Despite the fact that this picture is in St. Petersburg, the Russians are unlikely to see it: this town "Petersburg" is located in the United States, in the state of Florida. And the masterpiece itself is in a private collection. The image of a hand appears on many Salvador Dali’s paintings. The most famous “Hands” are “Worker's Hand and Ants” and this is the painting, “Pangs of conscience”.

In the heyday of Russian culture of the 19th century, the formation of the great painter Ivan Aivazovsky. He was born in the coastal city of Feodosia. From childhood, the boy’s life was filled with the sound of the surf, overflow of sun glare on the water, ships moored to the shore. And so the young talent was born a passion for drawing.

The famous painting "View in the vicinity of Dusseldorf" brought the Russian landscape painter I. Shishkin the title of academician in 1865. At this time, the artist was in Germany for an internship. Together with other students of the Academy of Fine Arts there, he wrote a lot in the forest of Teutoburg, which is located near Dusseldorf.

The picture was painted in oil on canvas in 1888. The style in painting is realism, it was written in the genre of sketch and etude. Shishkin is a great Russian artist who left us his legacy. This artist displayed on his canvases the richness and beauty of Russian nature. Many works were created in the St. Petersburg forests and on Valaam.

The work of V. Vasnetsov is fairy tales, epics, myths, historical and folklore plots. Including frequent treatment of the artist to the ancient Slavic pagan themes. The famous painting “A Song of Joy and Sorrow”, completed in 1896, is not an exception. In the center of the painting is a tree with two half birds sitting on its branches - Alkonost and Sirin.

Oil painting on canvas in 1873. Directions in the painting: realism. The canvas refers to the late work of the artist. Kramskoy painted portrait and historical painting. Well versed in landscapes, but did not give them preference in his work. His portraits were distinguished by the artist’s ability to accurately convey the faces of people.