The decorative panel is a picture intended for permanent or temporary decoration of a section of the wall or ceiling, that is, it definitely builds up the living space, influences

The period of 1890-ies was noted in the work of the master and the execution of large-scale custom-made works on interior design. The collection of the Omsk Museum contains a

Vrubel was an excellent draftsman. He appreciated the ability to paint unusually high and often blamed modern artists for their disdainful attitude towards the drawing. Draw Vrubel always – drew

Vrubel from his youth was an inveterate theatergoer. But he began to arrange performances only in 1891 – this artist attracted S. Mamontov, inviting him to create sketches of the

Vrubel loved to travel around the country. He visited: Rome, Milan, Athens and other cities, but the heart is forever left in the Russian capital – Moscow. Such wanderings had

The last work Vrubel was a portrait of the poet Valery Bryusov. Her “dvoemirie” was subtly felt by Nina Petrovskaya: “A slightly inclined forward figure of the poet is separated

The muse of every artist lives in his imagination. Even if the master considers the real woman to be the bearer of his inspiration, then the fantasy still gives the

In the mid-1890s, Vrubel received an order for a series of works for the cabinet in the Gothic style. The customer was one of the representatives of the famous Morozov

At one time Vrubel was captured by the theme of the “Prophet” – full of high significance, inspired by Pushkin’s famous poem: I languish with spiritual thirst, In the desolate

Serious studies of ceramics Vrubel owed to the rapprochement with the Abramtsevo art circle in the early 1890s. Although he was interested in sculpture before. The artist did not receive

Vrubel often painted his wife. And he always walked away a little from reality, slightly elongating his face, widening his eyes, thereby making the image more mysterious. And the most

The artist’s wife, Nadezhda Ivanovna Zabela, was a famous singer. Vrubel said that many singers sing like birds, but his Nadia sings like a man. Nature generously endowed Nadezhda Ivanovna

Vrubel traveled a lot – together with the family of Mamontovs went to Italy, France, Greece. On his return he wrote two panels – “Venice” and “Spain”. These are not

Behind the noisy carnival, full of colors, dances and songs, the master saw a kind of emptiness and sadness. It is only necessary to throw a fleeting glance at the

Vrubel was married to one of the most outstanding Russian singers, Nadezhda Ivanovna Zabele. She was the favorite singer of Rimsky-Korsakov, for her he wrote soprano roles in operas, beginning

The painting “Pan” unanimously recognizes almost the apex of Vrubel’s entire work. Surprisingly, but wrote her artist for two or three days! They say that the impetus was the reading

In the complex, multifaceted fate of Vrubel, there was no serene prosperity since the year of birth: he lost his mother early, wandered a lot, moving with his family from

From the Old Icelandic “Valkyrie” – “choosing the dead dead”. In the Scandinavian mythology, these are warlike virgins who obey the god Odin. They participate in the distribution of deaths

Triptych was created to decorate the interior of the house of one of the patrons of the Morozovs. The plot is well known not only as the basis of numerous