Portraits of famous women. Emile Vernon - and his amazing women in hats

How often do we admire works of art without thinking about who is depicted on them. Only the names of royal persons remain in memory, and the identity of the girl, whose foggy silhouette is visible in the corner of the picture, remains unknown. About the women who posed for artists for famous paintings will tell todayAmateur. media.

Dutch Mona Lisa

The famous "Dutch Mona Lisa", "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Jan Vermeer was painted around 1665. For a long time, the painting was simply called "Girl in a Turban", its modern name she received only by the 20th century. The depiction of turbans in paintings has become popular since the 15th century, and Vermeer often uses this detail of the toilet in portraits. The whole picture is painted in special genre"troni", which denoted the image of a human head.

The "Dutch Mona Lisa" has long been called "The Girl in the Turban"

True to its name, a large pearl earring draws the eye of the viewer.

According to the most common version, it is believed that Vermeer's young daughter Maria posed for the portrait, although some researchers still suggest that this could be the daughter of the artist's patron, philanthropist Ruyven. Maria was one of 15 children of Vermeer - his marriage was truly happy. The artist loved his wife, and often she herself posed for him for paintings.

Mystical portrait of young Lopukhina

The portrait of Maria Ivanovna Lopukhina, one of the representatives of the Count Tolstoy family, is one of the most famous works Russian artist Borovikovsky. It was painted in 1797 and is now kept in the Tretyakov Gallery.

The portrait of M. I. Lopukhina is one of the most famous works Borovikovsky

The poet Yakov Polonsky dedicated his poems to the girl depicted in the portrait: “She has long passed, and there are no longer those eyes, and there is no smile that silently expressed suffering - a shadow of love, and thoughts - a shadow of sadness, but Borovikovsky saved her beauty.” The artist uses the traditional portrait painting reception - the environment of the character with objects that help to characterize him. These are the features of the Russian landscape, and a delicate shawl, and drooping rosebuds.

The portrait of Lopukhina is considered the most poetic in the work of Borovikovsky

Interestingly, the portrait of Maria Lopukhina for a long time frightened young girls. The fact is that shortly after writing the picture, a young woman at the age of 21 died of consumption. Many believed that the portrait seemed to take her life, and if the girls look at the picture, they will also die soon.

Girl with an umbrella by Monet

The famous painting by Claude Monet "Field of poppies at Argenteuil" was painted in 1873. This canvas appeared at the exhibition of the Impressionists in 1874, when they first announced themselves as a separate group. The two figures in the foreground are Monet's wife Camila and their son Jean.

Claude Monet's painting Field of Poppies at Argenteuil was painted in 1873

Monet painted, according to his custom, in the open air, trying to squeeze the atmosphere of airiness and movement. Interesting fact, which few people pay attention to: in the left corner of the picture is another similar couple, a woman with a child. A barely noticeable path winds between the two couples.

The painting depicts two couples, one of which is Monet's wife and son.

The love story of Monet and Camila was tragic: Monet's father repeatedly threatened to deprive his son of his maintenance if he did not part with his beloved. They lived apart for a long time, but Monet could not last long without his family. However, it was not uncommon for the artist to ask his wife to pose for him for paintings. We can see Camila both on the canvas “The Lady in Green” and among the “Women in the Garden”. Several individual portraits of Camila and their son also exist. And when Camila died, he painted her posthumous portrait, which differs from the rest of the artist's works.

Monet painted a posthumous portrait of his wife impressed by her death

Impressed by the death of his beloved wife, Monet painted her posthumous portrait

The actress who charmed Renoir

Auguste Renoir, one of the most famous impressionist artists, loved and knew how to depict female beauty. Actress Jeanne Samari was his favorite model. Renoir painted 4 portraits from her, but the most famous was the “Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary”. It was written in 1877 and is now kept in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.

The main shades used in the portrait are pink and green.

Jeanne was from a theatrical family, and did not choose her career for long. She made her theater debut as Dorina in Molière's Tartuffe, and her fame grew rapidly. Before her marriage, the girl often went to Renoir's studio and posed for him. True, she attended sessions irregularly, and this angered the artist. But he was completely fascinated by the grace of the actress, so time after time he invited her to become his model. But her fame and happiness did not last long: she died at the age of 33 from typhus.

A dancer with the flexibility of a snake

The famous author of "The Girl with Peaches" Valentin Serov, having met Ida Rubinstein in Paris in 1910, asked her to become a model for a new canvas. Prior to that, she posed for many artists - Kees van Dongen, Antonio de la Gandara, André de Segonzac, Leon Bakst, later - for Romaine Brooks.

The portrait of Ida Rubenstein was almost immediately bought from Serov

But it was the portrait of the Russian artist that became the most famous. The painting was almost immediately bought from the author and placed in the collection of the Russian Museum.

Serov's daughter Olga wrote that in reality Ida was not at all so thin, and the artist intentionally stylized her

Ida Rubinstein was a famous Russian dancer and actress. From 1909 to 1911 she performed as part of the troupe of Sergei Diaghilev. Rubinstein was tall, but her grace amazed the audience, and she was spoken of as a dancer "with the suppleness of a snake and the plasticity of a woman." The roles of Cleopatra and Zobeida became her star. After leaving Diaghilev, she created her own troupe, in which she performed for a long time. And in 1921 she even starred in the Italian film The Ship.

Rembrandt van Rijn Saskia as Flora. woman in the form flora(colors). Here is how this picture is deciphered. Flowers in Sasuke's hands like a wand. Headband like a crown. The woman herself is like the queen of wildlife.

Raphael Santi Madonna of Raphael. The painting is old but beautiful. Artists cover in their works only the most beautiful, and this is a mother with children. Rafael Santi decided not to differ from other artists and painted the painting "Madonna". I think that this picture is worthy of honor and a high rating.

Rafael Santi Lady with a unicorn. The artist's imagination was exquisite. To write a lady with a unicorn, a creature that in itself is a magical creation, could not but become the subject of the venerable art of Rafael Santi himself. I think it makes no sense to talk about the beauty of a lady. This woman is excellent.

Rafael Santi. Small Madonna Cowper. Italian painter and
architect, one of the most
great artists throughout
world history, master
Madonna, depicted another Madonna with blond hair and a child in her arms. The simplicity of her face and eyes amazes me.

Sandro Botticelli Madonna and Child with Angels. The picture clearly shows that even the angels admire unearthly beauty this incomparably beautiful woman. Their hands reach for her, as the hands of babies reach for their mother. Angels are messengers of God.

Sandro Botticelli. Venus and Mars. The painting was painted in 1483. Possibly written
commissioned by a merchant family
Vespucci. One historian has suggested that Mars is depicted with closed
eyes, as it is
under influence
intoxicating substances. And whether it is or not, no one knows.

Zinaida Serebryakova Nurse with a child. How beautiful and magnificent Russian women are. And to be a mother is also a feat. Being a mother of children and always looking good is not only a great art, but also hard work.

Ivan Petrovich Argunov Portrait of Empress Catherine II. 1762 I. P. Argunov
received a responsible order
- creating a portrait
Empress Catherine II. Seeing your portrait
written by Ivan
Petrovich "by heart", Catherine was
pleasantly surprised.

Ivan Petrovich Argunov Argunov's paintings. Portrait of Lobanova-Rostovskaya. Just look at what she has thin waist. Women of that time tried to keep their figure as best as possible. Beautiful, lush outfits adorned with precious stones look chic even on the ugliest women.

Ivan Petrovich Argunov Portrait of an unknown woman in a peasant costume. one of the most famous
works of Russian
artist. Portrait
unknown reflects interest
to the peasant theme,
appeared at that time in
Russian society. Interest is caused by the origin of the author himself.

Portrait in painting is a genre visual arts, in which artists achieve not so much resemblance how much they try to reflect internal character depicted person. The portrait can be individual and collective, the master artist creates an image typical of a particular era.

History of the genre

How it turned out in times ancient art. On the island of Crete, during excavations, many frescoes with images of women were found. Other monuments of art belong to Egypt, where they found wooden boards with encaustic portraits depicted on them (these are wax-based paints). During the Middle Ages, a portrait in painting existed only for the image of donors and was part of the general artistic composition on religious topics.

The heyday of painting fell on the Renaissance. Renaissance artists preached humanistic ideas and took the world of an individual as a basis, landscapes and interiors played a modest background role. The masterpiece of that time was the Gioconda, and its author Leonardo da Vinci became famous for centuries.

Titian made a huge contribution to the development of the genre; he created a whole gallery of portraits of his contemporaries. Self-portraits by artists such as Jan van Eyck and Albrecht Dürer are examples for many portrait painters.

Portrait of a woman in painting

The eternal theme of art is the image of a woman. Each era drew its own ideal of a woman, and her character attracted Special attention many artists. Looking at the portrait of those times, we can see how the appearance and inner world certain events affect public life, art, literature, fashion.

The art of Russia in general, and the portrait in painting in particular, show how the ideal has changed over the centuries. female beauty. This is due to a change in worldview, habits, customs, with a change in government systems, generations.

images of women

By the end of the 18th century, the Russian portrait in painting reached its peak. And one of the most important and popular topics is the image female charm. On the canvases we see women flirtatious and seductive. And in the portraits of foreign artists, Russian ladies and young ladies look like dolls, they playfully smile and playfully, and this makes one look like another.

Russian artists I.P. Argunov, D.G. Levitsky, V.L. Borovikovsky see a woman in a different way. They bring psychological revival, concreteness of character into a female portrait. In painting, they try to convey the living and the real picture morals, tastes and fashion of the era of female omnipotence. We see the whole spectrum female characters: haughty cold beauty and gentle soft dreaminess, coquetry and modesty, spiritual charm and severe secrecy with isolation. But to rule in the hearts of men is the main thing.

New ideals

The era of romanticism of the 19th century is designed to show in a woman a special sensitivity and subtle movements of the soul. The work of Karamzin, Zhukovsky had a huge impact on artists of the beginning of the century, for example, O.A. Kiprensky. Their canvases reflected all the features of romanticism in the portrait genre. In painting and music, as well as poetry of this time, motives of personal lyrical experiences, the mysterious brilliance of native antiquity were in demand (especially popular was romantic opera A.N. Verstovsky "Askold's grave" 1835).

But by the middle of the century, the sublimity and dreaminess of female images disappears without a trace. According to the paintings of this period, you can study fashion trends. The feathers on the hats, jewels, lace are carefully drawn out, getting carried away by the details, the artists often forget about the character himself. Arrogance reigns in the images of secular beauties, and there is no longer that cordiality and simplicity.

But some artists of the beginning of the century, in particular, Venetsianov and Tropinin, in search of "live" images, turn to common people. There was a movement of "common people" female portrait, an idealized image of a working woman is created.

Paintings by K.S. Petrova-Vodkina

The new century is characterized by the search for new forms in the portrait genre. In painting (the 6th grade of the school at the lessons of fine arts studies in detail the topic “ Women's images”), artists turn to the past and the future in search of female ideal. The theme of motherhood and femininity occupies a large place in the work of V. Petrov-Vodkin. In the work "Mother" the artist achieved a full disclosure of the theme. His painting is a hymn to family happiness and the holiness of love. In the image of a mother, we feel moral strength, purity and sublimity, pressing the child to her, she resembles the Madonna.

Painting “Our Lady. Tenderness of Evil Hearts” was written by him during the First World War; it is the artist’s emotional response to the bloody events of those times. He created a sublime and reverent image, which is one of the most powerful in his work in terms of depth of impact.

The image of a woman has changed from era to era, but retained the main enduring features: beauty, tenderness, motherhood.