The tradition of holy fortune-telling is very old. She came from the paganism that reigned in ancient Russia before Prince Vladimir baptized her. And even after the baptism of superstition,

Close to the portrait of Kolokotroni is the image of a Greek lying at the plumb of a steep rock. The greatness of the mountain nature, against which he is

“Speaking of the Russian tragedy, you are talking about Semyonova – and, perhaps, only about it,” noted Pushkin. Semenova is a famous actress, the daughter of a fortress girl of

Wife of the poet. Friends and relatives of Pushkin admired the young Natalia Nikolaevna. Found her in a “highly charming, beautiful, elegant and intelligent.” His poet expressed his feelings for

Having suffered a fiasco in his family life, Bryullov immersed himself in artistic work. “My wife is art,” he wrote in one of the letters. By this time the portrait

The portrait of UM Smirnova is fanned with warmth and poetry. As in all the lyrical portraits of the master, the landscape plays a huge role in it. The motive

Diana, in ancient Rome, the goddess of vegetation, the personification of the moon. Was identified with Artemis and Hecate, receiving the epithet of Trivia – “the goddess of three roads,”

In 1843, Bryullov was invited to take part in the painting of St. Isaac’s Cathedral. He immediately agreed and enthusiastically set to work. To work attracted many artists, but Bryullov

The genius of the romantic era of the XIX century Karl Pavlovich Bryullov for many years was associated with the Imperial Academy of Arts. After twelve years of study at

Bryullov was an excellent draftsman, singled out his “drawing” abilities while studying at the Academy. Most of his drawings are preparatory to large paintings. This is the “Nymph”, 1827-28, referring

One of the early works of K. Bryullov, written while studying at the Academy of Arts. In 1819, in the class of Andrei Ivanov, the male figure of a half-lying

Bryullov Alexander Pavlovich – architect, portrait painter, son of the sculptor of ornamental artist PI Briullov, the elder brother of the artist KP Bryullov. He studied with his father and

Olenin Grigory Nikanorovich, a retired captain since 1827, since 1830 an official on special missions in the Ministry of Finance; Assistant Secretary of State in the Council of the Society

Truly a masterpiece of world painting, the most popular work of Karl, which scattered around the world simply millions of copies of reproductions, all stripes of illustrations, etc. It is

Pifferari, wandering Italian musicians playing the piffero, stopped at the entrance to the chapel. The old man and the boy in the simple clothes of the Italian poor – colored