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Annotation This work presents reproductions of paintings by an outstanding Russian painter, one of the founders of the national-romantic version of Russian Art Nouveau, Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Alyonushka, Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf, Sleeping Princess, Bogatyrs, etc.). Brief descriptions of the paintings are adapted to the perception of children of primary school age. At the end, questions and tasks are given on the basis of the presentation.

Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848 - 1926) You can’t say better about the work of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov than he himself said: “I am a storyteller, an epic writer, a harpist of painting!” And Viktor Mikhailovich said: “All my life I have only strived as an artist to understand, unravel and express the Russian spirit.” Indeed, few Russian artists were able to understand and convey this Russian spirit in the same way as V. M. Vasnetsov. He began his creative activity as a genre painter, but he found his true vocation by turning to the plots of Russian fairy tales and epics. Rus' with its legendary past - that's what constantly beckoned to itself, worried the artist. The new original language of his works sounded fresh, strong, unexpected in Russian painting. I just want to preserve my native antiquity, as it lives in the poetic world of the people, Vasnetsov wrote.

The picture reflects the deep poetry of a Russian folk tale. She is all alone in a dense forest full of mysterious sounds and rustles. She became sad, sat down on a round old stone by the black pond, and in heavy, hopeless grief clasped her knees with her thin arms. She is dressed in a colorful rustic sundress, barefoot, her hair in a braid is a little disheveled. She sits sadly with her head in her hands. This real village teenage girl came to a dark, but not at all scary (Alyonushka grew up among these trees, flowers and glades) forest to mourn about her life and fate. Her father and mother are no longer alive, strangers force them to work from morning to night, raise their hand against her, starve her and offend her. The surrounding nature is frozen, trees and grasses stand motionless, as if they are mourning with it. For the first time in Russian painting, the poetry of a folk tale merged with the beauty of Russian nature. The painting reflected the deep poetry of a Russian folk tale.. She is all alone in a dense forest full of mysterious sounds and rustles. She became sad, sat down on a round old stone by the black pond, and in heavy, hopeless grief clasped her knees with her thin arms. She is dressed in a colorful rustic sundress, barefoot, her hair in a braid is a little disheveled. She sits sadly with her head in her hands. This real village teenage girl came to a dark, but not at all scary (Alyonushka grew up among these trees, flowers and glades) forest to mourn about her life and fate. Her father and mother are no longer alive, strangers force them to work from morning to night, raise their hand against her, starve her and offend her. The surrounding nature is frozen, trees and grasses stand motionless, as if they are mourning with it. For the first time in Russian painting, the poetry of a folk tale merged with the beauty of Russian nature.

It is impossible to take your eyes off the picture, it attracts and fascinates. This dense forest is full of monsters and evil spirits, giant trees hide terrible secrets. Maybe these are bewitched heroes or goblin, seeking to keep the fugitives. The gray wolf in a powerful leap rushed forward. You believe that he will overcome any difficulties, fulfill the contract that he concluded with the prince. Ivan Tsarevich sits confidently on the mighty back of a wolf, tightly hugging the rescued princess. She is frightened, afraid to look around, but she hopes for her savior and protector. Together with the heroes of the picture, we believe in their happy return, because there, ahead, they see the light of the end of a dangerous journey. The life-affirming power of kindness and love, beauty and devotion was depicted by V. Vasnetsov in his painting “Ivan Tsarevich on a Gray Wolf”.

Sleeping princess ()

The painting "The Sleeping Princess" takes us to a real fairy tale. Bright rich colors only emphasize the unusualness of what is happening in front of us. The painted tower, the bear and peacocks sitting on the branches, the jester and the young harpman, the emerald green of the forests - all this looks like a child's joyful dream. So it is, we caught just the moment when the princess pricked her finger with a spindle, and the terrible prediction came true, not only the girl, but the whole huge kingdom fell asleep. People, birds, animals, flowers and trees are all sleeping. It seems that not a single breeze dares to disturb the enchanted palace, not a single sound will reach here. V. M. Vasnetsov was very picturesquely able to convey the relaxed postures of the sleeping people. And how diverse, how different their faces are! Each face has its own character. Using literature, the Russian epic, V. M. Vasnetsov managed to create a real masterpiece of art.

In the painting Flying Carpet, Vasnetsov depicted the hero of Russian fairy tales - Ivanushka, flying freely over the expanses of his homeland. The fairy-tale Zhar-plitsa - a symbol of the power and happiness of a person - is in his power, in his hands. The gentle and subtle image of folk fantasy received a penetrating, poetic pictorial solution in the artist's painting. A proud young man from a flying carpet looks at the expanses of Russian land spreading below. The discreet northern nature served as a backdrop for the painting by the artist. Rivers and lakes sparkle, a forest stands like a dark wall, huge birds accompany the carpet. The Firebird caught by the hero burns with bright fire in the cage. This canvas tells about the wisdom, strength, dexterity of the people.

The high bank of the river, illuminated by the setting sun in pink. Dark coast land, black rock on the right. Against the background of a black rock stands a young girl of short stature of pleasant appearance in a thin embroidered black robe. She stands at a distance from her sisters, haughty beauties in luxurious brocade dresses. Gentle face, sad eyes, arms lowered along the body. Three princesses - mistresses of gold, precious stones and coal - came out of their underground kingdom and froze in immobility near a stone mountain. Nothing seems to be happening in the picture, but you can admire it for a long, long time. One can feel the desire of the artist to reveal, first of all, the essence of the Russian folk tale, that is, the understanding of good and evil contained in it, and to recreate that atmosphere of interweaving the real and the fantastic, which is the main poetic charm of the tale. So, the three princesses of the underworld are both real and unusual at the same time: in their languor and anxiety, and sadness, and hope for the final triumph of justice. The mystery of the plot situation in the picture largely depends on the disturbing mood created by the ominous contrast of the black darkness of the cave and the fiery red evening sky.

Having made the heroes of this canvas the bird-of-paradise maidens, known from Russian and Byzantine medieval legends, Vasnetsov at the same time pleased both lovers of Russian folklore and fans of mysticism, which was just coming into fashion. There is a poem dated 1899 in response to this picture of the young Blok. Meanwhile, Vasnetsov's version does not find confirmation in medieval legends and Russian popular prints, where both birds were portrayed as cheerful. The dual unity of fun and sadness, which formed the basis of this work, is in this case a tribute to the era of the turn of the century.

Let's fast forward to many years ago .. In a large spacious hut made of thick logs, with thick wooden floor blocks, in front of a wide arched window on a wide, solid bench, three singer-monks sit and enthusiastically sing in a consonant harmony, lowering their eyes to the harp and mentally reproducing the pictures of the past pluck the strings with their right hands. Singers in long light clothes, with uncovered heads. On the left - a very young guy with a narrow, as from an icon, face, in the center - a tall, gray-haired old man of an ascetic appearance with a long, chest-length beard. His fingers lightly touch the strings of the harp lying on his knees. A leisurely smooth melody is pouring., on the right - the middle, about forty years old, slightly tilted his head to the left in enthusiasm and threw back his left arm. Their song, enthusiastic and sad outside the window, is about the vastness of the Russian land, fields, meadows, life history and events, residents of towers and huts. About the bright skies of the past and the clouds that have accumulated over the heads of contemporaries and the fading hopes for a return to better times.

Heroes ()

This painting by Vasnetsov is a truly folk masterpiece. The field stretched out wide. Boundless, irresistible. The free wind hums in the feather grass steppe. High in the summer midday sky, strands of clouds float slowly and proudly. Eagles guard mounds. The figures of heroes, located in the foreground, as if growing out of the ground, testify to the inseparable connection of the heroes with their homeland. A gusty whirlwind picked up, dispelled the manes of mighty horses, brought the bitter smell of wormwood. The eye of the frantic Burushka, the beloved horse of Ilya Muromets, flashed. Rough hero. Spear made. A heavy right hand is lifted. Looking far, far away. His friends are wary - Dobrynya Nikitich, Alyosha Popovich. Terrible force in this silent expectation. Sleepless squad. None, not even a winged creature will break through. Calm, friendly heroes. The overall impression of the picture leaves a joyful thanks to the rich colors, light colors that the artist chose.

I went on three paths, three paths, three rosstans. On those rosstans lies a white-combustible stone, and on that stone the inscription is signed. "The Knight at the Crossroads" by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov is among the images familiar from childhood. The warrior stopped, deciding which road to take: should he do what was right, or what would be better, how more convenient, how more logical, how reliable, how profitable, how safe? The warrior is in no hurry to turn onto the crowded path beckoning behind him, which turns to the side. He knows that it would be right to go straight - on virgin lands. But the price of such a choice will never be cheaper than your own life. The work is characteristic of Vasnetsov's method, which combines folklore "fantasy" and completely realistic details in one poetic image.

Grass bowed in sadness to the fallen, the crimson moon rises, eagles call to the dead animals ... The painting After the Battle ... depicts the final episode of the unsuccessful battle of Novgorod-Seversky Prince Igor Svyatoslavich with the Polovtsy in 1885. The wide steppe, illuminated by the reflections of the red dawn, is covered with the bodies of soldiers who died in a bloody battle, birds of prey grappled over them in a fierce battle. who gave their lives to protect her. This picture is a hymn to the valor and selfless heroism of the defenders of the motherland, an expression of the innermost meaning of the immortal heroic Russian folk epic.
The huge black heroic horse just pushed off the ground with its hooves, and already the dense forest seems to be low grass, and the clouds are getting closer and closer. Such a horse in a matter of seconds will be able to overcome any distance in order to deliver a formidable rider to the desired goal. A handsome and stern hero, tightly squeezing the sides of a zealous horse with strong legs. This is a real Russian warrior, even hordes of enemies are not afraid of him, let them tremble and tremble! A silver helmet, reliable chain mail, a shield will be able to protect the hero from the swords and arrows of the enemy, and a long strong spear will instill fear in the invaders of the Russian land. Proudly and attentively the warrior looks around the endless expanses of his homeland, at the first danger he is ready to stand up for his people.

Task What are the names of the paintings? And if the picture is reproduced in a book, in a textbook, in an album, what do we call it? Draw the fairy-tale characters of the paintings by V.M. Vasnetsov that you liked the most. Create your own fantasy characters.

Name the paintings of V.M. Vasnetsov 1. A sad girl perched on a gray stone-boulder. Her hands were rough from hard work. She rested her head on them. Red hair tousled. Bare feet are exhausted from long walking. The faded sundress is tattered. The blue jacket has faded with age. She looks sadly at the water. She thinks about her bleak fate, about her loneliness. A picture-fairy tale, a picture-fantasy - a combination of the incompatible, here is a dense forest and a flowering apple tree. Ivan is dressed like a boyar, the princess is in expensive brocade clothes studded with pearls. This is a fabulous way of moving above the earth. In the center of the picture, powerful figures rise above the earth, shoulder to shoulder, close-up. The eldest of the heroes is in the center, a calm, courageous face, no longer young, wise eyes; vigilantly peers into the distance, looks from under the arm; on the left hand, on a white horse, impulsive, fast, quick, ready to rush into battle at any moment; on the other hand, the youngest, handsome, bold, courageous, cheerful, crafty.

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When they talk about Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, the fascinating world of Russian folk tales and epics comes to mind: images of courageous and strong knights, the yearning Alyonushka, the evil and treacherous Kashchei the Immortal, the wise and kind Frog Princess.

Vasnetsov - artist of fairy tales

Vasnetsov known primarily as painter, illustrating the stories of famous Russian folk tales. But the first works of the artist reflected the contemporary folk life. In these pictures there is a deep sympathy for the suffering of ordinary people. “From apartment to apartment” is a sad story about the fate of the St. Petersburg poor. An old official and his miserable old wife roam the city in search of shelter.

In the work "Preference" Vasnetsov appears as an enemy of philistinism and philistinism.

The great historical events of our time are also reflected in the initial period of the artist's work ("Military telegram").

Vasnetsov's creative imagination was always attracted by folk tales and epics. A keen interest in everything that was connected with the life of the people, its history, did not leave the artist throughout his life. He read Solovyov's "History of Russia" and folk legends that glorified the heroic deeds of the Russian people.

Paintings by Vasnetsov based on fairy tales

The fantasy of the people has created a fairy tale about a flying carpet. In Vasnetsov’s painting, a proud young man from a flying carpet looks at the expanses of Russian land spreading below, and the Firebird he caught sparkles with fire. This canvas tells about the wisdom, strength, dexterity of the people.

On picture"The Tale of the Sleeping Princess" is all immersed in a dead sleep. The golden-haired beauty princess is sleeping, the girl-girlfriends are sleeping, the merry harpists and the gray-haired old storyteller are whining. But a handsome prince will come, kiss the princess - and everything will come to life. Light love will bring everyone back to life.

Paintings "After the battle of Igor Svyatoslavich with the Polovtsians", "The Knight at the Crossroads", "Bogatyrs", "The Battle of the Scythians with the Slavs" are full of ardent faith in the heroic strength, the invincibility of the good and courageous Russian people.

The canvas "After the Battle of Igor Svyatoslavich with the Polovtsians" conveys the meaning of "The Tale of Igor's Campaign". This is a hymn to the soldiers who fell in the struggle for the freedom and honor of the Russian land.

... In front of a gloomy stone, overgrown with moss, a knight stopped. There is an ominous inscription on the stone: “How to go straight, I live not to be, there is no way for either a passer-by or a passer-by ...”

But the knight will not turn back, he will not turn off the road. There is courage and strength in his figure. He represents the whole people. No difficulties or obstacles frighten the Russians.

You peer into the picture "Bogatyrs" - and you see that these are no longer three heroes at the outpost, but the entire Russian people are defending their homeland, their peaceful life. And do not break him, do not intimidate.

T. Shakhova, magazine "Family and School", 1962, illustrations for Vasnetsov's fairy tales and description of paintings

Vasnetsov V. M. (realism)

A master of historical and mythological painting, he wrote more than 30 works on the themes of Russian fairy tales, songs, epics, and historical events. "I have always lived in Russia," said Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. He became famous for such works as The Bogatyrs, The Knight at the Crossroads, Alyonushka, etc. They can be called picturesque poetic tales about the native Russian people, about the glorious national antiquity and its immortal Russian heroes.

Vasnetsov's childhood and early youth were spent in a semi-patriarchal family, in the distant Vyatka side, in the small village of Ryabovo. The father, a village priest, taught his sons to read and write. On long winter evenings the children loved to listen to stories about Alyonushka and Kashchei the Immortal. And little Vitya loved to draw - the blue sea, sailing ships sail on the billowing waves. The brother of Victor, Appolinary Vasnetsov, was also engaged in drawing in the family.

Victor first studied in Vyatka, in a theological seminary. But he was more interested in drawing. And after graduating from the seminary, Viktor Vasnetsov went to study in St. Petersburg, at the Academy of Arts. He earned the money for the trip himself. He did not enter the Academy immediately, he studied at the Drawing School.

While studying at the Academy, money was constantly lacking, and Vasnetsov worked as an illustrator in magazines and cheap publications. His illustrations were popular, they are full of lively observation, sincere, sometimes humorous and deserved a bronze medal at the World Exhibition in London.

Vasnetsov began to work in the domestic genre, gaining fame with such paintings as "Beggars Singers", "Bookshop" and others. In them, the artist showed without embellishment the life of the poor, social injustice in Russian society.

At the turn of the 70s - 80s in the art of Vasnetsov, a turning point occurs. He becomes a master of Russian historical and mythological painting. In 1878, Vasnetsov moved to Moscow, which greatly influenced the artist's work - with its patriarchal streets, the ancient Kremlin, ancient churches, she inspired him, inspired him.

In Moscow, the Vasnetsov brothers actively participated in the Mamontov circle of artists, art lovers, who gathered at the Mamontov estate in Abramtsevo. It included such Russian artists as Repin, Polenov, Levitan, Nevrev, Vrubel and many others. And this also contributed to the flowering of the talent of the artist Viktor Vasnetsov.

No one, like Vasnetsov, drew so widely and freely from the world of ancient, Russian folk, nameless creativity and left so many wonderful works for its glory.

He was a believer and painted many paintings on a religious theme. He himself wrote about it this way: "As for my religious painting, I will also say that I, as an Orthodox and sincerely believing Russian, could not help but put even a penny candle to the Lord God. Maybe this candle is made of coarse wax, but it was delivered from the heart,

In his canvases, Vasnetsov glorified the Russian people, their heroic prowess, courage, their kindness and nobility. He painted scenery for theatrical performances, came up with sketches for costumes. A true masterpiece was the project he created for the facade of the Tretyakov Gallery, made in the spirit of ancient Russian buildings.

Alyonushka (1881)

The plot of this picture was born in Vasnetsov's head by chance, when he saw in the town of Akhtyrka, not far from Abramtsevo, one simple-haired girl who struck the artist's imagination. There was so much longing, loneliness and purely Russian sadness in her eyes that Vasnetsov immediately imagined the picture. I wandered around the neighborhood for a long time, looking for a suitable landscape, drawing sketches, writing sketches...

This is one of the most touching, sincere images in Russian painting, exciting the soul with its soulful lyricism, in tune with a fairy tale and a folk song about the bitter fate of a defenseless orphan.

A thin, fragile girl with an affectionate Russian name Alyonushka is yearning over the river. She bowed her head sadly, clasped her knees with thin hands, thought, perhaps, about her bitter fate or about her brother Ivanushka. Hardened bare feet, old, faded clothes in places - it would seem that they are unattractive, but for an artist who sympathizes with his heroine, there is a whole world of beauty here, just like in a modest Russian landscape - dark Christmas trees, a pale sky, ordinary thin-barreled aspens and birches, as if protecting the peace of Alyonushka. Deep sorrow lurks in the soul of a suffering teenage girl, it shines through in a helplessly drooping figure, and in a pale face with parched lips, and in large eyes full of unshed tears.

Alyonushka is shown by Vasnetsov sitting on a gray "combustible" stone, surrounded by her native nature - at the edge of the forest. This modest and simple Russian landscape, with its thoughtful sensitive silence, broken only by the obscure rustle of the yellowed foliage of aspens and birches, trembling with every movement of air, corresponds to the state of mind of the orphan.

Bogatyrs (1898)

Vasnetsov worked on this painting for almost 25 years, and finally, in 1898, this large epic canvas was completed.

Three heroes - Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich - stand in a strong heroic outpost to protect holy Rus'. In the middle, on a black horse - "large ataman Ilya Muromets, a peasant's son". His horse is huge, arched its neck like a wheel, sparkles with a red-hot eye. You won’t get lost with such a horse: “He jumps from mountain to mountain, jumps from hill to hill.” Ilya turned heavily in the saddle, took his foot out of the stirrup, put his hand in a patterned mitten to his eyes, and on his hand was "damask club forty pounds." Vigilantly, sternly, he looks into the distance, takes a closer look, if there is an enemy somewhere. On his right hand on a white shaggy horse - the hero Dobrynya Nikitich, takes out his long, sharp sword-hoarder from the scabbard, and his shield burns, interrupted by pearls, gems. To the left of Ilya - on a golden horse - the youngest hero, Alyosha Popovich. He looks slyly with beautiful, clear eyes, took out an arrow from a colored quiver, attached it to the ringing bowstring of a tight bow. and harp-samogudy hang by the saddle.

The heroes are dressed in rich, beautiful clothes, clad in strong armor, they have helmets on their heads. Autumn day, gray - the sky is low, clouds are walking across the sky; the grass is crushed under the feet of the horses, the fir-trees are tenderly green. The free Russian steppe spread wide before the heroes, and behind them dense forests, hills and mountains, cities and villages - the whole native country of Rus'.

Do not jump enemies on our land,
Do not trample their horses on the Russian land,
Do not overshadow our red sun ...

"The language of this ballad painting is simple, majestic and powerful; every Russian will read it with pride, every foreigner with apprehension if he is an enemy, with a feeling of calm faith in such power - if he is a friend," the Soviet artist V. N. Yakovlev.

The Frog Princess (1918)

Tea drinking in a tavern (tavern) 1874

During the first hungry months of life in Petersburg, when he wandered around the city, he looked for a place to eat cheaply and sit warmly, more than once he went into a rundown tavern, into a tea room. I watched for a long time, listened to the conversations of various visitors, sometimes made sketches. This is how the idea of ​​the painting came about.

The door to the tearoom is open. To the right of the door, a group of peasants is sitting at a table, apparently this is an artel of carpenters who came to St. Petersburg to work. They rest after work. There are two teapots on the table, as it was then customary, one large - with boiling water, the other small, colorful - for tea. Tea is drunk slowly, sedately. The younger guy has already taken a sip of tea, knocked over a cup, listens to what the artel clerk is reading, who has a newspaper in his hand. An old man sits at a table to the left of the door; he was deep in thought, and he has such an exhausted face that one can immediately say that he lived a hard life. A boy, a tavern servant, stopped at the door; he looks at a lonely old man who is probably carrying a teapot and a saucer of sugar. And behind the boy's back is a new visitor, who looks like a tipsy craftsman.

The painting was exhibited at the third traveling exhibition, where it made a good impression on the audience.

Sketch of a building for the Tretyakov Art Gallery

Ivan the Terrible (1897)

Before us is a portrait of Ivan the Terrible, the image of one of the most controversial rulers of the Russian state. Ivan the Terrible is presented in full growth, so that the viewer is forced to look at him as if from the bottom up, which gives the image a special significance and grandeur. As in a hard reliable case, the figure of the king is dressed in heavy, tightly buttoned, woven golden clothes (feryaz), in patterned mittens and chobots studded with pearls. And in this barbaric splendor, with a carved staff, imperiously clutched in a sinewy hand, he seems to be some kind of pagan deity.

Looking into the pale and thin face of the Terrible, which clearly stands out in the dim space of the stairs, you see in it traces of the stormy, unbridled passions of the autocrat. Before us is a passionate, violent and contradictory nature.

Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf (1889)

Another "fabulous" picture of Vasnetsov. When she appeared at the exhibition, the audience stood in front of her for a long time. It seemed that they heard the dull noise of the dense forest, the pale pink flowers of the wild apple tree gently rustling, the leaves rustling under the feet of the wolf - here he is, a strong, kind giant wolf, out of breath, saving Ivan Tsarevich and Elena the Beautiful from the chase. And curious birds sit on a branch and look at them.

"Your "Ivan Tsarevich on the wolf" delighted me, I forgot everything around, I went into this forest, I breathed this air, sniffed these flowers. All this is mine, dear, good! I just came to life! Such is the irresistible action of a true and genuine creativity. - This is how Savva Ivanovich Mamontov, an industrialist, a famous philanthropist and a great lover of art, an exceptionally gifted person, wrote to Vasnetsov after the exhibition.

Carpet - plane (new version) 1919-1926

Carpet - plane (1880)

The hero of this picture is Ivanushka the Fool - a wonderful prince. He is always laughed at by his older brothers. And he, when trouble comes, overcomes all obstacles, and his smart, kind heart conquers evil, as the sun conquers darkness. He manages to wake up the sleeping beauty, make the princess-Nesmeyana laugh, get the firebird, which brings happiness to people.

A magic carpet flies high in the sky and firmly holds Ivan Tsarevich the firebird in a golden cage. Like a huge bird, the magic carpet spread its wings. In fear, night owls fly away from an unknown bird ...

When Vasnetsov painted this picture, he remembered that first Russian man, a lord's serf, who, on wings made by himself, even during the time of Ivan the Terrible, tried to fly into the sky from a high tower. And let him die, let people ridicule him then for his daring attempt, but the proud dreams of flying into the sky will never disappear, and the magic magic carpet will always inspire people to exploits.

Beggars-singers (pilgrims) 1873

Underwater tower (1884)

Duel of Peresvet with Chelubey (Telebey) 1914

After the battle of Igor Svyatoslavich with the Polovtsy (1880)

A large historical canvas, written on the motive of "The Tale of Igor's Campaign". The epigraph to Vasnetsov's work is the lines from the "Word" ..:

"From dawn to evening, the whole day,
Arrows fly from evening to light,
Sharp sabers thunder on helmets,

With a crack of spears, damask steel breaks ...
... The third day they are already fighting;
The third day is approaching noon;
Here and Igor's banners fell!

Already the brave Russians are gone
Here is bloody wine for a feast,
We got the matchmakers drunk, and ourselves
They fell for their father's land."

The picture is not just an image of the battle, but an epic majestic and enlightened poetic work that evokes deep admiration for the heroic death of the heroes who fell for the Motherland, for Holy Rus'. The painting depicts a field after a battle, the artist tells how brave Russians know how to die defending their native land.

The battle is over; the moon slowly rises from behind the clouds. Quiet. The bodies of the killed Russian knights lie on the field, the Polovtsians lie. Here, spreading his arms wide, the Russian hero sleeps in eternal sleep. Next to him is a beautiful fair-haired young man, struck by an arrow - he seems to be sleeping. In the depths of the field, on the right, solemnly and calmly, lies the killed hero, in his hand there was a clamped bow. The flowers have not yet withered - blue bells, daisies, and vulture eagles are already hovering over the field, sensing their prey. In the foreground, on the left, an eagle is cleaning its feathers. Blue clouds cover the horizon, red, as if washed in blood, the moon hung over the steppe. Dusk falls on the steppe. Deep sadness is poured throughout the Russian land.

Like a heroic outpost, Igor's regiments stood on the border of their land and perished for its honor and inviolability - such is the content of this epicly majestic and deeply lyrical picture.

Preference (1879)

Crucifixion (1902)

Flat to Flat (1876)

Snow Maiden (1899)

Light, wonderful picture. Here she is, dear, light Snow Maiden - a child of Frost and Spring - comes out of the dark forest alone, to the people, to the sunny country of the Berendeys.

Young lady! Is it alive? - Live!
In a sheepskin coat, in boots, in mittens!

The Sleeping Princess (1919)

Last Judgment (1904)

The canvas "The Last Judgment" was created in 1896 - 1904, among other works for St. George's Cathedral in the city of Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Region, by order of the largest breeder and philanthropist Yu.S. Nechaev-Maltsev, who built this cathedral. The artist completed several works on a religious theme, but the Last Judgment was to take center stage in the cathedral.

The artist made a large number of sketches for the picture, so acquaintances and friends who saw these sketches in Vasnetsov's workshop showed great interest in the picture in advance. At first, the artist was offered to exhibit the painting at the Tretyakov Gallery, but this venture failed, since the dimensions of the painting significantly exceeded the size of the room. Nevertheless, such an exhibition took place in February 1904 at the Historical Museum in Moscow. The new work caused numerous responses in the press, mostly enthusiastic. Later, the painting, along with others made for the cathedral, was exhibited twice more: in the halls of the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg and again in the Historical Museum in Moscow.

Finally, in 1910, the paintings were delivered to their destination and fixed on the walls of St. George's Cathedral, where they briefly found peace.

And soon after the October Revolution, the service in the cathedral was stopped. In February 1923, the authorities made a decision: "... transfer the empty premises of the St. George's Cathedral to a cultural and educational institution ..." On the very first Sunday, dances were arranged in the temple, a brass band played ... the God?" In the future, the cathedral was used either as workshops or as a cinema.

Meanwhile, the paintings were taken to the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir. They took it out as it should, without being careful. Moreover, the picture "The Last Judgment" was rolled onto a large pole, torn at the bottom and hastily sewn up with twine. And before that, it was folded several times and rubbed on the folds.

In the 80s of the last century, it was decided to restore the St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny again, and also to return Vasnetsov's paintings to their original place.

"The Last Judgment" was in serious condition. Therefore, it was entrusted to be restored by a team of Leningrad restorers under the leadership of the largest specialist A.Ya.Kazakov, known for restoring the murals of St. The colossal dimensions required a large room, so the canvas was restored in the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.

The work carried out by the specialists was unique in scope and complexity. A single canvas measuring 700X680 centimeters turned out to be punctured in more than 70 places, there were numerous breaks in the edges, breakthroughs. The canvas was seriously deformed, resulting in scree, peeling paint. Hard work has been going on for about a year. And so the special commission accepted the work with an "excellent" rating. In 1983, the painting took its place in St. George's Cathedral.

The artist embodied in the picture the idea of ​​a person's free moral choice between good and evil. The work was not just an illustration of a religious plot. Before it, everyone could feel in the place of an unknown soul, awaiting the verdict of a higher court. The people who came to the cathedral had to think and make their choice of "path in life" by "free will". Vasnetsov eloquently makes it clear that the scales in the hand of an angel come into action not only at the moment of the Last Judgment. The entire middle part of the picture is perceived as a huge scale, on the bowls of which are crowds of righteous and sinners, light and darkness ... "The whole history of mankind is the struggle of a man of the beast with a spiritual man ...", the artist wrote.

Good and evil in the picture are personified in characters from Russian and Christian history. Among the righteous are the figures of the Byzantine emperors Constantine and Helena, Princess Olga and Prince Vladimir, Alexander Nevsky and Sergius of Radonezh. Among the sinners are the emperor Nero, the conqueror Batu, eastern despots and Roman cardinals ... At the same time, many allegorical characters are introduced: Faith, Hope, Love, Sophia, Mercy and others - on the one hand, and on the other - Greed, Drunkenness, Robbery, Anger, etc. Texts and inscriptions are actively used.

Religion, history, folklore are intricately intertwined here. So, the miser swallows gold coins - he looks somewhat like Repin's Ivan the Terrible... Among the righteous, an old man and an old woman are depicted, as if transferred to the Court from a Russian folk tale, and the harlots placed behind the back of the Devil resemble the characters of salon painting...

One of the critics wrote this many years ago: "The Last Judgment" is a series of symbols, sometimes powerful, sometimes weak, but generally irresistible. This is a terrible oratorio outside of time and space. But it's one of those few truly artistic creations worth seeing once to remember forever." And he was right...

Three Princesses of the Underworld (1881)

The picture is written on the plot of a Russian folk tale, which Vasnetsov heard more than once in childhood. Three brothers were looking for a bride. The elder brother searched - did not find. I searched for the middle one - I did not find it. And the youngest, Ivanushka the Fool, found the treasured stone, pushed it away and ended up in the underworld, where three princesses lived - Gold, Precious Stones and Princess Copper.

Three princesses are standing near a dark rock. The elders are in rich outfits studded with precious stones; the youngest is in a black dress, and on her head, in her black hair, an ember is burning as a sign that the lands of the Donetsk region are inexhaustible (the picture was painted by order of the Donetsk railway). Vasnetsov took some liberties here and turned Princess Med into Princess Coal. According to a fairy tale, the younger sister marries Ivanushka the Fool.

Knight at the Crossroads (1878)

At a roadside stone, on a white mighty horse, a Russian hero stopped - a knight in rich armor, in a helmet, with a spear in his hand. The boundless steppe with boulders scattered over it goes into the distance. The evening dawn is burning down; a reddish stripe brightens on the horizon, and the last weak ray of the sun slightly gilds the knight's helmet. The field, where Russian soldiers once fought, is overgrown with feather-grass, the bones of dead people turn white, and black crows are above the field. The knight reads the inscription on the stone:

"How to go straight - I live not to be:
There is no way for a passer-by, or a traveler, or a flyer.
Further lines are hidden under grass and moss. But the knight knows what they are talking about:
"To the right to go - to be married,
On the left - be rich."

What path will the knight choose? Vasnetsov is sure that the audience will "finish" the picture themselves. The glorious Russian knight is not looking for easy ways, he will choose a difficult, but direct path. All other paths are ordered to him. Now he will shake off unnecessary thoughts, raise the reins, spur his horse, and carry his horse to the battles for the Russian land, for the truth.

Bayan (1897)

O Bayan, O prophetic songwriter,
The nightingale of bygone times...

Here he is, the "prophetic songwriter" Bayan, sitting on a high burial mound, among field grasses and flowers, sorting out the psaltery, composes and sings songs. Around the prince's retinue and the prince himself with his little prince, and clouds swirl and float across the sky.

A decorative, widely painted picture, it caused a lot of the most controversial rumors! But in this simple and at the same time complex picture, Vasnetsov's inherent amazing sense of proportion, taste, sincerity was affected.

In the kingdom of Koshchei the Immortal (1926-27)

Oleg's meeting with a magician (1899)

As the prophetic Oleg is now going to take revenge on the unreasonable Khazars,
Their villages and fields for a violent raid he doomed to swords and fires;
With his retinue, in Constantinople armor, the prince rides across the field on a faithful horse.
From the dark forest, an inspired wizard walks towards him,
Submissive to Perun, the old man alone, the promises of the future messenger,
In prayers and divination spent the whole century. And Oleg drove up to the wise old man.
"Tell me, sorcerer, favorite of the gods, what will come true in my life?
And soon, to the delight of neighbors-enemies, will I be covered with grave earth?
Reveal the whole truth to me, do not be afraid of me: you will take a horse as a reward for anyone.
"Magi are not afraid of mighty lords, and they do not need a princely gift;
Truthful and free is their prophetic language and friendly with the will of heaven.
The coming years lurk in the mist; but I see your lot on a bright forehead.
Now remember my word: glory to the warrior is joy;
Your name is glorified by victory; your shield on the gates of Tsaregrad;
And the waves and the land are submissive to you; the enemy envies such a wondrous fate.
And the deceptive wave of the blue sea in the hours of fatal bad weather,
And the sling, and the arrow, and the crafty dagger spare the winner for years ...
Under formidable armor you know no wounds; an invisible guardian is given to the mighty.
Your horse is not afraid of dangerous labors; he, sensing the master's will,
Either the meek stands under the arrows of enemies, or it rushes along the battlefield.
And the cold and cutting him nothing ... But you will accept death from your horse.

Bogatyrsky lope (1914)

Gamayun - prophetic bird (1897)

Guslars (1899)

Bookshop (1876)

Baptism of Rus' (1890)

Portrait of son Boris

Portrait of Vera Mamontova

Sirin and Alkonost (1898)

Warriors of the Apocalypse (1887)

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What a delight these stories are! PROJECT I L I S T R A C I AND V A S N E T O V A K S K A Z K A M PERFORMED: SHALNEV YAROSLAV, Grade 5

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The purpose of the study: to get acquainted with the work of Yuri Alekseevich Vasnetsov, to identify the main artistic techniques characteristic of his work. Tasks: learn about the life and work of Vasnetsov; analyze the work of the artist; identify the features characteristic of all the works of the artist; Hypothesis: Vasnetsov's works are still relevant.

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Vasnetsov's biography The son of a poor rural priest, Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926), after graduating from a religious school, entered the Vyatka theological seminary. However, the love of fine arts prevailed in the final choice of profession. Having reached the last philosophical course, Vasnetsov left the seminary and went to St. Petersburg. There he managed to get first to the school of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists, and then to the Academy of Arts. Here Vasnetsov stayed (with interruptions) from 1868 to 1875. His main teacher was P.P. Chistyakov, who later provided Vasnetsov with power in many of his undertakings. I. N. Kramskoy and V. V. Stasov treated the young artist with great attention.

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Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848-1926) is one of the first Russian artists who pushed the boundaries of the usual genres and showed the fairy-tale world, illuminated by the poetic imagination of the people. Vasnetsov, one of the first Russian artists, turned to recreating the images of folk tales and epics in painting. His fate turned out as if he was destined in advance to be a singer of a Russian fairy tale. His childhood passed in the harsh picturesque Vyatka region.

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Bilibin's illustrations framed by floral ornaments very accurately reflect the content of the tale. We can see the details of the costumes of the heroes, the expression on the faces of the surprised boyars, and even the pattern on the kokoshniks of the daughters-in-law. Vasnetsov in his picture does not linger on the details, but perfectly conveys the movement of Vasilisa, the enthusiasm of the musicians, who, as it were, stamp their feet to the beat of a dance song. We can guess that the music Vasilisa dances to is cheerful, mischievous. When you look at this picture, you feel the nature of a fairy tale.

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The famous Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov painted the famous painting The Frog Princess in 1818. The main element of this painting is the figure of a young girl; her arms are spread out to the sides, her head thrown back, the artist depicted her in a dance. The girl is wearing an amazingly beautiful embroidered dress of emerald color, under it you can see a dazzling white shirt, in her hand she has a light handkerchief. She is depicted with her back to the viewer, so we see only her thick long hair. The musicians playing a dance tune smile and look at her with admiration, apparently the girl is distinguished by unearthly beauty. If we recall the famous fairy tale, it becomes clear that in the next moment Vasilisa the Wise will show everyone her amazing magic: after a wave of one hand, a lake will appear, after a wave of the other, beautiful swans will swim across it. Vasnetsov beautifully depicted the royal chambers in which the Frog Princess dances: carved table legs, floor painting with intricate ornaments, tables covered with white tablecloths and various treats. In the background, the artist showed a lake with white swans, behind it - village huts, birch trees, a field. A small but beautifully presented piece of landscape adds additional realism to the picture. On this canvas, Vasnetsov tried to convey the soul and beauty of Russian creativity, inspiration, and the identity of the Russian people.

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The painting by V. Vasnetsov creates a generalized image of a beautiful princess: next to her are harpists, people. The illustration by I. Bilibin specifically depicts an episode of the feast: in the center is Vasilisa the Wise, at the wave of her hand miracles happen; around people amazed by what is happening.

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The famous Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov painted the famous painting The Frog Princess in 1818. The main element of this painting is the figure of a young girl; her arms are spread out to the sides, her head thrown back, the artist depicted her in a dance. The girl is wearing an amazingly beautiful embroidered dress of emerald color, under it you can see a dazzling white shirt, in her hand she has a light handkerchief. She is depicted with her back to the viewer, so we see only her thick long hair. The musicians playing a dance tune smile and look at her with admiration, apparently the girl is distinguished by unearthly beauty. If we recall the famous fairy tale, it becomes clear that in the next moment Vasilisa the Wise will show everyone her amazing magic: after a wave of one hand, a lake will appear, after a wave of the other, beautiful swans will swim across it. Vasnetsov beautifully depicted the royal chambers in which the Frog Princess dances: carved table legs, floor painting with intricate ornaments, tables covered with white tablecloths and various treats. In the background, the artist showed a lake with white swans, behind it - village huts, birch trees, a field. A small but beautifully presented piece of landscape adds additional realism to the picture. On this canvas, Vasnetsov tried to convey the soul and beauty of Russian creativity, inspiration, and the identity of the Russian people. Year of painting: 1918.

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Snow Maiden. 1899. Year of painting: 1899. Size of the painting: unknown. Material: canvas. Painting technique: oil. Genre: mythological painting. Style: romanticism. Gallery: State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

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The painting by Viktor Vasnetsov "Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf" is perhaps one of the most folklore works of Russian fine art. The plot of the picture is based on the famous Russian folk tale - "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf." Ivan Tsarevich with Elena the Beautiful stolen by him flee from the chase on the Gray Wolf - Ivan's faithful friend. The prince carefully looks around, tightly presses his beloved to his chest. Elena, subdued and indifferent to what is happening, trustingly clung to her savior. She tries not to look around, frightened by the chase, the dense forest, and even the wolf. Particular attention of the viewer is attracted by the Gray Wolf with his human look. This is an unusual character: the Gray wolf is a werewolf, a werewolf, as he used to be called. But both in the Russian folk tale and in the picture, his image is positive, full of courage and fidelity. The gray wolf easily carries away its riders from the chase. He runs barely touching the ground, as if hovering over a gloomy swamp in the middle of a dense forest. In the picture in this forest, marsh lilies and apple blossoms stand out as bright spots. An apple tree in the middle of a dense forest, in a swamp? With this, the artist refers us to the plot of a folk tale - after all, adventures began from an apple tree with golden apples. The clothes of the heroes of the canvas are also fabulous. Ivan Tsarevich, dressed in a caftan embroidered with gold, and Elena in a blue silk dress complement each other stylistically. And the Gray Wolf is not at all gray, the color of his coat echoes the color of the prince's clothes. The whole picture creates the mood of a fairy tale, a miracle, a riddle. Year of painting: 1889.

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Carpet plane. 1880. A proud young man from a flying carpet looks at the expanses of the Russian land spreading below. The discreet northern nature served as a backdrop for the painting by the artist. Rivers and lakes sparkle, a forest stands like a dark wall, huge birds accompany the carpet. The Firebird caught by the hero burns with bright fire in the cage. This canvas tells about the wisdom, strength, dexterity of the people.

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The whole country is deservedly proud of this work of the famous Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov, because on it the artist was able to convey both the greatness and the very spirit of the Russian people. Of course, other artists tried to grasp this idea, but Vasnetsov managed to get to the very essence and convey it to the audience through paints. The painting depicts three famous heroes of Russian legends and epics - Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets and Alyosha Popovich. They symbolize all the best that the Russian people can be proud of - courage, fortitude, love for the motherland. Dobrynya Nikitich in epics is shown as a man not only wise, but also courageous. He was always helped by his magic armor and the sword-treasurer, which even now he is ready to get out of the scabbard. So he is depicted in the picture, and his white horse is like a reflection of his master. Ilya Muromets is a really living person, about whose extraordinary strength many legends were composed. His image in the picture is shown not only very strong, but also sincere, open and sincere. A half-smile plays on the face of the third character in Vasnetsov's painting "Bogatyrs". This shows the audience that Alyosha Popovich is not only a strong and brave warrior, but also a simple cheerful person. Viktor Vasnetsov has been creating this work for almost 30 years, thoroughly studying the real and fictional life and exploits of these legendary characters in Russian history. Year of painting: 1881.

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The remarkable Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov gained his fame for a series of paintings-illustrations for Russian folk tales. One of these paintings - "Alyonushka", which is an illustration for the fairy tale "Sister Alyonushka and her brother Ivanushka", was written in 1881. On this canvas, the artist managed to masterfully convey the image of a girl from a fairy tale. Tired, exhausted by the futile search for her brother, Alyonushka sits in a sad pose by a forest pond on a large boulder. The dark forest around the heroine and the gloomy, cloudy sky enhance the mood of sadness and sadness. The dense forest surrounded the girl on all sides, sadly shedding bitter tears into the water of a quiet pond. Alyonushka's hair was disheveled from the long search for her brother; barefoot, in an old sundress, she sits and thinks about the fate of her brother Ivanushka. Above Alyonushka's head, the artist depicted several swallows, which are a symbol of hope, showed that the sad story that happened to his brother and sister will certainly end well. The forest landscape depicted in the picture does not distract the viewer from the central figure of Alyonushka, on the contrary, every detail emphasizes the essence and depth of the work. The picture is filled with an atmosphere of light sadness and complete silence. Very picturesque Vasnetsov depicted the immovable expanse of the pond, reeds, aspens above the water. The dark green colors of the surrounding landscape contrast with the blush and flowers on the girl's sundress. The picture leaves the impression of a fairy tale, mystery and the feeling that this fairy tale will end well. Year of painting: 1881.

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CONCLUSION: Yuri Alekseevich Vasnetsov is an outstanding Russian Soviet artist, an unsurpassed illustrator of folk tales, songs, nursery rhymes. His colorful illustrations imbued with the spirit of folklore have pleased more than one generation of young readers and will continue to delight for a long time, because this is an example of true art in the design of children's books. More than one generation of young readers has grown up on bright, original and witty illustrations by Vasnetsov. In the work, we got acquainted with the biography of Yuri Vasnetsov, reviewed popular books with his illustrations, conducted a survey and confirmed the hypothesis about the relevance of the artist's works to modern children. Vasnetsov's works are still relevant.

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List of information sources: 1. Literature: Unknown Yury Vasnetsov. Materials for the biography of the great artist. "Red steamer", 2011, 448 p., 256 ill. Ed.: Yu.V. Vasnetsova. 2. Internet resources: 1) virtualrm.spb.ru›Virtual branch›node/6701 "The fairy-tale world of Yury Vasnetsov" 2) fairyroom.ru›?page_id=1127Yuri Vasnetsov | "Pictures and conversations" 3) livelib.ru›book/1000571606Materials for the biography of the great

How to instill a child's interest in art? People look at pictures, listen to music, read fiction and poetry, admire architecture, dance, theater, cinema… You can listen to music and not understand, you can look at pictures and feel nothing… The perception of art begins from early childhood.

Early acquaintance with the world of beauty brings up taste, develops visual memory, imagination, observation, teaches to think, generalize, analyze, find beauty in everyday things.

From an early preschool age, children should get acquainted with one of the types of fine arts - painting. Painting is perceived easily if the family understands, loves and feels works of art. Parents interested in the aesthetic development of children can organize small joyful meetings with art.

Fairy tales accompany children almost from the cradle, and the paintings of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov will help them imagine the images of many fairy-tale heroes.

Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov is a storyteller who created fairy tale paintings, epic paintings: “Alyonushka”, “Bogatyrs”, “Ivan Tsarevich on the Gray Wolf” ...

The artist called himself a "storyteller", an epic writer, a harpist. The word "epic" comes from the word "truth", a fairy tale - from the word "to tell", a gusliar from the word "gusli" (an ancient musical instrument). The artist's birthplace is the Vyatka region, the village of Lopyal. Nature itself, mysterious and harsh, inspired him with images of the heroes of ancient epics, beliefs, and legends.

Painting "Alyonushka"

The plot of the painting "Alyonushka" is taken from a Russian folk song: "Just like an aspen - it's bitter - I'm poor - bitter." A barefoot peasant girl ran to the forest pool to drown her grievances and sorrows in it. Alyonushka sits motionless on a pebble, her head on her knees. An evil share withered her soul. The drooping fragile figure seemed to be petrified, frozen from hopeless grief. Beautiful eyes faded from longing and loneliness.

Only nature hears and understands Alyonushka. The gloomy sky was covered with gray clouds, sad aspens shed tears-leaves from bitter resentment. A light breeze gently strokes your hair. A dense forest rises like a wall, protecting the poor thing from a terrible fate. All elements of the landscape have a symbolic meaning: a dark pool symbolizes girlish melancholy, and a cutting sedge around a stone portends imminent misfortune.

The painting "Alyonushka" shows the emotional connection between man and nature, their mutual understanding.

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The heroine of the picture reminds many of the character of the Russian fairy tale "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka". However, in this tale, the plot was completely different: the unfortunate goat Ivanushka ran to the pond to complain about his fate to his sister:

“Alyonushka, my sister.
The fires burn flammable
Cauldrons boil seething,
Knives sharpen damask,
They want to kill me."

And she answered him:
“Oh, my brother Ivanushka.
A heavy stone pulls to the bottom,
Silk grass tangled my legs,
A fierce snake sucked out the heart.

Read the fairy tale "Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka", discuss its plot. Find plot differences in the fairy tale and the picture.

Listen with your child to a folk song that will help you understand the mood of the picture.

“Is the wind bending the branch,
It's not the oak tree that makes noise.
That is mine, my heart is groaning,
Like an autumn leaf trembles.

Ask the child if he likes this picture, what feelings it causes, what he thinks about Alyonushka.

• Why did she run into the forest?
• Who sympathizes with her? (spectators, nature)
• How does the artist feel about her?
• According to the fairy tale, the evil witch pushed Alyonushka into the water, and who in Vasnetsov's picture wishes her well? (aspen, swallows).

After discussing the picture and the fairy tale, do not forget to make a joint conclusion about what should connect man and nature.

The painting "Three princesses of the underworld"

The picture was created based on the Russian folk tale about how the peasant son Ivan found three kingdoms underground - gold, precious stones and iron. The painting was commissioned by the merchant S. I. Mamontov to decorate the office of the Severodonetsk railway.

The plot of the fairy tale in the picture is different: the iron kingdom is replaced by coal. Two princesses appear against the backdrop of a flaming sunset. The first protects the most expensive metal - gold. The proud and arrogant princess is dressed in gold-woven clothes. Her headdress is cast from pure gold. She is holding a handkerchief adorned with gold threads.

The second looks down on her little sister. Her clothes are strewn with blue sapphires, red rubies, purple amethysts, dazzling diamonds. Emeralds shimmer on her head.

The younger princess stands modestly in the shade, at the very descent into the dungeons. Her black dress and hair are adorned with pearls and diamonds, and a small light shines on her head. The princess guards the most necessary treasure - coal.

• Read the fairy tale "Three princesses of the underworld."
• Now try to solve the riddle: what underground treasures are guarded by the three princesses?
• How did the artist Vasnetsov change the plot of the fairy tale?
• What is guarded by the youngest princess?
• What is in the foreground of the picture? (Black lumps of coal)
• How does the artist feel about the younger princess?
• What is more important in life: gold, precious stones or coal? (gold and precious stones are used to make jewelry, and coal gives people warmth and light)

Painting "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf"

The picture depicts an episode from the fairy tale by A. A. Afanasyev: “Ivan Tsarevich, sitting on the Gray Wolf together with the Beautiful Elena, loved her with all his heart ...” From this feeling, a branch of an apple tree blossomed in a cold forest with white and pink flowers. A blossoming apple tree symbolizes spring, as the awakening of nature from sleep and love, as the birth of the most beautiful feeling of a person. It is cold for Elena the Beautiful in the fairy forest. She bowed her head to her savior, who embraced her tightly. He is ready to fight for his love.

The prince kidnapped the overseas princess from distant countries, from the king of Dalmat, so she is wearing an oriental outfit: a skullcap studded with precious stones, a brocade robe, golden shoes with curved toes. The beauty is as if bewitched, as if half asleep. The young are fleeing the chase. A huge wolf rushes through the gloomy forest. Individual details of the picture are surprising, indicating the swiftness of the action: pressed wolf ears, a blossoming tail, a protruding tongue, fluttering princesses, a flying heavy sword in the sheath of Ivan Tsarevich ...

• Read and discuss the fairy tale by A. A. Afanasiev "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf."
• Ask your child about what is shown in this picture?
• Why does this picture seem alive? (a huge wolf rushes at a speed ...)
• Who is sitting on the Gray Wolf?
• Why is Ivan Tsarevich hugging the princess? What is her name?
• Are there clues in the picture that Elena the Beautiful was an overseas princess?
• What miracle happened in the dark forest? (apple blossomed).
• Why did the apple tree bloom?
• What is love? Why is this feeling compared to the blossoming delicate flowers of an apple tree? (nothing is impossible for love...)
• Who in this picture can interfere and help the heroes?
• Did you like this picture? What does she teach?

Painting "Heroes"

The painting depicts a heroic outpost. Three main characters Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich and Dobrynya Nikitich stand guard over the Russian land. Behind them are endless forests and fields. Clouds float across the sky, which are not afraid of evil clouds. The clouds seem to part before the heroic force.

In the center is the oldest of the heroes - Ilya Muromets. He was a peasant son and devoted his whole life to the service of the people. Many epics tell about Ilya Muromets and his exploits:

• "Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber",
• "Ilya Muromets and Kalin Tsar",
• "Ilya Muromets and Poganoe Idolishche",
• Quarrel between Ilya Muromets and Prince Vladimir

The hero was endowed with unprecedented physical strength and wielded weapons for "close combat" - a heavy club and a round shield. Below him is a mighty black horse, the color of which coincides with the "mother earth", from which the hero drew his heroic strength. It seems that the earth cracked under the weight of the horse and its rider.

On the left, Ilya's right hand is Dobrynya Nikitich, distinguished by wisdom and foresight. His light and fast horse Beleyushka has already sensed the enemy, and Dobrynya takes out her magic sword from the scabbard.

The exploits of Dobrynya are described in several epics: “Dobrynya and the Serpent”, “Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich” ... Dobrynya is a warrior, defender of the Russian land, who has a subtle mind and the ability to deal with people. He plays chess very well, he is a good harpist, he is the best archer.

The third hero is "young-dared" Alyosha Popovich. The epic "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmeevich" tells about his struggle with the enemies of Rus'. He is bold, cunning, resolute, cunning, but also boastful, sometimes imprudent. Alyosha loves the land selflessly and is ready to lay down his head in battle for it. His weapon is designed for "long-range combat" - a bow and arrows, so his red horse is still calmly nibbling grass. Behind the hero's shoulders is not only a quiver with arrows, but also "gusli-samogudy".

In front of strong heroic horses, small defenseless Christmas trees grow. The artist Vasnetsov tells us that Christmas trees will grow mighty and strong if a person protects them. All our plentiful land can give us drink from its springs, feed us with bread from its fields, shelter us in the shade of cool forests, but it cannot do one thing - to protect itself.

The mystery of the artist is hidden in the painting "Bogatyrs". In the guise of Dobrynya Nikitich, the most noble knight, Vasnetsov conveyed his portrait features. The artist mentally tried on heroic armor, and took on a heroic appearance.

Read the epic “Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber” so that the son (daughter) understands what the epic is.

Explain the difference between an epic and a fairy tale.

Ask your child the following questions:

• Why Ilya Muromets became the favorite hero of the Russian people.
• Who did the Russian heroes protect? (weak old people, children, women, native land ...)
• Who were our defenders?
• What was the name of the oldest hero?
• It is known that, according to the instructions of the wise wanderers, Ilya saw his future horse in the foal. What external signs helped the hero choose a horse to match himself? (A white spot on the nose and hind leg of the horse).
• Which of the heroes was of princely origin? What makes him different from other defenders? Who does Dobrynya Nikitich look like?
• Who is the youngest of the heroes? What elements of the picture indicate that Alyosha Popovich was a master at war and telling fairy tales? (quiver with arrows and gusli-samogudy).
• Which hero did you like more and why?

It is best to end the conversation with a small epic story about the source of heroic strength. “Once upon a time, wanderers suggested to Ilya Muromets, “sitting for thirty years and three years,” how to gain mighty strength. They brought him a bucket of spring water, saying these words: “Drink the rest. In the remainder of this is the water of all full-flowing rivers and lakes, dew from all grain-growing fields, all green meadows of Rus'. Drink - and you will feel the strength of the heroic.

Where did our ancestors draw heroic strength? The source of heroic strength was and remains the native land.

Paintings by V. M. Vasnetsov entered the gold fund of the Tretyakov Gallery. They can be viewed and read. Everyone who repeatedly visited the gallery and saw Vasnetsov's paintings with their own eyes, always found in them something that they had not noticed before. I wish you all interesting walks in the world of beauty.