History of masterpieces: from Andrei Rublev to Valentin Serov. Tretyakov Gallery
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How easy it is to navigate in a huge gallery and start to consciously look at pictures
“The best thing in life is the knowledge of beauty,” said the ancient Greeks.
The Tretyakov Gallery is too large to be able to find its main treasures without preparation, at one time, and have time to carefully evaluate them. For this purpose, we need a tour - during our meeting we will learn to navigate in the halls of the gallery, learn the features of the most famous paintings of the museum and their cultural context, as well as discuss meanings that are not visible at first sight.
I suggest you immerse yourself in the world of Russian painting, wandering from the era of ancient Russian icon painting to Aivazovsky’s marinas, Serov’s Girls with Peaches and other masterpieces of the Tretyakov Gallery. In two hours, I would like to give you a bright fusion of knowledge about Russian art, from which you can start in any situation – visiting another museum, preparing for a school essay of a child or simply participating in a friendly discussion of painting.
You will get acquainted with ancient Russian art and understand the masterpieces of icon painting, then consider the paintings of the 18th century – the “golden age of Russian portrait”.
On the example of famous paintings by Russian artists you will get acquainted with various genres of painting, their signs and features. I will tell you about the types of landscape: you will touch the elements, considering the marinas of Ivan Aivazovsky, learn the secret of the painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in the Pine Forest”, and near the night landscapes of the Ukrainian night Arkhip Kuindzhi suddenly becomes on the heart.
As a result, you will get a complete idea of how Russian art developed, learn what are the main differences in the directions of painting, as well as remember the names of iconic Russian artists and their key works!