The picture is written in the landscape-everyday genre. This is a lyrical reflection of the artist on the meaning of life, on its transience, on destruction and creation, on beauty.


The picture is written in the landscape-everyday genre. This is a lyrical reflection of the artist on the meaning of life, on its transience, on destruction and creation, on beauty.

I. Repin called Polenov a born architect, recalling how he, as a friend of the Academy, was companionly writing to some students of the architectural department of the program, for

Polenov – a born landscape painter, his achievements in the development of this genre can not be overestimated. He changed the genre and changed himself – so the artist’s landscape

When Jesus again crossed the boat to the other side, a great number of people gathered to Him. He was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of

Trips to the East were often undertaken by Russian artists. If the masters of the middle of the XIX century were closer to the ethnographers according to the interpretation of

The object of the image of V. Polenov was a quiet pond. The piece turned out to be quiet, lyrical, filled with light. Painting Polenova attracts its kinship, intimacy. Indeed,

A contemporary and friend of Ilya Repin, Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov entered Russian painting as the creator of landscapes filled with “true, subtle musical lyricism and the

Landscapes created by the brush of a talented painter V. Polenov, do not leave indifferent and sophisticated art lovers and ordinary viewers. An honorable place among his works is taken

This wonderful portrait dates back to the time when Polenov intensively “sorted out” genres, trying to find his way in art. He did not become a portrait painter, this work

The painting “Moscow Yard” for the young artist Vasily Polenov was her debut work as a participant in the Wanderers’ Exhibitions. He did not consider the sketch written from the

For Russian artists of the second half of the 19th century, there is a characteristic interest in the Gospel history: let’s call at least the names of Kramskoy, Perov, and

“And Jesus went with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He asked his disciples: for whom do people worship Me? They answered: for John the

The picture gives a wide, generalized image of the landscape of Oka. The first cover of fluffy snow lay down on the ground, smoothing its outlines, making the vast expanses

The appearance of the famous Polepov’s “eastern cycle” of etudes is connected with the painting Christ and the Sinner, conceived by the artist, from which the grandiose Gospel cycle subsequently

The picture was conceived by Polenov in 1873 under the impression of being acquainted in Rome with Elizaveta Boguslavskaya, a Russian student who had come abroad to study, who was

Oriental etudes are entertaining interpretations of architectural motifs. Depicting the great monuments of antiquity, Christian shrines, the ruins of ancient temples, Polenov chose such angles that represent the building from

“Village Turgenevo” recognized by art historians one of the best landscapes in the work Polenova. The canvas clearly feels the emotional and technical relationship with the other three, the most

Polenov’s interest in the theater was awakened under the influence of S. Mamontov. Mamontov’s theatrical activity was based on the idea of creating, in his own words, the “truly beautiful

The famous canvas of Alexander Ivanov “The Appearance of Christ to the People” made a huge impression on all who had seen it with their own eyes. Everyone who was

Vasily Polenov began to write this magnificent picture, after he visited Kiev and remained impressed by this trip. On the canvas one can see the beautiful Vydubetsky monastery, which is

Polenov, by the very fact of birth, had the opportunity to become closely acquainted with the “noble nests” of the 19th century. So, unforgettable for him were trips to Olshanka