist Auguste Renoir worked for several years on the famous painting “Umbrellas”. Work began at the end of 1881 and was completed only in 1886. Rain. Paris. Umbrellas. On the one hand, this is vanity, crush, the accumulation of umbrellas, and on the other hand, the charm and charm of the plot.
The painting of the famous Odessa artist Aivazovsky has long taken its place in the Tretyakov Gallery. During his life, he managed to visit all the major sea cities that fascinated him and were captured on canvas. To increase the level of skill, the artist traveled to Rome, Germany, Switzerland and other cities.
