1. THE ABC of THE FINE ARTISTS
Spotlight 9, Module 3, Describing Pictures
made by the students of the 9th Form, School 1770, Moscow, Russia
THE IDEA OF M.KOTOVA
ENGLISH TEACHER
SCHOOL 1770
2. How to make an ABC in accordance
with the topic of the lesson
• The work of I.Aivazovskiy is presented by A.Arslanov
• The work of F.Alekseev is presented by M.Alekseeva
• The work “Bogatiri” (by Vasnetsov) is presented by
I.Beriozkin
• The work of Delacroux is presented by A.Dozortseva
• The work of M.Ivanov is presented by N.Ismailova
• The work of K.Korovin is presented by K.Kostikova
• The work of K.Somov is presented by O.Sazonova
• The work of V.Surikov is presented by N.Sidorov
3.
4. This oil painting shows the scene of ship crashing. It is a
beautiful picture. In the background, there is the amazing grey
sky and a very high cliff. In the foreground there are giant waves
repelling the boat to the shore. The men on the boat may be
saying their prayers. It may be the last minute of their life… Also,
there are some birds flying in horror on the right.
The colours are mostly pink and blue in natural shades and the
picture looks very realistic and interesting.
By Aivazovsky and Arslanov 9a.
5. • This oil painting by Fedor Alekseev shows a city scene in Red
Square, the market place. It is a landscape of Moscow of the
18th century. The background is sky and roofs of buildings. You
can alco see magnificient St. Vasiliy Cathedral and the
Spaskaya Tower. In the foreground, there are people riding
horses in the left side and people walking around the bazaar in
the right. The colours are mostly blue, green and yellow in
natural shades and the picture looks very realistic.
6.
7. Bogatirs
by Igor Beriozkin
This oil painting by Vasnetsov shows
Russian warriors. It is a portrait of three
heroes: Dobrinya Nikitich, Ilya Murometz and
Alesha Popovich. The background is sky and
hills. In the foreground, warriors on
horsebacks are watching the borders of the
Russian land. The colours are mostly green,
grey and black in natural shades. I think this
picture was written on the base of the Russian
legends, looks very realistic and made me feel
proud.
8. Liberty Leading the People
by Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix.
This oil painting shows the scene of the July Revolution of 1830. In the
foreground there a woman holding the national flag of France in one
hand and a musket in the other, and various French citizens in the
background. The colours are mostly dark: blue, grey and yellow - the
brightest colour is red. The picture looks very realistic.
Dozortseva
9. The name of the picture is
‘’Waiting for an answer’’. It is
painted by Russian painter
Mikhail Fillipovich Ivanov in
1900. In the foreground you
can see a man and a beautiful
woman. They are dressed in
traditional Russian clothes.
The woman is very sad. The
man asked something and is
waiting for a response.
The scene is very attractive.
The weather is good. The
colours are mostly green,
white, black and red in nature
shades and the picture looks
very realistic.
Ismailova Narmin 9A
10. Korovin Konstantin «The Northern Idyll»
• This oil painting shows a country scene. The background is sky and a
beautiful landscape. In the foreground four young girls and a guy playing a
wooden pipe. They may be have been picking berries and have stopped for
a rest. The painting must be quite old, because people are wearing
traditional Russian clothes. The colours are bright, mostly red, green and
blue.
By Kostikova
Ksenia, 9a
11. In the picture by
Konstantin Somov we
can see a young girl,
sitting on a bench in
the garden, beside her
beautiful yellow
flowers. Natalie is
wearing a light blue
dress, you can see that
she is reading an
interesting book,
because her eyes are
sticked into in the text.
The colours are mostly
12. Menshikov in Berezovo by Vasiliy Surikov
This oil painting shows a country scene. This picture illustrates the
sadness of the Menshikovs. The background shows the furnishing of the
house. In the foreground, Menshikov and his daughters are sitting and
may be thinking about the past. The girls are well dressed and very
beautiful. The colours are mostly black and grey.
