| State Tretyakov Gallery | |
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| Established | 1856 |
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | www.tretyakov.ru |
The State Tretyakov Gallery (Russian: Государственная Третьяковская Галерея, Russian: ГТГ), in Moscow, Russia, is the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility.
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. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (Па́вел Миха́йлович Третьяко́в ( December 27, 1832 – December 16, 1898) was Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A Museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions Education, Research A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the In 1892, Tretyakov presented his already famous collection to the Russian nation. A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered
The façade of the gallery building was designed by the painter Viktor Vasnetsov in a peculiar Russian fairy-tale style. Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Виктор Михайлович Васнецов ( Lop'jal, May 15 ( N A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving It was built in 1902-04 to the south from the Moscow Kremlin. The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль Moskovskiy Kreml) usually referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified During the 20th century, the gallery expanded to several neighbouring buildings, including the 17th-century church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi.
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. The Theotokos of Vladimir,( Greek Θεοτόκος του Βλαντιμίρ also known as Our Lady of Vladimir, the Virgin of Vladimir or Vladimirskaya Andrei Rublev (Andrew Rublev Andrey Rublev Andrey Roublyov Russian: Андре́й Рублёв (c Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич Kazimierz Malewicz Ukrainian Казимир Северинович Малевич sɛʋɛˈrɪnoʋɪtʃ In 1977 the Gallery kept a significant part of the George Costakis collection. In the years surrounding the 1917 revolution artists in Russia produced the first non-figurative art movement which was to become the defining art of the 20th century
Gallery of modern art
In 1985, the Tretyakov Gallery was administratively merged with a gallery of contemporary art, housed in a large modern building along the Garden Ring, immediately south of the Crimean Bridge . The Garden Ring, also known as the "B" Ring (Садо́вое кольцо́ кольцо́ "Б" is a Circular Avenue around Krymsky Bridge or Crimean Bridge (Крымский мост is a steel Suspension bridge in Moscow popularly known as a favourite place for Suicides The grounds of this branch of the museum contain a collection of Socialist Realism sculpture, including such highlights as Yevgeny Vuchetich's iconic statue of "Iron Felix" (which was removed from Lubyanka Square in 1991), the "Forge!" sculpture representing a nude worker forging a sword, and the "Young Russia" monument. Socialist realism is a teleologically -oriented style of realistic art which has as its purpose the furtherance of the goals of Socialism and Communism Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (&ndash 12 April 1974) (Евгений Викторович Вучетич was a prominent sculptor and Artist Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky ( Polish: Feliks Edmundowicz Dzierżyński, Russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский Belarusian Lubyanka Square (Лубянская площадь in Moscow is not far from Red Square. Nearby is Zurab Tsereteli's 86-metre-tall statue of Peter the Great, one of the tallest outdoor statues in the world. Zurab Konstantines dze Tsereteli (ზურაბ წერეთელი Зураб Константинович Церетели born January 4, 1934 in
 Monument "Forge!" |
 Young Russia monument |
External links
- Official Website of the Tretyakov Gallery
- Masterpieces from the Tretyakov Gallery
- Icons from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery
- Visiting the Tretyakov - Useful information including opening times and contact details
- (Russian) Museon official website, an open-air sculpture exhibition
- State Tretyakov Gallery of XX century contemporary art, Flickr group
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