Ivanov Alexander

The painting is written on a biblical story about Jews who are baptized on the Jordan River. At this moment, a miracle happens – to the people is Christ, whose

Ivanov’s work was not limited to only biblical themes. He was able to write pictures of nature very subtly and spiritually. One of these canvases is Vetka. At first glance,

The painting was the first work created by Ivanov abroad and, accordingly, the first result of the artist’s contact with the art of antiquity and the Renaissance, with the classical

The picture of the artist Alexander Andreevich Ivanov “The Appearance of Christ to the people” is known to almost everyone today. There are always visitors in the Tretyakov Gallery where

The famous artist of mythological and biblical subjects Ivanov Alexander before the creation of his grand unfinished painting “The Appearance of Christ to the people” tried his hand at writing

The sculptor sees in front of him not just a model portrayed, but creates a touching and attracting by its vitality captivating image of the child.

Vittoria Caldoni, the daughter of a winemaker from Albano, was a rare beauty. She became a favorite model for many famous painters and sculptors who lived in the first decades

The picture is extraordinarily thought out. Each character, every object has its own philosophical meaning. Here is an old man and a young man emerging from the water – a

In the town of Ariccia from the XVII century there was a huge park adjacent to the ancient palace of Chigi. At the end of the XVIII century this park

Almost all the landscapes of Alexander Andreevich Ivanov are related to the work on the painting “The Appearance of Christ to the People.” The search for her plastic-shaped solution led

The artist worked all his life on the picture and still remained dissatisfied with it. In 1858, Ivanov exhibited a painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, but she had

The famous painting “Walking on the Waters” by artist Ivanov painted with whitewash in combination with watercolor on brown paper in 1850. The master of the brush decided to illustrate

Ivanov carefully peered into the landscapes of Italy – the cradle of European civilization. Here, not only every stone, but the earth itself is a witness of history. Here is

The picture is made on the plot of ancient mythology. Bellerophon, the son of the Corinthian king Glaucus, the owner of the magical winged horse of Pegasus, performed many feats.

This is the first big picture by the artist at the age of eighteen. This early work was highly appreciated by both the public and the leadership of the Academy

The landscape is a finished painting, although Ivan used this as the sketch for the central part of the painting The Appearance of Christ to the people, depicting the branches

In the background, to the left of John the Baptist – a group of future disciples of Christ, the apostles. Right – one of the most important for the philosophical

In the center of the picture is a large-scale figure of John the Baptist, a passionate preacher, an ascetic who urged the people to repent, to get rid of their

Portrait of N. Gogol – one of the few portraits written by Ivanov. The artist took a long look at the appearance of this highly respected man. In the same

Etude – the first in a large series of “landscapes with boys,” created by Ivanov in the 1850s. Etudes played an applied, auxiliary role: working on a large picture, the

The plot for this picture was taken by Ivanov from the Bible, from the Book of Genesis. The grapevine and the baker – the grandees of the Egyptian pharaoh, were