Color nation - Russian countess in painting the great artists

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Color nation - Russian countess in painting the great artists

 

Liszt - Nocturne "Dreams of Love"

Branickaya, nee. Engelhardt, Alexandra (1754-1838) - the niece and lover Grigory Potemkin, the wife of the Crown Hetman of Poland Xavier Branitsky.

Artist I.Grassi, 1793

Kridener, nee. Lerhenfeld, Amalia Maksimilianovna (1808-1888) - illegitimate daughter M.Lerhenfelda, German diplomat and statesman, Bavarian envoy to Russia and Princess Therese of Thurn and Taxis, nee Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

The artist Karl Joseph Stieler, 1827

Potocki, Olga Stanislavovna by her husband Naryshkin (1802-1861) - the daughter of the Polish magnate Stanislav Szcz?sny Potocki and famous adventurer Sofia Glyavone.

Artist N.S.Froste, 1830

Thick, nee. Baryatinsky Princess Anna Ivanovna (1772-1825) - the sister of the actual Chamberlain Prince I.I.Baryatinskogo wife Marshal N.A.Tolstogo; a close friend of the Empress Elizabeth Alexeyevna.

Portrait of E.Vizhe-Lebrun, 1790

Vorontsov, nee. Senyavin, Ekaterina A. (1761-1784) - the maid of honor, the daughter of Admiral A.N.Senyavina; the wife of the ambassador in London, Count S.R.Vorontsova; mother of Field Marshal Count Vorontsov; sister Mistress M.A.Naryshkinoy.

Artist Dmitry Levitsky, 1783

Divov, nee. Buturlina Countess, Elizabeth (1762-1813) - the maid of honor of Catherine II, the niece of her friends Vorontsova-Dashkova, the wife of a privy councilor Adrian Divov.

Portrait of A.Grafa 1794

Zavadovskaya, nee. Apraksina, Vera (1768-1845) - the maid of honor, Dame of the Order of St. Catherine smaller cross, one of the greatest beauties of his time; wife, a favorite of Catherine II and the first Minister of Education Russian Count PV Zavadovskiy.

Artist VLBorovikovsky, 1790

Lopuchin, nee. Baroness von Venkstern, Anna (Jeanette) I. (1786-1869) - a famous beauty, the first marriage Countess Alopeus; mother of Lieutenant General F.D.Alopeusa.

Artist Friedrich Johann Gottlieb Lieder, 1821

Musin-Pushkin, nee. Shernvall, Emilia Karlovna (1810-1846) - a famous beauty (she dedicated madrigal Lermontov), ??friend of Alexander Pushkin, the sister of the famous Aurora Demidova.

Artist Gau VI, 1840

Naryshkin, Golitsyn by her husband, Elena (1785-1855), the first marriage of Princess Italica, Countess of Suvorov-Rymniksky; - Maid of honor; A.L.Naryshkina and daughter Mary Senyavin, granddaughter of the famous admiral A.N.Senyavina sister LA and K.A.Naryshkinyh; Generalissimo Suvorov daughter, cousin of Count Vorontsov.

Artist VLBorovikovsky, 1799

Orlov-Cesme, nee. Lopuchin, Evdokia N. (1761-1786) - wife of Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, mother-cells of honor Anna Orlova Alekseevny.

Artist Jean-Louis de Valley, k.1780's

Orlova, nee. Zinoviev, Ekaterina Nikolaevna (1758-1781) - the cousin and wife of former favorite of Catherine II of Prince Grigory Orlov.

Artist Roars, Fyodor Stepanovich

Orlov-Cesme, Anna A. (1785-1848) - cameras, maid of honor, the only daughter of Alexei Orlov, an associate of Empress Catherine II, and heir to his multimillion-dollar state.

Portrait of I.V.Bazhenova 1838

Protasov, Anna Stepanovna (1745-1826) - a trusted maid of honor of Catherine II.

Portrait by Dmitry Levitsky, k.1790's

Pushkin Dubbelt, Natalia Aleksandrovnaa, Countess Merenberg (1836-1913) - the daughter of Alexander Pushkin, morganatic wife of Prince Nicholas William of Nassau.

Artist I.K.Makarov 1849

Rostopchin, nee. Protasov, Catherine Petrovna (1776-1859) - the maid of honor, author of several works of spiritual content; wife of Moscow governor-general F.V.Rostopchina writer and mother of the Countess de Segur.

Portrait by Orest Kiprensky, 1809

Stroganov, nee. Golitsyn, Sophia Vladimirovna (1775-1845) - the maid of honor four empresses, the youngest daughter "whiskered Princess" N.P.Golitsynoy sister Moscow Governor-General Prince D.V.Golitsyna and Mistress E.V.Apraksinoy; wife of General Count P.A.Stroganova. Was very friendly with the Empress Elizabeth A..

Artist Jean Laurent Monier, 1808

Zubov, nee. Suvorov, Natalia (1775-1844) - Field Marshal Suvorov's only daughter, who affectionately called her "Suvorochkoy." Married to Nicholas Zubov, brother of the last favorite of Catherine II.

Artist VLBorovikovsky 1795

Fikelmon, nee. Countess Tizengauzen, Daria Fyodorovna (1804-1863) - the granddaughter of Kutuzov, E.M.Hitrovo daughter, the wife of the Austrian diplomat and politician K.L.Fikelmona. Known as the St. Petersburg salon hostess and author of a thorough "secular diary" in which record a special interest in Pushkinists cause fragments on Pushkin and his wife, and a detailed report of the duel and the death of Pushkin.

Watercolor PF Sokolov, 1837

Hitrovo, nee. Golenishcheva-Kutuzov, Elizabeth M. (1783-1839), the first married Countess Tizengauzen, daughter of Mikhail Kutuzov, a friend of Pushkin. The mistress of the famous St. Petersburg salon.

Portrait of PF Sokolov, 1838

Chernyshev, nee. Rzhevskaya, Avdotya Ivanovna (1693-1747) - the general's, nicknamed "Avdotya virago" given to her by Peter I, one of the mistresses of Peter the Great, according to Vilboa, "his erratic behavior had a detrimental effect on the health of Peter"; mother, brothers Chernyshev - prominent figures of the reign of Catherine II.

Unknown artist of the XVIII century

Chernyshev, nee. Isleneva, Anna Alexandrovna (1740-1794) - relative (mother) Prince GAPotyomkin, wife of Field Marshal on the fleet, the president of the Admiralty Board Count Ivan G. Chernyshev.

Artist S.Torelli, 1764

Chernyshev, nee Ushakov, Catherine Andreyevna (1715-1779) - maid, daughter of Count A.I.Ushakova; stepsister of Field Marshal S.F.Apraksina; the wife of a diplomat Count P.G.Chernyshёva; mother Countess D.P.Saltykovoy and Princess N.P.Golitsynoy.

The artist Alexander Roslin, 1776

Sheremeteva, Anna Petrovna (1744-1768) - the maid of honor, daughter P.B.Sheremeteva; Bride mentor Grand Duke N.I.Panina.

Artist I.P.Argunov 1760

Shuvalov, nee. Shepeleva, Moor Egorovna (1708-1759) - the closest friend of Elizabeth and her lady-State court, the wife of Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov. It was her influence owes its elevation party Shuvalov.

Portrait of Antropov, the end of the 1750s

Demidov, Karamzin, Aurora Karlovna (Eva Aurora Charlotte Stjernvall), 1808-1902 - the public figure, the maid of honor at the imperial court in Finland. Aurora Stjernvall and her sister Emilia (in marriage Countess Musin-Pushkin) were among the first Petersburg beauties.

Painter Bryullov KP, 1837

Vorontsov, nee. Skavronskaya Countess Anna Karlovna (1722-1776) - wife of Chancellor Count M.I.Vorontsova, cousin of the Empress Elizabeth, State lady.

Artist A.P.Andropov 1763

Vorontsov, Catherine Semenovna, in marriage Lady Pembroke (1783-1856) - maid, daughter of Count S.R.Vorontsova, sister of Count Vorontsov, the wife of George Herbert Earl of Pembroke.

Artist Henry Raeburn, 1810s

Ghana Evelyn (Pol. Ewelina Hańska), née Countess House of Rzewuski (1801-1882) - Polish landowner and Russian subjects, the wife of Honore de Balzac.

The artist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller 1835

Potocki, nee. Glyavone, Sofia K., first marriage Witt, in the second - Potocki (1760-1822) - Constantinople courtesan of Greek origin, one of the legends was a concubine of the Sultan, girlfriend of many celebrities, spy and adventurer, was able to become a Polish aristocrat (titled Countess).

Artist I.B.Lampi, 1790

Samoilov, nee. Trubetskaya, Ekaterina, (1763-1830 year) - the maid of honor, the wife of the procurator-general A.N.Samoylova, sister of Prince V.S.Trubetskogo and Baroness Stroganov, mother N.A.Samoylova and Countess SA .Bobrinskoy-law Yu.P.Samoylovoy.

Artist and B-Lumpy, 1792-1796

Andro, nee. Venison, Anna A. (1808-1888) - the daughter of the president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, Alexei Olenin. Beloved Pushkin in 1828-29 years. Musician and singer. Author hitherto unpublished diaries and memoirs of Pushkin. Wife of Vice President of Warsaw graph F.A.Lanzherona.

Portrait of O. Kiprensky, 1828

Samoilov, Julia Pavlovna (1803-1875) - the countess, daughter of General Palena and Mary Skavronskaia, maid of honor, famous for its relationship with the artist Karl Briullov.

Artist B.Sh.Mituar 1825

Vorontsov, nee. Branickaya, Elizaeta Ksaverevna (1792-1880) - Light Princess, State lady honorary trustee in the management of women's schools, maid of honor, Dame of the Order of St. Catherine; recipient of many poems of Alexander Pushkin; wife Novorossiysk Governor-General Vorontsov.

Artist George Hayter, 1839

Zavadovskaya, nee. Vlodek, Elena (1807-1874) - the daughter of General of Cavalry, Adjutant General M.F.Vlodeka, the wife of the chief prosecutor of the Senate V.P.Zavadovskogo. One of the most brilliant fashionable beauties of Pushkin's time, the exceptional beauty of it never ceased to repeat the letters and memories of that era; friend of Mikhail Lermontov; her poems dedicated Pushkin, I.I.Kozlov, PA Vyazemsky.

Alfred Edward Chalon artist (Chalon Alfred Edward), watercolor, 1838

Your krasoyu shine Mladost
You're in love hearts given,
Bright, captivating, as joy,
And how thoughtful, gentle.
In the face of the beautiful. snow-white
And scarlet roses on her cheeks -
Everywhere all breathe a gentle heart.
It is in the sight of the blue,
It is a smile on his lips;
And, as a ruddy dawn
Sun shine flame jet
Life throws to heaven -
So pure angelic soul
Illuminated by your beauty ...

I.I.Kozlov (E.M.Zavadovskoy)

The artist Gerhard Richter.

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The artist Gerhard Richter.


The life and work of one of the most versatile and expensive contemporary artists Gerhard Richter says a lot. Today, the artist's work can be found in all major exhibition halls in the world. How about the artist, who was elected a brand new career, spoke after the first exhibition of his work in 1963. Do not fit into the traditional framework of multi-style art of this master remains today. For example, there fotorealist Richter, Richter has - abstractionist, there Richter - Expressionist - with its intense color landscapes. Richter called typical work is not easy. His work - this pop art and conceptualism, minimalism, abstraction, and picturesque.

Lilii. 2000, oil on canvas

Rozy. 1994, oil on canvas

COLORS. 1977, oil on canvas

Orhideya. 1997, oil on canvas

Home and, in fact, the only topic of all images and stylistic solutions used Richter - painting itself. The artist explores its expressive means, referring to this subject at all stages of his work. This combination of opposites and gave rise to doubts in the artist in relation to the whole fairly well-known, once and for all established in the art. Richter understood painting as an active action, search realities of today.

Mat and child. 1995

Mat and child. 1995

Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden in 1932. Support from the mother, who advised her son to become an artist when he was a teenager, helped determine the choice of his vocation, and from 1961 to 1964, he received a classical education at the Dresden State Art Academy studying with Karl Otto Gotz. Gerhard Richter has initiated a fruitful dialogue between painting and photography.

From an interview with the artist: Let's start with an idea in your head about the feeling that you want to create ... in particular in the painting? As you begin to abstract paintings?

Well, the beginning - it's actually pretty easy, because I still can not be completely free in how I conduct shapes and colors. The picture that pleases during the day and looks very nice, spacious, bright, new, one of the things starting to look cheap and fake. And then the real work begins - alteration, destruction, starting again and so on until it is done, nothing more to want to change.

In 1962 Richter began to create work, based on photographs that he found in newspapers and magazines. Deviated from the abstract manner in which he worked before, he had no wish to paint, starting from observations and interpretations, and wanted to find a more direct and objective way of depicting the world. As a result, he turned to photography, which, due to the fact that it is done mechanically, considered "the most perfect picture".

Vizental in southern Baden. Oil on canvas

Led. oil on canvas

Two candles. 1982, oil on canvas

 

The heroes of these works Richter became not only recognizable characters, but also by unknown persons. This reflected his unconventional attitude to portraiture: "I think that the artist does not need to see or know their model. Portrait should not express her soul, the essence or character. And the artist does not have to show him some of their own, special perception of the model ... "Thus, in the portraits embodied one of the main ideas of Richter - that reality can not see or know, it remains hidden beneath the outer shell, which displays the author.

Ema. 1966god, oil on canvas

Small Nude. 1967

Young bather

Inga. 1965, oil on canvas

 

Approximately in 1964, in addition to photographs from newspapers and magazines Richter begins to use pictures from family albums. It is interesting that the resulting picture is very accurately convey the impression of a family snapshot.

Aunt Marianne. 1965, oil on canvas

Motornaya boat. 1965, oil on canvas

Two pairs. 1966

Tigr. 1965, oil on canvas

 

The viewer all the time it feels as if he is looking at them through the lens of the camera. Richter also uses the device of a blur, blur the image, and thus again alludes to the fact that the picture is just not accurate reflection of reality, we see only the outer shell and the inner essence remain hidden from us. In this way, the author separates the viewer from the constant human desire to find meaning in the exterior of the people and the surroundings and focuses on external puzzle. These portraits convey the eternal human problem: the desire to understand the world and the inability to know anything for sure.

Mother and daughter. 1965

A woman descending the stairs. 1965, oil on canvas

The fact that these images seem to be both extremely ambiguous and mysterious, the author said: "Do you realize that just can not portray reality. What you create is only transmits itself, and therefore is itself a reality."

Gilbert & George. 1975, oil on canvas

Chitatel.

Doch Betty. 1977, oil on canvas

Doch Betty. 1988, oil on canvas

Daughter Ella. 2007, oil on canvas

Self-portrait 1996, oil on canvas

 

"Mirror - this is the only picture that always looks different. Or maybe an indication that each image - mirror." - Gerhard Richter

Explosion of paints in watercolors Pol Ledent. Belgian self-taught artist.

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Explosion of paints in watercolors Pol Ledent. Belgian self-taught artist.