The State Museum-Reserve “Tsaritsyno” opening of the exhibition “Around the World with easels”, bringing together some 200 works from the collections of Russian museums and private collections

The State Museum-Reserve «Tsaritsyno» opening of the exhibition «Around the World with easels». The exhibition features paintings, drawings and sculpture from the collection of Russian Museum, as well as paintings from private collections. Total - about 200 works.

In the Russia trip was a genre of art to develop in the late XVIII century, when the Academy began to send in creative business (pensionerskie trip), not only of historical paintings, but also the best pupils in the class of landscape. The purpose of pensionerskih visits was not only getting acquainted with the artistic masterpieces, but also in creating their own works. Semyon Shchedrin and Fyodor Matveyev , which turned out to be the first in Italy, captures the architectural and scenic beauty of this country. Imitating the European classics landscape genre, the master left the magnificent paintings depicting Rome and its environs. Then, in Italy, followed by Kiprensky , Sylvester Shchedrin , Carl and Alexander Brullov , Alexander Ivanov and other artists of the first half of XIX century, who worked not only in landscape but portrait and historical genres, dealing with sculpture and architecture.

Italy Sylvester Shchedrin doing what he could not afford in St. Petersburg, ie, freely chosen motifs, he liked: a simple human on the embankment of Naples, writes day and night scenes with the fishermen . In Petersburg, he sends those which correspond to the tastes of the customers and the academic tradition. Some just come and Karl Alexander Brullov, who came to Italy in 1822 by the Society for the Encouragement of Artists. Carl Bryullov, historical painter and portraitist, is immersed in the elements of Italian life and writes a few pictures of the vintage ( «Girl, collecting the grapes on the outskirts of Naples», «Italian Noon»). Contrary to the rules of the Academy of Arts, on which the paintings were written in the workshops on the approved drawings and sketches, Carl Bryullov brings the whole process of nature. Reflecting on the canvas of the historical story ( «The Last Day of Pompeii»), the painter enthusiastically working on a multitude of images of local life. His brother, the future architect Alexander Bryullov, in addition to measuring the ancient monuments in Pompey, exploring the churches in Sicily and in Rome, is also embarking on an «adventure genre». He says the Italian street corners, funny scenes climb Vesuvius of Russian travelers. These sketches Bryullov brothers enjoyed great popularity as the Russians, and among foreign travelers. For the artists it was a unique opportunity to expand the range of topics in which they worked, to acquire invaluable experience in genre painting, which then they can not get any exercise in Russia. Peter Basin , came to Italy, and many stubbornly painted antique originals in the museums of Naples and Rome, made copies of the works artists of the Renaissance, wrote a few paintings on mythological and historical subjects, it is traditional for the academic paintings of those years. However, «a» he made sketches from life, imbued with light and air ( «Two Italians under a tree »).

It's now the artistic community of Russia for the 1820-ies and became a watercolor painting Vorobieva ( «Enter the temple of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem»), created their impressions of Palestine. At the beginning of XIX century in Russia about the country was little known. Arriving at the Holy Land, the artist directly soprikosnulsya of sites and monuments, but not yet familiar to tourists. Two decades after Vorobieva visit Palestine brothers Gregory and Nicanor Chernetsova . They have about six watercolors and paintings associated with this trip, and an album of lithographs with brief descriptions.

In the first half of XIX century, Pavel Mikhailov during a trip around the world with the Faddeev Bellinsgauzenom created a large number of drawings and watercolors ( «A view of Rio de Janeiro and San Sebastian», «Kruzenshtern and P. N . Mihajlov at a luncheon at the King Otaitskogo »).

Anton Legashov was appointed artist at the Russian mission in China, and joined in this position ten years, has left a considerable legacy on China ( «Portrait of a young Chinese», «A scene from Chinese life»). His paintings are sent in the form of gifts to Chinese officials and the grandee. é × XIX, É × XX ÓÔÏÌÅÔÉÑÈ ÒÕÓÓËÉÅ ÈÕÄÏÖÎÉËÉ ÐÕÔÅÛÅÓÔ×ÕÀÔ ÐÏ éÎÄÉÉ, çÉÍÁÌÁÑÍ, ôÉÂÅÔÕ, ôÕÒÃÉÉ, éÓÐÁÎÉÉ. Impressions from these trips were in the works Nicholas Roerich ( «Tibet. Monastery»), Seeds Chuikov (« Morning in Jaipur »), N. Gagarina (« Eastern scene. The Turkish guard of honor »), Alexander Golovin ( «Spanish in Green»). Live monitoring of customs, nature and people of India leave their pictures and text artist-lover and traveler Alexander Saltykov ( «From the Life of India »).

In the second half of the XIX century, and even more so in the XX century, many architectural monuments, natural beauty, especially the ethnographic people were already known by numerous engravings, both foreign and Russian. A camera, in many ways replaced the pencil and paintbrush of artist-reporter. There is still many Russian, including artists, liked to visit in Italy. Increasingly, in the paintings and graphic sheets appeared «neparadnye» streets of small towns ( Alexander Ritstsoni «Yard in Sorrento») . The strength and monumentality Towers of San Gimignano «captured» Pyotr Konchalovsky ( «San Gimignano »).

In 1920-40-s of the Russian artists rarely leave the USSR. After the death of Joseph Stalin, when the so-called Iron Curtain began lifted resumed travel. Italy again became one of the favorite places for travelers. Soviet artists who admire the art of this country, to finish to capture it all on your way. Sergei Gerasimov created a generalized image of the city ( «Morning in Venice», «Paris by night»). Yuri Pimenov pointed out particularly that define the special atmosphere of urban life ( «Venice. lonely flower shop»). Konstantin Korovin , admiring Paris, followed impressionisticheskoy manner ( «Paris on July 14»). Kuzma Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin writes in Paris impressionisticheskoe «Cafe» and a few portraits of his then-fiancee - a Frenchwoman ( «Portrait of the artist's wife »).

The exhibition complements the exhibits from private collections - paintings by contemporary artists: J. Barsky, B. Tatarenko, A. Zaslavsky, I. Baskakov, P. Tatarnikova, etc.

Source: museum.ru