Vrubel was happy when he had a son named Sawa. The joyful father found an art talent in the newly born child, assured his relatives that Savvushka “is unusually staring.”

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

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

All the paintings of M. Vrubel were created in a mysterious and fabulous atmosphere. Especially his demons. In 1891, M. Vrubel painted 30 illustrations for the new anniversary edition of

Vrubel has long conceived the canvas “Demon defeated.” He wanted to shock the viewer, create a grandiose work, but, it seems, he did not clearly represent the idea of ​​the

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

Like many of the master’s works, the picture remained unfinished. The master worked well the background, which is a typical Caucasian landscape. As for the very figure of the demon,

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

Vrubel turned to the evangelical subjects for the first time during his studies at the Academy of Arts. Moving to Kiev – at the invitation of art critic A. Prahov

In Kiev, Vrubel enthusiastically engaged in religious painting. He restored the ancient frescoes of the Church of St. Cyril, made several murals on the walls of the church. Among the