Elena A. Slobodina

In the article, the authors reveal the features of the study of some art disciplines by future tourism specialists. Examples of the impact on the personality of the art of Russian artists are described. Excerpts from the mini-compositions of students about their favorite painting in the Tretyakov Gallery are given.

In the article, the authors reveal the concept of "independent work of students" and its types, as well as the place of the teacher in its organization. Examples of studies by students - future specialists in tourism - of L. da Vinci's creativity in the process of performing independent work are given.