Saint Luke the Evangelist.
Frans Hals. 1581/5—1666. Holland. Oil on canvas. 70X55 cm.
Festive Procession
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot. 1586—1666. Holland. Oil on canvas. 78X111.5 cm.
Saint Peter
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri). 1591 — 1666. Italy. Oil on canvas. 64X53.2 cm
The Arrest of Christ.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. 1571 — 1610. Italy. Oil on canvas. 134X172.5 cm.
The Annunciation to the Shepherds.
Abraham Bloemaert. 1564—1651. Holland. Oil on panel. 53.4X40 cm.
Composition with Three Figures.
Abraham Bloemaert. 1564- 1651. Holland. Indian ink on paper. 20.5X21.5 cm.
Portrait of an Old Woman.
Abraham Bloemaert. 1564—1651. Holland. Oil on panel. 37.4X27.5 cm.
Portrait of a Lady Wearing Pearls.
Justus Susterman. 1597—1681. Flanders. Portrait of a Lady Wearing Pearls. Oil on canvas. 79X67 cm
Fish.
Alexander Adriaenssen. 1587—1661. Flanders. 1640. Oil on panel. 50X79 cm
Paradise.
Roelant Jacobsz. Savery. 1576/8—1639. Flanders. Oil on panel. 21.8X35 cm.
Drunken Hercules.
Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. 1577—1640 Flanders. Drunken Hercules Oil on canvas. 137X163 cm.
Rape of Europa.
Anonymous artist of Jacopo Bassano’s workshop. 16lh century. Italy. Oil on canvas. 108X90 cm.
Susanna and the Elders.
Anonymous artist of Veronese’s circle. 16th century. Italy. Oil on canvas. 47X57 cm.
Portrait of a Lady.
Anonymous artist active in the 16th century. Italy. Portrait of a Lady. Oil on canvas. 130X92 cm.
Portrait of a Man.
Anonymous artist active in the 16th century. Germany. Portrait of a Man. 1569 Oil on panel. 57.5X48 cm.
Calvary.
Workshop of Jan van Scorel. 1495—1562 The Netherlands Calvary Oil on panel. 82X64 cm.
The Virgin Mourning.
Gerard David. Ca 1460—1523 The Netherlands The Virgin Mourning Oil on panel. 20X17.8 cm
David and Abigail
Lucas van Leyden. 1489/94—1533. The Netherlands. Oil on panel. 65X85.5 cm
Plaque: «Bird on a three».
Plaque: «Bird on a three». Florentine mosaic. Late 18th century. The Hermitage, Saint Petersburg.
A.M. Gorki and Romein Rolland.
A.M. Gorki and Romein Rolland in the country-house in Gorky. July. 1935.
A.M.Gorki and A.N. Tolstoy.
A.M.Gorki and A.N. Tolstoy. Amalfi (Italy). 1932.
A.M. Gorki and L.N. Tolstoy.
A.M. Gorki and L.N. Tolstoy. Yasnaya Polyana. 1900.
A.M. Gorki and Stefan Zweig.
A.M. Gorki and Stefan Zweig. Sorrento. 1930
A.M. Gorki and K.A. Fedin.
A.M. Gorki and K.A. Fedin. Gorky. 1934.
A.M. Gorki and M.E. Koltsov.
A.M. Gorki and M.E. Koltsov at the congress, devoted to the tenth anniversary of “Soviet book”. Moscow. 1929.
A.M. Gorki, I.A. Bunin, N.D. Teleshov.
A.M. Gorki, I.A. Bunin, N.D. Teleshov. Yalta. 1900
A.M. Gorki and A.P. Chekov.
A.M. Gorki and A.P. Chekov. Yalta. 1900
A.M. Gorki and A.V. Lunacharsky.
A.M. Gorki and A.V. Lunacharsky. Moscow. 1929.
A.M. Gorki and Suleiman Stalsky.
A.M. Gorki and Suleiman Stalsky at the First congress of Soviet writers. Moscow. 1934.
A.M. Gorki and Demyan Bedny.
A.M. Gorki and Demyan Bedny at the second plenum of Soviet writers union. Moscow. 1935.
A.M. Gorki and A.S. Makarenko.
A.M. Gorki and A.S. Makarenko. Kuryazh. 1928.
A.M. Gorki, K.P. Pyatnisky, S.G. Skitaletz (Petrov).
A.M. Gorki, K.P. Pyatnisky, S.G. Skitaletz (Petrov). Nizhni Novgorod. 1900-1901.
A.M. Gorki and L.M. Leonov. Sorrento. 1927.
A.M. Gorki and L.M. Leonov.
A.M. Gorki and I Ulianova.
A.M. Gorki and I Ulianova in the club of the “Pravda”. Moscow. 1928.
A.M. Gorki and Herbert Wells.
A.M. Gorki and Herbert Wells. Petrograd. 1920.
Russian Christmas Traditions
Christmas in Russia is beautiful time and I would like to tell you about old Russian Christmas traditions, which not many Russian follow anymore…