The Florentine painter Giotto di Bondone was one of the first artists to portray Judas the traitor. His painting of the Padua cycle “Kiss of Judah” is a vivid example of this. This famous painting tells the contemplator about the confrontation between good and evil, the greatness of the soul and meanness. The whole background of the canvas is a dark blue sky, to which spears and lighted torches are lifted.

The picture of the famous artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Arkady Rylov “A house with a red roof” is incredibly festive and emotional. Rylov's canvases are distinguished by their brightness and originality. His landscapes, including “Green Noise”, “Autumn Landscape” and others, convey the pristine beauty of nature in Central Russia.

Zinaida Serebryakova is one of the first Russian women painters to write themselves in the history of painting. Her work, which did not come under any influence, is quite independent and distinctive. The picture "Self-portrait with daughters" was written quickly, easily. The impression that two little daughters, having seized the moment, clung to their mother when she decided to take a break, in a work shirt and with tassels in her hands.

Patriotism has always been fashionable among artists. At least, because you can express yourself vividly in relation to your homeland. All Russian artists treated Russia quite loyally. Yes, there was a fashion to paint overseas landscapes. But quite quickly, many artists returned to their native expanses. As for Vereshchagin, there is a very special conversation here.

The painting "Alekseich" was first shown by an exhibit of a traveling exhibition, the participant of which was its author Konstantin Makovsky, in 1882 and was rightfully included in the gold fund of Russian painting. a white shirt and a bow tie, having a small tea party with a samovar.

Paul Cezanne painted the painting "Still Life with Drapery and Pitcher" in 1899. Experts attribute this still life to the style of cubism, which began to develop over the years. A variety of geometric shapes and objects is presented on the canvas. On a heavy, wide sand countertop we see a carelessly folded white fabric on which two flat plates of fruit lie.