Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 211 værker af Mikhail Vrubel i vores katalog
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Af alle de originale værker, som Mikhail Vrubel efterlod, er det mest berømte Svane-prinsessen, som er en del af samlingen på Tretyakov Gallery i Moskva. Lige efter følger The Seated Demon og Swan-Princess (1904). Vores katalog indeholder 211 værker af Mikhail Vrubel; galleriet har bevaret de 100 værker, som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.
Svane-prinsessen (Царевна-Лебедь) er et betydningsfuldt værk af den russiske kunstner Mikhail Vrubel. Dette olie på lærred, skabt i 1900, indfanger et øjeblik af dyb metamorfose. Motivet har sine rødder i Alexander Pushkins folklore, specifikt hentet fra eventyret Historien om Zar Sultan. Det er et værk, der bygger bro mellem den litterære myte og den teatralske scene.
In the hauntingly beautiful masterpiece The Seated Demon, created in 1890, Mikhail Vrubel invites us into a realm where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural dissolve. This quintessential work of the Symbolist movement captures a moment of profound introspection, presenting a demonic figure not as a creature of pure malice, but as an embodiment of spiritual longing and cosmic sorrow. The subject sits in a contemplative, almost heavy pose,…
To gaze upon Mikhail Vrubel's Swan-Princess is to step across a threshold into a realm woven from myth, moonlight, and profound introspection. This captivating oil on canvas, dating from 1904, is not merely a depiction of a woman by a river; it is an embodiment of the Symbolist spirit itself. The air around the figure seems thick with unspoken narratives—a delicate balance between ethereal beauty and deep, submerged mystery. Vrubel,…
A man sits draped in red, his presence heavy with the weight of a silent history. He wears a turban, a crown of folded fabric, and a gold belt cinches his waist like a line of sunlight. One arm rests over his shoulder, a gesture of casual authority or perhaps a weary stillness. In his hand, he holds a large book or a heavy scroll, a vessel for words and…
In the quiet, evocative depths of Mikhail Vrubel’s 1883 watercolor, Hamlet and Ophelia, we are invited into a world that transcends the boundaries of mere illustration. This masterpiece does not simply depict a scene from William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy; rather, it captures the very essence of the Symbolist movement through a lens of profound intimacy. The painting presents two women seated in an old-fashioned, perhaps timeless, interior, facing one…
In Mermaid, Mikhail Vrubel presents a mythological creature adrift in a natural setting. The figure reclines within the water, a pale shape amidst a cluster of lily pads and reeds. This scene, painted about 1891, captures a moment of quietude. The mermaid rests where the surface meets the depths, surrounded by the organic geometry of the aquatic plants.
The air feels heavy with the scent of ancient dust and magic as the scene unfolds. High above a sleeping town, the boundary between the physical and the supernatural thins to a translucent veil. A man rides a horse through the sky, his form caught in a moment of frantic, soaring motion. Beside him, the presence of Mephistopheles looms, a shadow cast against the heavens. They are not merely traveling;…
The air feels heavy with the weight of ancient melody as Sadko stands at the center of a swirling human ring. He is a merchant of Novgorod, yet here he seems more a conduit for something supernatural than a man of commerce. Around him, friends and musicians lean in, their instruments poised to catch the notes that seem to ripple through the very atmosphere. The scene is alive with a…
In the quiet intimacy of his studio, Mikhail Vrubel approached the delicate medium of watercolor to compose Red Azaleas. Created about 1886, this work captures a specific moment in the artist's development. At this stage, Vrubel was refining a way of seeing that moved away from the rigid constraints of academic realism. He sought instead to find a more personal, idiosyncratic language through form and line.
The eyes meet you first. They are piercing, heavy with an unsettling intensity that seems to pull the viewer into a private, dark encounter. This close-up portrait focuses tightly on the head and shoulders of a demonic figure, creating a sense of immediate, almost claustrophobic intimacy. The face is defined by sharp features and a gaze that conveys both power and menace. Around this central presence, thick, swirling brushstrokes move…
Demon and Angel with Tamara's Soul1891
12
Eastern dance1887
13
Catania. Sicily.1894
14
Head of Demon
15
Anna Karenina meets her son1878
16
Self Portrait1880
17
Lady in furs1880
18
Salieri pours poison into a Mozart's glass1884
19
Hamlet and Ophelia1884
20
Karibeevich1891
21
The Flying Demon1890
22
Demon looking to the valley1891
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Demon by the walls of monastery1891
24
Demon looking1891
25
Tamara Dancing1891
26
Resurrection1887
27
Walking on Water1891
28
Christ in Gethsemane1888
29
Bogatyr1898 · Det Statlige Russiske Museum
30
Portrait of a T. Lyubatovich in role of Carmen1895
31
Captured Pechenegs (Costume design for the opera "Rogneda")1896
32
The Demon Flying1899 · Det Statlige Russiske Museum
33
After the Concert, at the Fireplace1905 · Tretyakov Gallery
34
Night1900
35
Portrait of a young man1903
36
A bed1904
37
Self Portrait1904
38
Portrait of Doctor Fiodor Usoltsev1904
39
Princess Volhova1900
40
Pearl oister1904
41
Portrait of Savva Vrubel , the Artist's Son1901
42
Prince's huntsman (Costume design for the opera "The Enchantress")1900
43
Fallen Demon1901
44
Portrait of Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel1903
45
The Six Winged Seraph1904
46
Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel as Princess Volkhova1898
47
The Virgin and Child
48
The Rose
49
Pearl Oyster
50
Lilac
51
Spring1900 · The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE
52
The left artist's hand1882
53
Two gondolas on the quay1885
54
Odessa harbour1885 · Amsterdam Museum
55
Field flowers1884
56
Archangel Gabriel1885
57
Briar1884
58
Moses1884
59
Male nude1882
60
A model with eastern dress1884
61
Italian fisherman1885
62
Virgin and Child1884
63
Portrait of student1882
64
Pieta1884
65
Still Life. Plaster mask, horn of chandelier.1885
66
Descent of Holy Spirit on the Apostles1885
67
Self Portrait1882
68
Sitter in the Renaissance Setting1883
69
Woman's Head (Emily L. Prahova)1884
70
Angel with Labara1884
71
Feasting Romans1883
72
Betrothal of Mary and Joseph1881
73
Horseman1890
74
Prince Guido (Costume design for the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan")1890
75
Italy. Scenes of ancient life. (Sketch for the curtain in Russian Private Opera)1891
76
Piet1887
77
Tamara Lying in State1891
78
Orchid1887
79
Hamlet and Ophelia1888
80
Flowers in a Blue Vase1886
81
Muse1890
82
Resurrection1887
83
Rider (''Is carried horse faster of fallow-deer...'')1891
84
Portrait of an Officer (Pechorin on a Sofa)1889
85
Farewell of Zara with Ismail1890
86
Portrait of M. V. Yakunchikova1887
87
Red Flowers and Leaves of Begonia in a Basket1887
88
A Man in a Russian Old Style Costume1886
89
Eastern Tale1886
90
Parting of the Sea King and Princess Volkhova1898
91
Playing naiads and tritons1897
92
Morning1897
93
Faust1896
94
Hansel and Gretel1896
95
Venice1893
96
Water Lilies1895
97
Knight1896
98
The Fortune Teller1895
99
Primavera1894
100
Viking Merchant (Costume design for the opera ''Sadko'')1897
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 5 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Mikhail Vrubel | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tretyakov Gallery |
Moskva | 15 | Svane-prinsessen, Swan-Princess, After the Concert, at the Fireplace |
 Det Statlige Russiske Museum |
Sankt Petersborg | 3 | Bogatyr, The Demon Flying |
 Tereshchenko Museum |
Kyiv | 1 | Head of Demon with mountains |
 The Art Museum RIGA BOURSE |
Riga | 1 | Spring |
 Amsterdam Museum |
Amsterdam | 1 | Odessa harbour |
Vælg et årti for at se det originale værk, der definerer det.
A man sits draped in red, his presence heavy with the weight of a silent history. He wears a turban, a crown of folded fabric, and a gold belt cinches his waist like a line of sunlight. One arm rests over his shoulder, a gesture of casual authority or perhaps a weary stillness. In his hand, he holds a large book or a heavy scroll, a vessel for words and…
In Mermaid, Mikhail Vrubel presents a mythological creature adrift in a natural setting. The figure reclines within the water, a pale shape amidst a cluster of lily pads and reeds. This scene, painted about 1891, captures a moment of quietude. The mermaid rests where the surface meets the depths, surrounded by the organic geometry of the aquatic plants.
To gaze upon Mikhail Vrubel's Swan-Princess is to step across a threshold into a realm woven from myth, moonlight, and profound introspection. This captivating oil on canvas, dating from 1904, is not merely a depiction of a woman by a river; it is an embodiment of the Symbolist spirit itself. The air around the figure seems thick with unspoken narratives—a delicate balance between ethereal beauty and deep, submerged mystery. Vrubel,…
Svane-prinsessen, Tretyakov Gallery, Moskva. Derefter følger The Seated Demon og Swan-Princess (1904).
Svane-prinsessen, The Seated Demon, Swan-Princess, Persian Prince, Hamlet and Ophelia, Mermaid, Flight of Faust and Mephisto, Sadko, Red Azaleas og Head of Demon with mountains. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 211 værker af Mikhail Vrubel, dateret fra 1878 til 1905.
Primært i Tretyakov Gallery (Moskva), Det Statlige Russiske Museum (Sankt Petersborg) og Tereshchenko Museum (Kyiv). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1880s: 42 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Persian Prince.
På denne side er det tidligste Anna Karenina meets her son (1878) og det seneste After the Concert, at the Fireplace (1905).
Characters (12), Men (10) og Portraits (8), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.
Oil On Canvas, for 5 af de 100 værker på denne side.
Symbolism, baseret på originalerne på denne side.
Svane-prinsessen, Swan-Princess og After the Concert, at the Fireplace: Tretyakov Gallery, Moskva har 3 af værkerne på denne side.
Mikhail Vrubel blev født i Omsk, Rusland. Hans opvækst var præget af en familie med adelige rødder og en far, der tjente i militæret. Selvom han i 1880 endte med at dimittere fra det juridiske fakultet ved St. Petersborg Universitet, forblev hans hjerte rettet mod lærredet. Han trådte ind på det kejserlige kunstakademi for at studere under Pavel Chistyakov, hvor han begyndte at udvikle en stil, der føltes markant anderledes end sine samtidiges traditionelle realisme. Hans tidlige uddannelse var præget af en helt særlig måde at se verden på – en tilgang, der favoriserede en idiosynkratisk behandling af form og linje.
I 1884 indtraf et betydeligt skifte, da han fik til opgave at rekonstruere de 12. århundredes fresker og mosaikker i Sankt Cyrils Kirke i Kiev. Dette arbejde krævede, at han studerede middelalderlig kristen kunst indgående. Hans tid brugt på at studere disse antikke værker, herunder rejser til Venedig, transformerede hans farvepalet. Han begyndte at anvende stærke, mættede toner, der mindede beskueren om ædelsten, og bevægede sig dermed væk fra den akademiske traditions dæmpede farver.
Vrubels værker udfyldte ofte rummet mellem den fysiske verden og mytens rige. Han blev draget af teksturerne i persiske tæpper og mønstrene i orientalsk kunst, som han oversatte til sine malerier gennem en teknik, der efterlignede udseendet af mosaikstykker. Denne metode indebar brugen af en paletkniv til at påføre dristige, flade strøg, hvilket skabte skarpe, facetterede kanter. Denne tilgang gav hans overflader en krystallinsk kvalitet, som om selve oliemalingen var skabt af farvet glas eller ædelsten.
Hans fascination af folklore og det overnaturlige er mest synlig i hans skildringer af mytiske figurer. Hans malerier udforskede ofte temaer som isolation og længsel. Nogle af hans mest diskuterede værker inkluderer:
I disse værker stræbte han ikke efter streng realisme. I stedet brugte han dekorative rum og usædvanlige former til at indfange en følelse af spirituel eller psykologisk dybde. Hans samarbejde med operasangerinden Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel påvirkede også hans produktion, hvilket førte til, at han designede scenografier og kostumer, der udvidede hans rækkevidde ind i scenekunstens verden.
De senere år af Vrubels liv var præget af personlige kampe. Et alvorligt nervøst sammenbrud i 1906, forværret af sygdom, tvang ham til at opgive maleriet. Han tilbragte sine sidste år på en psykiatrisk klinik, før han gik bort i 1910. På trods af de svære år i hans sidste årti, forbliver hans indflydelse på russisk symbolisme og Art Nouveau en central del af den moderne kunsthistorie. Han var med til at bane vejen for de avantgarde-bevægelser, der fulgte, ved at flytte fokus i det russiske maleri mod et mere ekspressivt og modernistisk sprog.
