The reflection of transformations of the first quarter of the XVIIIRD century in the sphere of culture and daily routine in the native fine arts

The changes in the sphere of culture and daily routine in the period of government of Peter the Great through the lens of artists’ paintings are considered. There are analysed the paintings of artists of the XIX–XXIst centuries to reveal the correspondence to the data of historical sources. The representative potential of works of the Fine Arts in the issue of studying the plot native history is defined.