A film about the art of landscape by Russian artists of the 19th century, it reveals the artistic and social power of the realistic art of landscape. Landscape paintings by artist S. Shchedrin: "Naples on a moonlit night", "View of Sorrento near Naples", "On the island of Capri", "Big harbor in Sorrento", "Terrace by the sea", "Fishermen unload the boat", " Grotto". Artist A. Ivanov: "Augean Road", "Road to Albano", "Vicovari Foot", "Castel Gandolfo". Portrait of the artist A. Ivanov by Postnikov. Self-portrait of S. Shchedrin. Painting "At the opening day" by artist V. Jacobi. Pictures of the artist F. Vasiliev: "Rural view", "Thaw"; I. Shishkina: "Mordvinovsky Oaks", "Pine Forest", "Rye", "At Noon"; A. Savrasova: "The Rooks Have Arrived", "Countryside"; A. Kuindzhi: "At Sunrise", "Ukrainian Night", "Clouds"; I. Levitan: "Evening Bells", "Twilight. Moon", "Haystacks", "Silence", "Fog", "At the Pool", "Vladimirka", "Above Eternal Peace", "Lake", "Golden Autumn" ; I. Grabar: "Winter Landscape", "Melting Snow", "Spring Day", "First Greenery", "Big Water"; A. Rylova: "Green Noise", "In the Blue Space". Central Russian spring landscape. Sunny morning in a forest near Moscow.