Semyon Fiodorovich Shchedrin Paintings in GeocodedArt

Tsarskoe Selo Park

Painting by Semyon Fiodorovich Shchedrin (1745-1804) 

The elder of the painting Shchedrins (uncle of Silvestr), he painted royal locations, but it seems without intent to overawe the viewer with the prerogative and power that attaches to these locations.  These look like sites that any person would enjoy, with far more natural effects than with architectural bravado.

Semyon Fiodorovich Shchedrin paintings geocoded

Silvestr Shchedrin Paintings in Geocoded Art

New Rome With The Castel Sant Angelo

Painting by Silvestr Shchedrin (1791-1830) 

Nephew of Semyon, the younger Shchedrin did very evocative paintings in Italy that hold up today for their "now-ness".  The atmosphere, the sound of waves, every sense of the place is conveyed through careful inclusion of detail, realistic lighting and color, and with iconic subjects in the background that are instantly familiar

Silvestr Shchedrin paintings geocoded

Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky Paintings in GeoCodedArt

Sebastopol

Painting by Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900). One of the foremost marine and seascapes painters in history, Aivozovsky worked in many countries, and liked to incorporate mountainous views into the scenes.  As capable as any of capturing the drama of a turbulent sea, he more often showed a tranquil sea that brings on a mood of reflection.  Dramatic lighting, dominated by sun or moon, with almost Turner-like intensity, was a specialty of his coastal paintings, but not always present, as in the example below.

Aivazovsky Paintings geocoded