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TRETYAKOV GALLERY
The State Tretyakov Gallery houses the greatest collection of Russian art in the world (totalling 50 000 paintings) presented to the city of Moscow by the merchant P.M.Tretyakov in 1892. It is the world’s best collection of Russian icons and an outstanding collection of other pre-revolutionary Russian art, particularly in the XIX century Peredvizhniki. The Tretyakov Gallery is home to a first-class collection of works of Old Russian art which includes unique mosaics, frescoes, icons, miniatures and objects of decorative arts. Many of them have become historical relics, an integral part of the national spiritual tradition. The tradition of icon-painting came to Rus from Byzantium along with acceptance of Christianity. However, the selection of the ideological and artistic legacy of Byzantium led to the creative interpretation of their models. Russian painting of the XVIII and first half of the XIX centuries is distinguished by its profound content and devotion to humanistic ideals, an original national style and consummate mastery. In the beginning of this period painting took on a clearly expressed secular character, striving to achieve an accurate reproduction of reality. The Tretyalkov Gallery possesses the most extensive and remarkable collection of Russian paintings from the second half of the XIX century. Tretyakov’s aim in assembling his vast collection was to tell the complete story of Russian art but, inevitably, it is artists from his own, second half of the XIX century that are most to the fore. Russian art of this time made great achievements in the depiction of the life of man and society, native scenery and the historical past of the country. The late XIX and early XX centuries collection reflects the innovative spirit of the period which is often called the “renaissance” of the Russian art. Having absorbed the best traditions of world and national art, the work of Michael Vrubel, Valentin Serov, Vasily Kandinsky, and Mark Chagal to this day illustrates the artistic and conceptual searchings of the turn of the century. Meeting time: 10.30 a.m. Pick up location:
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