The State Tretyakov Gallery appeared on the map of Moscow in the second half of the 19th century. Its founder, merchant Pavel Tretyakov devoted many years of collecting various art objects, accumulated an excellent collection and in 1892 transferred it to the possession of the city. Since then, the museum's storehouses have been greatly enriched, and the collection has grown many times. Today it is difficult to say how many paintings in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow . But their total number in the exposition exceeds the figure of 7 thousand.
The first pictures of the Tretyakov Gallery
Beginning of the collection of Russian painting Pavel Tretyakov was laid in 1856, when its founder acquired the first two paintings: "Confrontation with Finnish smugglers" brush V. Khudyakov and "Temptation" by N. Schilder. A little later to the first two four paintings by Russian artists were added. They were "The Squire" by V. Yakobi, "The Ill Musician" by M. Klodt, "Collection of Cherries" by I. Sokolov and "View in the vicinity of Oranienbaum" by A.Savrasov.
The most famous paintings of the Tretyakov Gallery
The collection of paintings of the Tretyakov Gallery contains many masterpieces of world painting, but most of it is still devoted to Russian art.
Ivan Kramskoy's painting "The Mermaids" was the first fairy-tale picture not only in the Tretyakov Gallery, but also in the history of all Russian painting. The usual night landscape became truly magical after the author settled on the canvas of the mermaids .
Another picture of the fairy-tale theme belongs to Victor Vasnetsov's brush and is called "Bogatyri" .
Mikhail Vrubel's painting "The Demon Seated" was created in a complex three-dimensional drawing technique with a palette knife.
Ivan Shishkin's picture "Morning in the Pine Forest" is known in our country by adults and small children. And this is not surprising, because it was she who became the visiting card of the candies "Bear-Toad".
The painting by Alexander Ivanov "The Appearance of Christ to the People" was a real event in the history of Russian painting. Based on a biblical story, at first it was not accepted by the domestic public, having received the highest praise from Italian critics.
Vasily Vereshchagin's canvas "The Apotheosis of War" strikes not only the mastery of the author, but also his deep meaning. To anyone who looks at this picture, comes the realization of all the horror of any war, no matter how good goals it was not justified.
Studying the painting by Alexei Savrasov "The Rooks Have Arrived" has long been part of the school curriculum.
Painting by Ilya Repin "Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan", though not unconditional with respect to historical authenticity, amazes with the depth of human emotions depicted on it.
No less impressive is the canvas "The Morning of the Streltsy Execution" by Vasily Surikov , dedicated to one of the tragic events in Russian history.
Another painting by Vasily Surikov , dedicated to the history of the 17th century church schism, is called "Boyarina Morozova" and is one of the most important in the richest collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
Vasily Polenov's painting "The Moscow Courtyard" opens the window for viewers to the ordinary Moscow life of the late 19th century. It is written with such love for the plot that I want to return to it again and again.
The portrait of the daughter of the famous patron of art Savva Mamontov - Verochka - Valentin Serov's brush is simply permeated with sunlight, and year after year attracts thousands of visitors to the gallery.
Portrait of Alexander Pushkin's brush Orest Kiprensky takes a special place in the Tretyakov Gallery.
Painting by Karl Bryullov "The Horseman" , written by him in 1832, immediately aroused a storm of admiring reviews.
