When we look at the picture, the first thing we enjoy is the image. The lunar lake, stretching in the mystery of the enchanting night, the melancholy in the face of a beautiful woman, the autumn rainy park - certainly attract attention and arouse a sense of aesthetic pleasure in us.
But few people think about the details, or rather, the essential facts about the conditions under which the picture was written, what exactly the author wanted to convey to the audience, etc.
In this collection, we decided to briefly tell you about the fate of women from paintings that you probably know about, or at least heard of.
10. Vera Mamontova
Picture: "Girl with Peaches", 1887
Those interested in painting (and even people far from art) know the picture "Girl with Peaches" artist Valentina Serova. It depicts the daughter of a famous industrialist and a friend of the artist - 11-year-old Verochka, direct and cheerful.
Having matured, she became a wife - her husband, Alexander Samarin, was both the provincial leader of the Moscow nobility and a candidate for the Patriarchs ...
Three children were born from this marriage. But grief happened - after 5 years of marriage, Vera died at 32 from pneumonia.
9. Jeanne Samari
Picture: "Portrait of Jeanne Samari", 1877
The French comedian actress lived a short life, she died a young woman - at 33 years old, but managed to gain fame.
Creating the image of your favorite model, Auguste Renoir put his whole soul into his work, thereby immortalizing the name of Jeanne. Renoir created 4 portraits of the muse, he painted them from 1877 to 1878.
From the age of 18, the actress played in the theater and, I must say, she loved what she did. As often happens, at 25 she became a wife, the couple had children.
Unfortunately, the life of a charming lady from the canvas was short-lived - she died from an intestinal infection, which is called typhoid fever.
8. Cecilia Gallerani
Picture: "Lady with an Ermine", 1489-1490
Think that "Lady with an ermine" - best job Leonardo da Vinci. The girl in the portrait is Cecilia, at the age of 10 she was engaged to be engaged (then early marriages were common).
However, after 4 years, the engagement came to an end, and Cecilia ended up in a monastery, where fate brought her to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. Relations between them began, and after the girl became pregnant, Ludovico invited her to live in her castle.
Subsequently, the Duke took another woman as his wife, and when Cecilia gave birth to a son, he took it to himself and passed off the girl as a poor count. From this marriage four children were born, Gallerani kept a literary salon, but after a while her husband died, leaving her nothing.
The girl was sheltered by the sister of the duke, in whom she lived in the castle. Cecilia lived up to 63 years on her estate.
7. Maria Lopukhina
Picture: “Portrait of M.I. Lopukhina ", 1797
Many works of famous artists are shrouded in mystery and even mysticism. Picture Borovikovsky refers to this number. The canvas depicts 18-year-old Maria Lopukhina, a young and pretty countess of the Tolstoy family.
The artist masterfully painted portraits of representatives of aristocratic society. The portrait of the artist was ordered by the husband of Mary - Stepan Lopukhin immediately after they married.
Unfortunately, the fate of the girl who is seen on the canvas turned out to be tragic - at 24, Maria died of pulmonary tuberculosis (mouth. Name - consumption).
6. Alexandra Struyskaya
Picture: "Portrait of the Struiskoy", 1772
Having once seen a portrait of young Sashenka Struyskaya, it is already impossible to forget this romantic girl - she is dressed in a light dress, she has huge eyes with a bewitching look, a long braid ...
Alexander was married to a wealthy widower - Nikolai Struysky, when she was 18 years old. There is a legend that he gave the girl a new church for the wedding, and dedicated poetry to her.
It is not known whether Alexandra and Nikolai were a happy family or had difficulties, but the guests who visited them noticed how the couple did not fit together.
Their marriage lasted 24 years, during this time Alexandra was able to give birth to 18 children - unfortunately, 10 of them died in infancy. Alexandra lived to a very old age, taking over the management of the estate.
The portrait was painted by the artist Fedor Rokotov.
5. Lisa del Giocondo
Picture: Mona Lisa, 1503-1519
Ms. Lisa del Giocondo is the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a farm owner and silk merchant. Madame on the canvas of the great Leonardo da Vinci surrounded by great fame, which made the picture one of the most famous and mysterious ...
According to art historians, the portrait was commissioned by Lisa's husband in honor of the birth of their son and the acquisition of a home.
Most likely, the couple were happy in marriage, Lisa gave birth to five children. Unfortunately, Francesco del Giocondo died of the plague, which subsequently hit Lisa, but one of her daughters left her mother. Thanks to the care of her daughter, Lisa lived up to 63 years.
4. Simonetta Vespucci
Picture: The Birth of Venus, 1482–1486
Simonetta was born into a wealthy family of a large merchant, and at the age of 16 she married Marco Vespucci. The couple settled in Florence, and was received at the palace of the Italian ruler - Lorenzo Medici, famous in those years for pompous feasts.
For Boticelli the feminine girl not only posed, but was also a source of inspiration. A modest, kind girl conquered the hearts of all men.
But, unfortunately, Simonetta did not live long - at the age of 23 she was taken away by the disease - consumption.
Interesting fact: Sandro Botticelli, after the death of his muse, recreated her in his works, recalling her image, and in old age wrote a testament that he wants to be buried next to her - in the church of Onissanti. His request has been granted.
3. Zinaida Yusupova
Picture: "Portrait of Zinaida Yusupova", 1902
Princess Zinaida Yusupova is the richest and most noble heiress of the Russian Empire, as well as a major philanthropist. For centuries, the princes Yusupov increased their wealth and were engaged in the construction of an empire.
Zinaida dreamed of marrying only out of love, and her desire came true - she married Felix Nikolaevich, and gave birth to two boys. In the life of the princess, grief happened - she lost one of her sons, Nikolai, he died in a duel on the eve of his 26th birthday.
After the beginning of the February Revolution, the Yusupovs settled in Crimea, but when Zinaida lost her husband, she moved to live with her son Felix and his wife in Paris, where she died at the age of 78.
The picture was written Valentin Serov - Russian artist.
2. Elizabeth Bathory
Picture: "Portrait of Lucretius Panchatiki", 1541
Elizabeth Bathory is a Hungarian countess from the famous Bathory family. She is known for the brutal serial killings of young girls. For her, almost unattainable existed ... But the only thing she could not get was beauty and youth, which faded over time.
After the birth of 4 children and many years of marriage with Count Ferenc Nadashdi, the countess began to notice that she was getting old, and once a witch friend told her that bathing in the blood of young girls would help her to keep her youth. Bathory began to lure young girls into the castle in which she lived, and killed them.
In 1614, she was punished for her deed - Elizabeth was walled up in one of the rooms, but through the hole in the castle wall she received food and water. After 2.5 years of such a life, the countess died alone. Portrait painted Agnolo Bronzino.
1. Matrena Savvishna
Picture: The Unknown, 1883
"Unknown" - the name of one of the most outstanding works of the artist Ivan Kramskoy. The author did not want to disclose the secret about who is in the picture, but to date, art historians have come to the conclusion that the dark-haired girl posing for Kramskoy is none other than Matrena Savvishna, the peasant woman who became the wife of nobleman Bestuzhev.
After a couple of years, the man realized that he had made a mistake by marrying a commoner - she did not acquire a secular gloss, and she was ashamed to appear in political salons.
Matrena's life ended tragically - after the divorce, she moved back to the village, and fell ill from the severity of grief and soon died.