During his life, many scenic paintingscreated Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. The painting "Carpet-plane" was written by him in 1880. This is the second work of the artist (after "The Knight at the Crossroads), in which he turned to a fairy-tale theme.
Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov was born invillage Lopyal, which was located in the Vyatka province of the Russian Empire. This event, significant not only for his family, but also for many future admirers of the master's work, occurred on May 15, 1848.
The boy's father was a church priest. Having graduated from the Vyatka theological school first, then the spiritual seminary, the young man went to enter the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg. He began to exhibit his works, while still a student, since 1869. In 1878, Vasnetsov became a member of the Association of Wanderers, visited France, Italy. In 1893 he became a full member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
First, the artist drew for magazines, inexpensivepopular editions. In the 1870s he painted a number of paintings, where he showed the life of officials, small merchants, the urban poor. In 1879, the artist left this genre painting and turned to folk tales, bylinas, and stories. Among the most famous of his paintings on the fairy-tale themes: "Alyonushka", "Ivan Tsarevich on the gray wolf", "Bogatyri", "Snow Maiden".
One of the first works, which marked his transition to folk fairy-tale subjects Vasnetsov - the painting "Carpet-plane".
Who knows, I would see a picture that has becomesubsequently so famous, light, if not for Savva Ivanovich Mamonov - patron of art and a major industrialist. It was he who ordered Vasnetsov's painting on this subject, saying that it was necessary to paint 3 canvases, which needed to decorate the office of the board of the Donetsk railway being under construction. But first he talked to Viktor Mikhailovich and found out what it would be like to paint on canvas. It must be said that Mamontov contributed in every possible way to the promotion and unification of talented people, he also gave Vasnetsov the opportunity to shift his creative desires to the canvas.
As you might expect, the board did not agreehang in his office paintings on this subject, but the work of Vasnetsov was not wasted - his canvas, like the second, was purchased by Mamontov himself, and the third was acquired by the brother of the patron.
On his creation, the artist captured the dream of people about flying. In those days, aircraft were not invented yet, but many wanted to soar into the sky, to the height of a bird's flight.
For this in ancient times, people didwings, then hang gliders, balloons. This dream was reflected in ancient folk tales, in which heroes can move like that, as Viktor Vasnetsov showed.
The painting "Carpet-plane" is multifaceted. In its center we see a carpet, which spread its angled wings, like a bird. He is confidently wearing a beautifully dressed hero of a fairy tale. He holds with one hand the cage in which the Firebird is.
The carpet soared even higher than the birds, it is evident how the owls look at the strange vehicle with astonishment.
In the background, the artist painted boundlessRussian expanses. In the light pre-dawn mist merges the river, a field with a boundless sky. Victor Mihajlovich Vasnetsov has chosen very faithful colors to create a mood of expectation of a miracle. The painting "Carpet-plane" creates a benevolent mood in the viewer. There are no annoying spots, all shades and colors are very harmoniously combined with each other. Contemplation of this canvas helps to calm, awaken dreams and immersion in the world of dreams.
Now the name of the artist and his creation formany became almost synonymous, it is enough to say: "Vasnetsov - the picture" Carpet-plane ", - the description of the picture and the image of its creator will immediately emerge in memory. This will help to better remember the author and develop associative thinking. To keep the canvas permanently in memory, it is necessary to pay attention to its smallest details.
The sky is depicted white and in places with pink paint. Reflections of the sun pass yellow. It is reflected in the river below. Being calm, these shades helped to see this. Against this background, the main characters of the canvas look great.
When schoolchildren, pupils of grades 5-6,write a work on the topic "Vasnetsov," Carpet-plane, "the composition can begin with a story about the writer and continue to describe the details of the picture. Speaking of the carpet, it must be pointed out that the role of its two wings is performed by the corners of the weaving article. Along the diagonal, almost at the same distance from them, the canvas slightly arched upward. This part is like the back of a bird. It can easily be presented under a carpet. It is the shape of a large bird that has the outlines of a carpet.
On it there is a hero of a fairy tale. He fulfilled the assignment of the king - he extracted a wonderful Firebird in distant lands. The young man put her in a cage to take him to his destination.
Three owls, depicted on the left side of the canvas, stillThey opened their eyes wide and wide with surprise. After all, not every day they manage to see in the sky a person flying on the carpet. All this was very reliably conveyed by Vasnetsov.
His creative work on literature studentscan also begin with a description of the canvas itself, its details. If the teacher offers to come up with her own story on this fairy theme, you can write the following. In one city lived a smart young man named Ivan. When he grew up, he went to study, then to work.
Once a guy saw through the walls of the fence of the princessand decided to marry her. But the girl's father invented various tests for the groom. With all coped brave Ivan, after one of them extracted a carpet-plane. The last task was to bring the bird. And it turned out the young man on the shoulder. Now he flies to meet his dream and his enlightened face lights up a bright shine emanating from the magic creature in the cage.
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