Once, during the life of King David, he walked on the roof of his palace at sunset, and saw a young girl bathing at the spring, who seemed very beautiful to him. Feeling a passion for her, the king, who knew nothing at all, sent his own servants to her, and they brought her to the palace. Despite the fact that she was married, David took her as a wife, that was her beauty, and her husband her, a simple soldier, ordered to put in the place of the most terrible battle, and to delay with help when he finds himself in a trap.
The history of the famous painting “Beyond the Volga” by artist Nesterov is very interesting. The magnificent canvas created in 1905 was acquired by a collector from Astrakhan P.M. Dogadin. After this, a work of art was exhibited in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Astrakhan, as well as in museums in China. Mikhail Nesterov as an artist was formed under the influence of such eminent artists as Alexei Savrasov and Vasily Perov.
Yuon’s painting “The March Sun” is one of his most famous works. The painting is striking in its realism. The viewer appears to be on the other side of the picture. The canvas depicts a surprisingly state of nature. Early spring sets in. Snow still lies in huge snowdrifts, lies on the roofs and branches of trees.
In the 90s of the 19th century, Levitan lived for some time with friends, in the Tver province, not far from the village of Ostrovno, which still exists. There was Gorka's estate, owned by Privy Councilor Turchaninov. The main building of the estate is a two-story wooden house with a mezzanine painted yellow.
“Madonna Palafrenieri” - this was the first name of the painting by Michelangelo Caravaggio, which depicts Saint Anna, Mary and the boy Christ. The figure of Mary is most dynamically written, the child is set in motion under the gentle guidance of her mother, and the elderly Anna is at a distance in humble peace. “Madonna with a snake” - the second name is given to the canvas due to the fact that the painter portrayed the snake on it as another main character , personifying the evil principle.
The artist collected the picture in parts for several long years, recording every moment of his stay in Greece and acquaintance with the era of Antiquity. Therefore, on the canvas, despising the spatiotemporal framework, the monuments dating back to the ancient Aegean culture of the 13th century BC coexist. e., and the architectural ensembles of Classical Greece.
