The State Tretyakov Gallery is one of Russia’s largest art galleries.
In contrast to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, with its extensive collection of foreign art, the Tretyakov Gallery mainly exhibits classical Russian art – paintings, sculptures, icons, and works of decorative arts and crafts dating from the 11th to the early 20th century. The Tretyakov Gallery actually consists of two separate buildings. The first, and main building, is situated in Lavrushinsky side street, while Russian paintings dating back to the 20th century (including works by K. Malevich, M. Larionov, N. Goncharova, and others) are exhibited in a separate building, located in Krymsky Val. The Engineering Building of the Tretyakov Gallery located at 12, Lavrushinsky side street, also hosts interesting short-term exhibitions.
The exhibition space in the main building of the gallery is over 12,000 square metres and is divided into 62 themed halls. The collection amounts to 170,000 artworks. Masterpieces of medieval Russian icon painting as well as paintings by I. Aivazovsky, M. Vrubel, K. Bryullov, V. Vasnetsov, and dozens of works by other Russian artists are displayed here. The museum contains many world-class masterpieces such as “The Trinity” by A. Rublev, “Appearance of Christ to the People” by A. Ivanov, “Boyarynya Morozova” by V. Surikov and amazing landscapes by I. Levitan and A. Kuindzhi. There are book shops and souvenir shops, cafes, and a restaurant called The Tratyakov Brotherswhich is affiliated with the gallery.
- One of Russia’s largest art galleries.
- Exhibits on view illustrate classical Russian art from the 11th to early 20thcentury.
- The Tretyakov Gallery consists of two buildings located in different areas.
- The main building, located in LavrushinskyLane, houses a fine collection of 170,000 world-class masterpieces.
- Visitors will discover ancient Russian icon painting represented by Orthodox icons (11th-13thcenturies), Andrei Rublev’s Trinity (1420s) and more.
- Other works of art include paintingsby renowned Russian artists, sculptures and decorative and applied artworks.
- Souvenir shops, bookshops, cafés and The Tretyakov Brothers restaurant.
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