Moscow ... A multi-million city, constant rush and traffic jams, glass and metal in architecture. Everything, as in any other world capital. Can there really be another - quiet and calm Moscow? Imagine Moscow courtyards of the 19th century. Simplicity and even some provincialism, inexpressive houses, unremarkable places. Such landscapes were seen by many Muscovites from the windows of their homes over a century ago. We also have the opportunity to look at the world through the eyes of our ancestors.
The majestic and calm painting "Moscow Courtyard" will help us plunge into the atmosphere of cozy bliss and leisurelyness, tenderness for ordinary Russian people. A blue and serene sky above the squinting sheds and the temple on the hill, barefoot kids and domestic animals. Moscow courtyards so touchingly reflect the Russian soul that the heart just freezes with trepidation when meeting with the picture. She will tell us the sincere history of the lifestyle of that time, helping to understand the true meaning of the capacious word "Moscow".
“Moscow Courtyard” is a painting by V.D. Polenov, which he painted directly from the window of his own apartment to send at least some of his work to a traveling exhibition in Petersburg, not knowing that in the future it will become a masterpiece. Reproductions will be made from her, she will be described in essays. This picture will become fashionable, many will want to have it at home, because it is like the connection of generations, the connection of the new Moscow and the old. And not of the Moscow that we used to hear about: with majestic lace churches, the monumental Kremlin, palaces and houses of the local nobility, but Moscow uncharted, not sung by anyone else, and this is so alluring.
If you want to admire the Moscow courtyards every day, it will not be difficult to purchase a reproduction of this or that similar picture, they are very popular. Moreover, you can order an image both on canvas and in the form of a tapestry, of any size and made using the most modern technologies. Painting will organically look in a classic interior, a country-style interior , transforming literally any room. It’s better to place the canvas on the sunny side of the room so that you can study all the subtleties: fresh young greens, blond curls of children, golden domes of churches.
Modern copyists also make numerous “Moscow courtyards” from paintings as oil and watercolors (if you are a supporter of traditional trends in art and do not want to have a digital copy or poster at home). The design of the room should largely correspond to such a neighborhood. The living room or office can be designed in bright colors, furniture is preferable solid, spot lighting, located next to the canvas. This work of art can be a great addition to the fireplace.
Whichever of the options for copying the picture you choose, you will not be mistaken and become the owner of a wonderful work of art that conveys the life of an entire era. Having at home such a reminder of the past, I want to believe only in the good, is not it?