Very unusual for the artist’s portrait. Natalia Ivanovna Petrunkevich lived nearby Ge. They were friends with the artist. The girl came to him, and read while standing at the open
The Last Supper by Nikolay Ge
Nikolai Ge’s “The Last Supper” is a powerful, powerful work depicting a well-known biblical scene, which was addressed by many artists: classics like Rubens and Leonardo da Vinci, and avant-garde
Messengers of the Resurrection by Nicholas Ge
The internship in Italy was more than fruitful for Ge. Enjoying a new country, which by right can be called the cradle of European art, the painter gradually “cast off”
The Exit of Christ with His Disciples from the Last Supper to the Garden of Gethsemane by Nicholas Ge
All sat in deep sorrow and silence. On the night of Thursday to Friday, Jesus, with eleven disciples, went to the Garden of Gethsemane, which was at the foot of
What is Truth? Christ and Pilate by Nicholas Ge
In the 1860s, Nikolai Gue began to address religious themes, thereby continuing the tradition that developed in the works of AA Ivanov. At the Ivanovskoye farm in the Chernigov province,
The court of King Solomon by Nicholas Ge
In 1850, Nikolai Ge entered the Academy of Arts, finally choosing between mathematics and art, to which he equally had outstanding talents. It should be noted that the painter came
Saul at the Endor magic by Nicholas Ge
In his works Ge sought not only to raise major philosophical questions, but also did it with great skill. Especially he succeeded in sacred biblical subjects, which took the minds
Peter I interrogates Tsarevich Alexei in Peterhof by Nikolay Ge
In the picture of Ge NN with a name that speaks for itself, “Peter I interrogates Tsarevich Alexei in Peterhof” depicts a room in which there are two people: Peter
Mary, Sister of Lazarus, meets Jesus Christ, going to their house by Nikolay Ge
Lazarus, brother of Mary and Martha, lived in Bethany, a village near Jerusalem. Mary and Martha often offered hospitality to Jesus Christ, and he especially loved Lazarus as a brother.
Pushchin visiting Pushkin in Mikhailovsky by Nikolay Ge
In Mikhailovskoe, we know that the great Russian poet was exiled for his poems about freedom. Pushkin was brave in his poetry, for which he paid a price of exile.
The Crucifixion by Nicholas Ge
There are two versions of the picture “Crucifixion”. Both options made a depressing impression on the audience. The depth of despair of the last moments of Christ’s earthly life and
Golgotha by Nicholas Ge
The picture is one of the options for developing the evangelical theme “Crucifixion”, over which the artist worked in the last years of his life. In the center of the