Ukrainian poet Taras Grigorievich Shevchenko -a great man and figure, the national hero of his country. Years of his life - 1814-1861. Poetry occupies a primary role in the literary heritage of Shevchenko. Everyone knows his collection "Kobzar", which is the basis of modern Ukrainian literature and especially the Ukrainian language.
Many of his works are written in Russianlanguage, which gives the right to refer it to Russian literature. He achieved great achievements in painting, and the portrait became the main enthusiasm. Shevchenko wrote mostly self-portraits, which are very popular.
short biography
Taras was born in 1814, on March 9 (February 25),in the village of Morintsy of the Kiev province. I lost my mother very early when he was 9 years old. After her death, the father married a woman with three children. My stepmother did not like Taras and treated him cruelly. And at the age of 12 Shevchenko lost his father.
Very early he began to write poetry and draw.And being an orphan, he sought and found himself teachers, sometimes very cruel. When he was 16, he began to serve in the estate. The owner very often beat Taras for his hobby for painting, but then took pity on him and sent him for training to master Shiryaev. Later Shevchenko meets with Soshenko, Bryullov, Zhukovsky and Venetsianov. These people were able to buy it from the landowner.
Bryullov drew Zhukovsky and sold it at auctionhis portrait. Shevchenko bought out for the money from the sale. This became a salvation for a creative person who was able to engage in his activities freely.
The dawn of his work fell on 1840-1847.But because of the charges of political treason, Shevchenko was sent into exile in 1846, where the most terrible thing for him was that it was impossible to write and draw. But the government found out that he was drawing landscapes, and sent him to a new link, where he stayed until 1857.
He was released for health reasons. A year after gaining freedom, he lived with F. Tolstoy. Then he went home. And in 1861, March 10 (February 26), he died.
Shevchenko in literature
In the dawn of his work Taras Grigorievichpresented to the readers such colossal works as “Gaydamaki”, “Topol”, “Khustochka”, “Katerina”, “Perebednya”, “Naimichka”. All of them were written in Ukrainian, because of which they were criticized.
During her exile, Shevchenko wrote several works in Russian, among them: “The Artist”, “The Princess”, “Twins”. They contain a lot of autobiographical information.
Painting and graphics
To date, many drawings andpictures of T. G. Shevchenko. His portrait, painted by him, can be found in books and museums. He spent a lot of energy on drawing picturesque landscapes, trying to show the audience how beautiful the surrounding world is.
In order to paint a landscape or portrait,Shevchenko used oil, watercolor, lead pencil, sepia, ink. One of his favorite hobbies was an etching technique. This is a type of engraving. He also painted illustrations for famous works, such as Shakespeare's "King Lear".
Countless self-portraits painted by the artist throughout his life. While painting his portrait, Shevchenko did not try to embellish himself.
Graphic and pictorial works of the author date back to the years 1830-1861 and cover the territory of Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia.
The price of a portrait of Taras Shevchenko
Buy pictures of this brilliant artist now can be both in Ukraine and in Russia. Basically, now you can find only copies, the cost of which will be from 200 hryvnia.
Find original masterpieces possible in storesantiques, the cost of one picture can be from 5,000 hryvnia. Also buy works Shevchenko offer numerous online stores.
