Feeding the Horses.
Albert Cuijp. 1620—1691. Holland. Oil on panel. 37.8X53.4 cm.
Portrait of a Woman.
Anonymous artist active in the 17th century. Flanders. 1620 Oil on panel. 55.5X43 cm
Susanna and the Elders.
Anonymous artist of Pittoni’s circle. 17th century. Italy. Oil on canvas.
Massacre of the Innocent.
Anonymous artist of Poussin’s school. 17th century. France. Oil on canvas. 75X101 cm.
Head of the Madonna.
Sassoferrato (Giovanni Battista Salvi) (?). 1609—1685. Italy. Oil on canvas. 43X33 cm.
Allegory of Summer.
Francesco Ruschi. Mid-17th century. Italy. Oil on canvas. 71.2X106.8 cm.
Cupids.
Anonymous artist active in the 17th century. France. Red chalk on paper. 30.6X27.7 cm.
Landscape.
Giovanni Ghisolfi (?). Ca 1623—1683. Italy. Oil on canvas. 71.2X77 cm.
Landscape with Mercury and Battus.
Pietro Tempesta (Pieter Mulier the Younger). Ca 1637—1701. Italy. Oil on canvas. 165X250 cm.
Young Man Wearing a Coat of Mail.
Pierre Mignard. 1612—1695. France. Oil on canvas. 63X48 cm.
The Battle of Fontaine-Francaise.
Anonymous artist active in the early. 17th century. France. Oil on canvas. 90X113 cm.
Saint Matthew the Evangelist.
Frans Hals. 1581/5—1666. Holland. Oil on canvas. 70X55 cm.
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…
Antoine Watteau 1884-1721 French school Actors of the Comedie – Francaise. C. 1712
Antoine Watteau 1884-1721, French school, Actors of the Comedie – Francaise. C. 1712, Oil on panel. 20X25 cm, The Hetmitage. Saint Petersburg
Raphael 1483-1520, Madonna and Child (The Conestabile Madonna). 1502-1503
Raphael 1483-1520, Italian school, Madonna and Child (The Conestabile Madonna). 1502-1503, Tempera on canvas (transferred from a panel), 17.5X18 cm, The Hermitage. Saint Petersburg
Rembrandt. 1606-1669, Haman and Esther. 1660 Oil on canvas
Rembrandt. 1606-1669, Dutch school, Ahasuerus, Haman and Esther. 1660, Oil on canvas. 73X94 cm, The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow.
Tomas Gainsborougy 1729-1788, Portrait of the Duchess of Beaufort
Tomas Gainsborougy. 1729-1788, English school, Portrait of the Duchess of Beaufort. Late 1770s, Oil on canvas, 76X64 cm, The Hermitage. Saint Petersburg
Peter Paul Rubens. 1577-1640, The Union of Earth and Water. Between 1612 and 1615
Peter Paul Rubens. 1577-1640, Flemish school, The Union of Earth and Water, Between 1612 and 1615, Oil on canvas. 222.5X180.5 cm, The Hermitage. Saint Petersburg
Henri Matisse. 1869-1954 Azure Vase of Flowers on Blue Tablecloth. 1913
Henri Matisse. 1869-1954, Azure Vase of Flowers on Blue Tablecloth. 1913, Oil on canvas. 147X98 cm, The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Moscow.
Luca Giordano. 1632-1705, Expulsion from Paradise
Luca Giordano. 1632-1705, Italian school, Expulsion from Paradise, Oil on canvas. 229X267 cm, Palace Museum. Pavlovsk.
Caspar David Friedrich. 1774-1840 German school Morning in the Hills.
Caspar David Friedrich, 1774-1840, German school, Morning in the Hills, Oil on canvas135X170 cm, The Hermitage. Saint Petersburg.
Otto Marsueus van Schrieck 1619-1678 Burdock
Otto Marsueus van Schrieck 1619-1678, Dutch school, Burdock, Oil on panel. 40X55.7 cm, The Radishchev Art Museum. Saratov.
Paul Gauguin.1848-1903, The King’s Wife. 1896
Paul Gauguin.1848-1903, French school, The King’s Wife. 1896, Oil on canvas. 97X130 cm, The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Moscow.
Sebastiano Conca. 1680-1764, The Rape of Europa
Sebastiano Conca. 1680-1764, Italian school, The Rape of Europa, Oil on canvas. 49X64 cm,The Catherine Palace Museum. Pushkin
Mamed Mamedovich Orudzhev, clarinettist.
Mamed Mamedovich Orudzhev, clarinettist. Teacher of clarinet (since 1966, since 1980 – professor).