K. Bryullov, "The Horseman" - a masterpiece of Russian painting of the Romantic era

In 1832, traveling in Italy, K. Bryullov takes an order from the Russian countess Yu. P. Samoilova to paint a picture depicting her two Italian girls - a small four-year-old Amacilia and a young beauty Giovannina. The order was executed. Now this picture called "The Horsewoman" decorates the Tretyakov Gallery. Looking at the canvas, we can say with certainty that the artist worked with great enthusiasm and painted an amazing beauty, embodied the deep ideas of romanticism of the beginning of the XIX century painting.

The picture is considered one of the brightest andthe characteristic masterpieces that Bryullov created. "Horsewoman" stands out, above all, the unusual artistic image, picturesque plan. The image of a fragile, graceful girl, who easily manages a rickety horse, causes genuine admiration not only for the little sister who watches her from the porch of the house or the gazebo, but also from the viewer looking at the canvas from another, real, world.

Draw an unusual portrait of a girl in fullgrowth, sitting on horseback, is the task that Briullov set for himself. The "horsewoman" is depicted not in static but in motion, at the moment when she delicately stops the black horse, excited by the walk, and excited by the presentiment of a thunder-storm in the atmosphere. This premonition is transmitted through the light and shadow, through the gusted branches of the trees, the sky, overflowed by the overflowing clouds. The light falling on fragile figures of people, brightly distinguishes them against the background of the darkened nature, the subtle nuances of which depicted Bryullov. The horseman, however, is very calm and serene. It seems that the surrounding atmosphere only increases her joy from a sense of completeness of life.

This amazing painting is very decorative, itattracts the eye with a subtle coloring, a multitude of subtle halftones of color and light that Karl Bryullov displayed on it. "Horsewoman" is distinguished by a harmonious combination of truthfulness, realism of the image with a deep symbolism of romanticism. This is emphasized both by the unusual composition, the contrast of the image (after all, the equestrian portrait is more suitable for the commander or the emperor, and not for the young girl).

Many art historians note somethe static nature of the face of the Amazon, but here lies a deep meaning that Bryullov put into this image. The horsewoman, her fragile figure, the way she is manipulated with a horse, even her hat with a fluttering veil, are the embodiment of earthly beauty and strength from the sensation of the fullness of life and youth, so the tension in the nature of the impending element is indifferent to it. This beauty is emphasized by the light that envelops the girl and highlights her on a dark background, as well as the ecstatic and slightly envious look of the little girl watching her. In a bright artistic image, one of the main ideas of Russian Romanticism is transmitted: the greatness and beauty of the earthly man who challenges the elements.

The overall impression of the picture is amazing. Amazed by the skill with which her Russian artist Briullov performed. "Horsewoman" - a picture that is undoubtedly one of the original ornaments of the most complete and diverse collection of paintings by Russian artists in the State Tretyakov Gallery and a real "pearl" of the painting of the Romantic era.

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