Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits". History of creation

Belarusian and Russian painter Ivan Fomich Khrutsky was born on the twenty-seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and tenth. The future artist received a secondary education in the Polotsk School and in one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seventh comes to Petersburg.

Three years later, Ivan Fomich begins his studies at the famous Academy of Arts. This man entered the history of art with his magnificent still lifes. And one of the most famous creations is the picture of Khrutsky "Flowers and Fruits".

Magnificent still life, or Strict canons of the Academy

It would seem that it can be more innocent than the image of the generous gifts of the earth and, moreover, with such attention and love for the smallest details, decorative and at the same time naturalism. Even the omnipresent fly, which sat on the pear, is written in such a way that only after an unsuccessful attempt to brush it off the canvas, you understand that this is only a picturesque reception of the author of the work.

But in those days, when the picture of Khrutsky's "Flowers and Fruits" was created, the appeal to the still life was all the more strange, because according to the strict hierarchy of the genre established in the Academy, the description of flowers and fruits was considered worthy of the pupils only. Those who were just starting to master painting. Or even for the girls-lovers. Since flowers are the most beautiful ornament for ladies' sex.

Ivan Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits". Description of the artist's work

It was in this that the teacher of the Academy and the author of the rules for drawing flowers and fruits, the artist Yakov Ivanovich Basin, saw the meaning of still life. But the strangest thing is that just these still lifes also brought fame to the artist Khrutsky.

Neither his portraits, where pretty women are represented in the idea of modern floras and pomon, nor pictures that tell of quiet everyday pleasures, namely these are somewhat archaic in their manner and devoid of logic in the selection of objects still lifes. How can one explain the unexpected popularity of a contemptible genre?

Deep meaning in creating great works

Still life is a kind of game or curiosity. Its main value was to create an illusion of reality, in the deception of the viewer. Hence its name. But it is worth remembering that in the era of Peter's times, except for still life-deceptions, fashion and still life-allegory became fashionable. He opened his secret meaning with the language of symbols.

Every object and plant, absolutely everything that was present on the canvas, corresponded to some concept. Roses and peonies told the dedicated spectator about the transience of life. Grapes reminded of Christ's atoning blood. The extinguished candle made me think about death. As for the image of a realistically written fly, Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits" presents it, probably only for purely practical purposes. Apparently, it was believed that it would scare off the work of other insects.

The attitude of the viewer to the works of Ivan Fomich

Secular etiquette of the eighteenth century implied a compulsory knowledge of the language of allegories. The remnants of this knowledge probably reached the beginning of the nineteenth century. And still lifes of Ivan Fomich attracted some with their own decorative, others attracted their thought about the vanity of life, the call for moderation and concern for their immortal soul.

And Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits", the history of which is at the beginning of the thirties, can not leave any spectator indifferent. A luxurious still life with objects that the artist especially loved. A pottery jug filled with a rich combination of various colors. Next to a simple bast drum. On the table is a huge number of very diverse fruits. Peaches and pears, pumpkin and lemon, grapes and apples. The abundance that mother nature itself gives.

The rapture of people of different generations, caused by a masterpiece

Many people, whose views are presented by the picture of Ivan Trofimovich Khrutsky "Flowers and Fruits", long can not forget the impression obtained from this work. And this delight is present at the public of completely different ages. Someone seriously considers this still life, trying to understand all its secrets, and someone just touches a combination of unusual colors.

Particularly expensive attention of schoolchildren, which causes the picture of Khrutsky "Flowers and Fruits". Composing a child who comes to the museum to admire this work, insanely describes this masterpiece with all its earthly gifts from unknown countries and collected even on their own beds. And sometimes this opinion is much more expensive for any author, rather than criticism of famous cultural figures.

The importance of Ivan Fomich's still lifes for Russia

Khrutsky's painting "Flowers and Fruits" acquired great importance for art. In the year eighteen and thirty-eight, the author was even awarded a gold medal for his creations. With the help of such masterpieces, the artist introduced a still life into the circle of recognized genres, which opened for Russia the language of things, allegories. Ivan Trofimovich expressed the idea of the need for moral guidelines. On the refinement of the soul and the departure to the personal world of high ideals.

But in the year 1849 the activity of the delightful artist Ivan Khrutsky sharply breaks off. A person who left a huge creative heritage in all known genres, while at the very zenith of glory, suddenly disappears. It dissolves in total obscurity.

Having settled in the estate, he turns into a real landowner, who is actively engaged in the economy and paints portraits of his beloved and loved ones. And, perhaps, did not even learn that his famous still-life was purchased for his gallery by Tretyakov himself. But this meant recognition of the undisputed artistic merit of creation.