The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. The Gallery's collection consists entirely of Russian art and artists who have made а contribution to the history of Russian art or been closely connected with it. The collection contains more than 130 000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics, created throughout the centuries by successive generations of Russian artists.

• Russian merchants of the late 19th century great art connoisseurs and collectors, outstanding benefactors and patrons of art.
• A vast scope of Russian pictorial art, from the 12th century icons to avant-garde of the beginning of the 20th century.
• The largest pool of Russian paintings, Baroque portraits, classical canvases, the first Russian townscapes, socially conscious Itinerants, historical paintings and romantic landscapes, symbolism and realistic criticism.


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