The entire aristocracy of the 18th century was fond of hunting. It was a kind of fun that distracted from everyday thoughts. And then at that time there was a lot of every beast that could be knocked out. Count Alexei Tolstoy was clearly no exception. And this despite the fact that he perfectly not only hunted, but also owned a pen.

The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1875. Genre in painting: historical. Polenov painted a picture at a young age. His paintings are valued not only in our country, but also in Europe. The canvas depicts the arrest of Countess d'Etremont. The picture is filled with the tragedy of those cruel and bloodthirsty times. Polenov protests injustice and violence against people.

“Portrait of Dyakova” is one of many portraits of Levitsky. Neglecting means of expressiveness such as background, elaborate clothes, or symbolic objects that give the picture a second or even a third semantic layer, he found the differences of the models in a barely noticeable turn of the head, in the inclination of the shoulder, in a smile or a serious look.

The famous painting "Zeus and Thetis" J.-O. Ingra was the last work written by the artist in his student years. The plot song for the picture was Homer's first song, "The Iliad." The artist was so impressed with this episode that he wanted to depict on canvas the power of the main god on Olympus and the femininity of Achilles' mother - the hero of the war against the Trojans - Thetis.

In his famous work “The Black Sea Fleet in Feodosia” Ivan Aivazovsky wanted to capture the events of 1846. This year, the artist celebrated a decade of his work, and his esteemed arrived on the ship “Twelve Apostles” to greet and congratulate the outstanding creator. The Admiral and close friend of the artist V. headed the sea flotilla.

The canvas "Skobelev over Shipka" is considered a historical picture that carries a deep meaning. Vereshchagin created a whole cycle dedicated to the battles of the Balkan campaign. It was one of the most severe wars in history between the Russian and Turkish armies in the mountains of Bulgaria. The bloodshed was based on the brutality of the authorities in the April Uprising.