The painting by the world-famous marine painter I. combines the undoubted artistic merits with cognitive value. The work was created with the goal of perpetuating the achievement of the Russian navigators Bellingshausen and Lazarev, who discovered Antarctica during their expedition. In that era, the achievement of this kind was simply a colossal step forward by mankind and could only be compared with the first flight into space.
An emotionally rich picture, a riot of colors, unsurpassed combinations make any viewer think. Carefully examining the foreground, we see the golden coastal sand. Very finely, the artist conveys a falling shadow in the sand and small indentations in the sand are highlighted in dark brown.
Among those who painted in the technique of realism, who professed the high ideals of classicism, it was considered not the best tone to portray the world in all its dirt. The fact that there is dirt in it was considered a well-known fact and not requiring sealing. They tried to capture the most sublime and ideal moments, which were worth it to convey them to the descendant.
Salvador Dali's 1976 oil painting “The Unicorn” is referred to as unfinished in all sources, while Dali’s work “The Jolly Unicorn” of 1977 is identical to this painting. The unicorn, symbolizing chastity, virginity, spiritual purity, as well as cognition and spiritual quest in this surreal picture literally soars in the clouds.
Practically, like all the works of the brilliant surrealist, the picture of the Hallucinogenic bullfighter is also a mystery canvas. After this work of painting saw the light of day, the artist himself admitted that the whole Dali is in this picture, since it contains an almost complete collection of images of the great master.
Canvases depicting saints were always in fashion. This was a success and many rich citizens of the Middle Ages really wanted to have a portrait of the Madonna or Christ in their home. But there were triple portraits. Rafael was the most exquisite painter of the Middle Ages and quite often executed orders with images of saints.