Description of the artwork «The allegory of the "Four continents" the Artist Dmitry Buyanov»
The allegory of the "Four continents" the Artist Dmitry Buyanov
(a free copy of the allegory of p. P. Rubens)
Canvas(100% cotton),acrylic paint. Size:76cm. 96 see
Description of the work:
The plot, the artist took the picture p. P. Rubens "Four pieces of light"("Four continents") 1614г. Allegorical painting Buyanova differs significantly from the works of Rubens with its cheerful,saturated colors. In addition,the artist depicts the brawlers all characters with great physiological body shapes,departing from the imposed Baroque style. (In architecture, fine and decorative arts of the Baroque was one of the main stylistic trends from the late 16th to mid-18th century Baroque was established in the era of intense folding Nations and nation States (mainly absolute monarchies), the heyday of the manufacturing production and the simultaneous strengthening of feudal-Catholic reaction. Closely associated with the monarchy, the aristocracy and the Church, the Baroque art was used to glorify and promote their power. However, it reflected new ideas about the unity, infinity and diversity of the world, its dramatic complexity and an eternal variability, interest in the environment, the human environment, to a natural disaster.) Europe, considered the cradle of Christianity and Church organization, accompanied by the old Danube. The artist depicts a woman with a small crown of the rosary on the head, and a man with a musical instrument, as if to say that Europe is the start of many art forms. Black woman allegorically portrays Africa. Allegory is characterized by a definite constant and certainty is revealed not directly in the artistic way, but only by the interpretation contained in the image of explicit or implicit hints and instructions, i.e. by bringing the image under some concept (religious dogmas, moral, philosophical, scientific ideas, etc.). Because in the artistic image of the universal and the particular are inseparably intertwined with each other, the allegory cannot exhaust the content of the image, even when significant and necessary component. Inverted urns are attributes of the ancient gods that lived in the rivers of 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, America. These river deities are shown resting under a canopy, surrounded by naked women. Tigress is the Tigris river, and putti playing with the crocodile, symbol of the Nile.Artist brawlers completes the picture of the ancient Greek urn in the lower right corner of the painting and in the upper part creates an image of the shield and outgoing up two snakes,showing the development of the understanding of the world(taken from the scepter of Hermes).The shield created by the author's inscription.On a smaller scale , the artist Buyanov has managed to create a more extensive panorama and to convey the exciting feel of a painting that is inherent in the core concept.