State Tretyakov Gallery (2006)

The State Tretyakov Gallery (Russian: Государственная Третьяковская Галерея, Russian: ГТГ), in Moscow, Russia, is the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (671x700, 72 KB) Краткое описание State Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky pereulok. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (671x700, 72 KB) Краткое описание State Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky pereulok. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ...

The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (1832-98) acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection, which might later grow into a museum of national art. In 1892, Tretyakov presented his already famous collection to the Russian nation. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Tretyakovs portrait by Repin (1883) Tretyakov Pavel Mikhailovich (1832 - 1898) was a businessman, patron of art, collector, and philanthropist. ... A museum is distinguished a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ...

The façade of the gallery building was designed by the painter Viktor Vasnetsov in a peculiar Russian fairy-tale style. It was built in 1902-04 to the south from the Moscow Kremlin. During the 20th century, the gallery expanded to several neighbouring buildings, including the 17th-century church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi. Self-portrait 1873 Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Виктор Михайлович Васнецов) (May 15 (N.S.), 1848—1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. ... For a comparison of fairy tale with other kinds of stories, such as myths, legends and fables, see Traditional stories. ... The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is a historic fortified complex at the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River (to the south), Saint Basils Cathedral (often mistaken by westerners as the Kremlin) and Red Square (to the east) and the Alexander Garden (to the west). ...

The collection contains more than 130,000 exhibits, ranging from Theotokos of Vladimir and Andrei Rublev's Trinity to the monumental Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky and the Black Square of Kazimir Malevich. In 1977 the Gallery kept a significant part of the George Costakis collection. Theotokos of Vladimir The Theotokos of Vladimir, also known as Our Lady of Vladimir, the Virgin of Vladimir or Vladimirskaya (Russian: ), is one of the most venerated Orthodox icons. ... Andrei Rublev (Andrey Rublev, Andrey Roublyov, Russian: Андре́й Рублёв) (1360? – 1430?) is considered to be the greatest Russian iconographer. ... Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name pronounced as [vassi:li]) (December 16 [O.S. December 4] 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist. ... Self-portrait, 1933 (detail) Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Russian: , Polish: , Ukrainian transliteration Malevych, German: ), (February 23, 1879 – May 15, 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Georgy Costakis by Anatoly Zverev, end of 50ies In the years around the 1917 Revolution, Russia produced the first non-figurative art movement which was to be the defining art of the 20th century. ...

State Tretyakov Gallery of XX century contemporary art

Young Russia monument

XX century exhibition building of State Tretyakov Gallery (Krymsky Val, 2004)

A new building, located in the Krymsky Val, is dedicated to contemporary Russian art. On it's open air exhibition some famous sculptures and monuments are presented, including Dzerzhinskiy statue moved from Lubyanka square in the beginning of 1990-th, soviet sculpture "Kui!" (Russian: Куй!, "Forge!") of a nude worker forging a sword [1] and a statue "Young Russia" of a young women with hands upward which can be compared to Russian Statue of Liberty [2]. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1920 × 2560 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1920 × 2560 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Dzerzhinsky (masculine), Dzerzhinskaya (feminine), or Dzerzhinskoye (neuter) may refer to: Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), a Communist revolutionary, founder of the Cheka Dzerzhinsky District, name of several districts and city districts in Russia Dzerzhinsky (town), a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia Dzerzhinskaya Line, a line of the Moscow Metro, Moscow... Lubyanka may refer to Lubyanka Square, Moscow Lubyanka prison, Moscow Lubyanka -- an informal reference to the former headquarters of KGB, at Lubyanka Square, Moscow. ... Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a large statue that was presented to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River...

Located at 55°44′03″N, 37°36′21″E near Crimean bridge. Krymskiy most (2004), Tretyakov Gallery of XX century contemporary art is visible on behind Krymsky Bridge or Crimean Bridge (Russian: Крымский мост) is a steel suspension bridge spanning Moskva River in downtown Moscow, Russia, carrying Garden Ring traffic 1. ...

External links

• Pavel Tretyakov (1832-1898) - brief biography

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