The most famous paintings in the world. The most famous Russian paintings

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Let us now recall the most famous paintings in the world. This topic is on the one hand very simple and on the other incredibly complex. Because the history of humanity on mother Earth in different centuries and in different countries has been created by many brilliant artists the world has left their immortal masterpieces.

I Really would not unfairly disregard of any great artist. But in this article we will try to only talk about those works, which are known not only to the true connoisseurs, artists and art historians, but also the absolute most simple inhabitants of our planet.

So, for example, are some of the paintings of da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Karl Bryullov, Aivazovsky, Kustodiev, etc. Their works are printed on calendars, in magazines, books and textbooks, are published in huge editions in the form of reproductions, are constantly flashed on the TV screen. In fact, they are familiar to us from childhood.

Paintings Leonardo da Vinci

Talking about the most famous paintings in the world is unthinkable without the mention of such world masterpieces as the famous "Mona Lisa", "the last supper", "Madonna Litta", "Lady with an ermine", written by the great Leonardo da Vinci. From this list stand out the first two names. Beautiful and mysterious "Mona Lisa" for many centuries, with a unique smile on his lips, quietly looking at the vanity of this world - unless there is among civilized people at least one who has never seen this picture?

picture of da Vinci

It is believed that the painting depicts Lisa Gherardini - the humble wife of a certain rich Florentine merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. Now you know where did the unusual name of the portrait - "Mona Lisa"? And the painting was about 1503-1505. Today, its invaluable original can be seen firsthand in the Louvre. There is a portrait hanging, protected by thick bulletproof glass and around it is always a crowd many people. This is not surprising because people have so far been unable to unravel the secret smile of this lady.

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Da Vinci's Paintings, priceless every one of them, they cannot buy even a lot of money. But there is among his works a special piece is a beautiful mural "the last supper". The time of its creation:1495-1498 years, and it was written by the master by order of the Church in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazia, located in the glorious Italian city of Milan. The plot depicts one of the most important events in the history of mankind - the last evening meal of Christ with his twelve disciples. Great luck, which the restorers were able to preserve the mural to our times, as is widely known the fact that while working on it, Leonardo was engaged in experiments with colors and clay wall, which subsequently led to a rapid destruction of the paint layer.

Raphael

The Next artist, which it is no exaggeration to say that he left behind the most famous picture of the world is, of course, Raphael - a painter who lived in Italy from 1483 to 1520. One of his most famous and popular works - "the Sistine Madonna" is considered one of the most perfect and marvelous scenic creations ever created by human hand.

most famous paintings in the world

Another famous creation of the master - huge (770 to 500 cm) mural "the school of Athens", adorns one of the ceremonial halls of the Vatican Palace. Among the many pieces of the picture you can see the great thinkers of humanity as Pythagoras, Epicurus, Socrates, Diogenes, Aristotle, Plato. Among philosophers Raphael painted himself and his beautiful beloved Margherita.

Unsurpassed Botticelli

What do you think, what works we have next on the list "paintings by the most famous artists of the world"? This is a stunning and transcendent work of Sandro Botticelli. Let's name just two of his creations, which are familiar to everyone: "the Birth of Venus" and the painting, which depicts the famous three graces - "Spring". She and the other picture is a hymn to feminine beauty. No other master had not been able hitherto to imprint in the colors is so captivating and poetic images of women.

paintings by the most famous artists of the world

The Muse of the artist was young and beautiful Florentine, Giuliano de ' Medici's beloved Simonetta Vespucci. Her delicate perfect features watching us from the depth of centuries.

Impressionist Paintings

Well, now it's time to think about the impressionism. This art movement originated in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Artists working in this manner is very much the work of each of them deserves a separate discussion. In this article we will talk about the most famous paintings of Monet, who was one of the originators of impressionism and is considered one of its founders. Works of this master are in the collections of major museums of Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg and other cities of the world.

the most famous painting of Monet

The Wide public familiar such paintings by Claude Monet as "a Pond with water lilies" and "Lilies". The artist had written many versions of the works on these grounds.

Van Gogh - the artist, whose paintings are the most expensive in the world

Van Gogh was probably the most efficient artist in the history of mankind. His legacy is about 800 paintings and countless drawings. The most famous of van Gogh's painting is perhaps "Sunflowers". It is known that the master was written 7 still lifes in this series. But, up to our days survived only 5, and each pattern is estimated as the most expensive diamond. Just think: during his life, van Gogh managed to sell just one work, and that for a mere pittance, and now the price of his paintings at auction breaking all records.

the most famous van Gogh painting

Another most famous painting of van Gogh - fine fantastic painting "Starry night." This piece is so popular that today on the Internet you can even find animated version. The van Gogh painting so talented and original that even in reproductions it can be examined endlessly.

Dreams captured on canvas

Speaking about the most famous paintings in the world, it is impossible not to mention the work of the founder of surrealism of Salvador Dali. It is believed that the most popular picturesque artist's work is "the Persistence of memory", which depicts the clock as symbols of the infinite flow of time. A deserted beach in the distance symbolizes the void, which, according to Dali, he often felt inside.

However, this is not the only popular work of the surrealist. No less famous can be considered the painting "Atomic Leda", "Premonition of civil war", "Burning giraffe", "Sleep".

The Most famous Russian painting

So far in our article mentioned the paintings of the foreign masters. Meanwhile, there are many paintings by our great compatriots, who are very popular all over the world. In Russia always there were many talented artists. And if many of the masterpieces of world painting to see it firsthand is quite difficult, due to the fact that they are abroad, the originals Russian painters we can see in many museums of our country, for example, in the Tretyakov gallery in Moscow.

picture of the most famous Tretyakov gallery

Here is a picture of the Tretyakov gallery, the most famous, as we do, and abroad: "Three heroes" (Vasnetsov), "Ivan the terrible and his son Ivan" (I. Repin), "Demon seated" (M. Vrubel), "the appearance of Christ to the people (Ivanov), "Girl with peaches" (I. Repin), "Morning in a pine forest" (I. Shishkin), "Moscow courtyard" (V. Polenov), "Rooks have arrived" (Alexei Savrasov).

Kustodievskie beauties

Separately, I want to talk about the works of world famous Russian artist Boris Kustodiev - nobody else knew how delicious and beautiful to tell by means of painting of Russian life, about the mysterious Russian soul. Who among us has not admired the burly beauty with a samovar ("merchant's wife at tea"), or buxom and full-fledged young lady in the village bathhouse ("Russian Venus").

Here are the names of some popular original works of the painter: "Winter", "Portrait of Fyodor Chaliapin", "Haymaking", "woman with shopping", "Fair", "bather", "Carnival".

"Black square" by Malevich

We spoke briefly about some of the most famous Russian paintings, but it would be wrong to finish this article, nothing written about one of the most controversial and ambiguous works, emerged into the light from under the brush of one of the outstanding Russian artists. We are talking about the "Black square" by Kazimir Malevich - the founder of the movement in painting called "Suprematism". Although Malevich during his long creative life wrote a lot of paintings, but the world is most remembered for this his work.

the most famous Russian paintings

There are several versions of "Black square". They can be seen in the Tretyakov gallery, the Hermitage and the Russian Museum. The price of these works is huge, according to experts, today it can reach up to 80...


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