Beauty of Georgia. Daryal Gorge

Ah, Georgia ... This geographical region can not be treated indifferently. The beauty and splendor of the mountain ranges located on its territory, just attract the eye. However, among all the natural diversity of this country, the Daryal Gorge is particularly notable, the photo of which is presented below. In this article you can get acquainted with the description of the most picturesque parts of this valley.

A bit of history

Daryal canyon is located in the hollow of the Terek River. Rocks rise above the bed of this reservoir, reaching a height of 1000 meters. And this hilly picture pleases the eye for 3 km. The Daryal canyon became an important link in the Middle Ages. By the way, the Military-Georgian road passes today. Initially, the Daryal canyon was in the possession of nomadic tribes. In view of this, before the valley bore their name - the Alan gate.

Passage "Heavenly Gorge"

Before the advent of the XIX century, this section of the road was an extremely insecure and narrow "corridor", which still used by many wanderers. But the historical significance of this path was acquired only in 1783, after the conclusion of the famous treaty - the St. George's treatise. To date, the Georgian Military Road length of 207 km is laid from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi. A very picturesque picture opens on the whole length of this site. Passing the Redant Valley and killing the Pasture Ridge, on the right you can see Fethhus, towering in all its glory, and to the left - the Lime Hill overgrown with beech forest.

By the way, on its slopes it is easy to consider a limestone quarry. Mountain ranges of the Central Caucasus are formed due to Lateral, Wooded, Rocky and Pasture ridges. From the side of such a natural formation is represented in the form of a giant ladder. Especially good these ridges are revealed from North Ossetia. From the south-eastern direction, the depression is crowned by the Table Mountain, reaching a height of 3000 meters. To note, the top of this array has an intricate shape of the table.

Nature in art

Beauty, which differs Daryalskoe gorge, inspired many famous poets. Artists also could not stay away. Particular attention among the existing works should be given to the canvas, which depicts the Darial Gorge, "Moonlight Night". The painting is painted by an outstanding Russian painter. This canvas of Arkhip Kuindzhi is part of the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery. The natural appearance in the works of the artist is completely devoid of any daily routine. On the contrary, there is something majestic in it, somewhere even theatrical. And this manifestation is also observed in classical landscapes. An example of this can serve as such canvases as "Rainbow" or "Lake Ladoga". What is surprising, most of the master's works, depicting the Darial Gorge, Kuindzhi performed from memory. But this did not stop the painter from passing through the canvas all the natural greatness of the hollow, as well as its expressiveness and mystery. And the pictures, as connoisseurs of beauty can tell, are very rare.

The Daryal Gorge. Picture

This work is strikingly different from all other works of the artist. In it, the master portrayed the Military-Georgian road, where the severe river Terek hurries along the bottom of the dell . And the towering rocks, greatly rising above the earth, pierce the sky with their peaks. The painter managed to achieve simply a unique image of the gorge. Many viewers, when looking at his landscape, involuntarily have a feeling of mild sadness. But at the same time the elusive freshness flows out of the canvas. In addition, in this picture, due to the multitude of highlights, the illusion of volume inherent in the master was created. And, despite the small size, the image of the landscape is not accurate. This manner of drawing is also characteristic of Kuinji. With its help, it conveys not only the clarity and freshness of the night air, but also the atmosphere of tranquility and serenity.

Equipment

To show the audience all the beauty of those places and create a volume in the canvas, the artist includes in his work two bright spots: this is the nocturnal luminary and the reflection of the lunar path in a calm water backwater. This image gives the work some kind of serenity and allows you to balance the light contrast in the landscape. At the same time, Kuindzhi used one risky element in his work. This is an almost opaque image of the clouds, which are brightly illuminated from below by the moon. The doubtful application of such an artistic solution lies in the fact that the master has departed from realism. However, viewers can be sure that this element has allowed not only to balance the picture, but to give the radiance of the night light even greater power. It should be noted that the master captured the mountains in the foreground. As a result, he had great difficulty in writing the sky. But it was extremely difficult to depict his darkness, and also the mountain haze, but the artist managed to bypass all the rules of painting. Simply adding more contrasting, one-color spots, Kuindzhi was able to create the effect of "pushing" the sky toward the public.

Finally

Occupying the post of professor-head in the art school, Arkhip Kuindzhi explained to his students the technique of composition precisely on the basis of this work. Here he clearly demonstrated that the use of volume in some cases is more preferable than the play of light. By the way, thanks to Kinji in the Russian painting was made a lot of adjustments.