The exhibition is held within the project "Collectors.

In Radischevskaya Museum (Saratov) project « Collectors. Private collectors in Russia XVIII - XX century » hosts exhibition" European Figure XVI - XIX centuries ».

exhibition project continues a program of activities in 2010, timed to 125 anniversary of the museum .

Along with a new opportunity to touch on the example of European drawings, the museum's history of acquisitions, submit it to the "persons", referring as much as possible the names of collectors, a graphic display halls implemented the idea of publishing one of the most unique and at the same time little-known museum collections. This was made possible in connection with the publication in 2008, the next volume of scientific catalog of the museum's collection, dedicated to foreign art including assembly drawing. The catalog, which represented the culmination of years of work of employees of foreign art, recorded the current level of understanding of the collection, dealing with fundamental attribution moments - the authenticity, authorship, dating, iconography.

Compared with other large sections Fund of the European figure is small - it has no more than 150 works. Nevertheless, it covers a wide chronological range - from the XVI to XX century, inclusive, representing, thus, the works of artists of different eras, the leading European schools, a number of different styles. The formation of this collection began with the founding figures of the museum AP Bogolyubov , whereby in Saratov was a group of rare drawings Artists of the XIX century, mostly French school. The best of them (the work of Corot, O. Achenbach, A. Neville, E. Isabey, J. Jerome, T. Gudin) recently were shown to the audience in one of the exhibitions cycle "Graphic album". In the first years after the opening of the museum here has received numerous gifts of individuals, among them - St. Petersburg A. Zhuravleva (1886) and A. Zak (1887), which included the European original schedule. Many valuable contributions have been made Saratovites, including the governor MN Galkin-Vraskoy (1916). The next page of the museum's history, continue your present collection, were postrevolutionary years, when the museum from different sources (the State Museum Fund, Saratov agencies and organizations - University, Department of Fine Arts, Society of History, Archaeology and Ethnography), there were things that took place from private collections, nationalized or deposited by their owners. So the museum turned out to be wonderful artistic relics from the collections Yurevich (1919), PV Delarov (1919), Vasilchikovs (1920), Count Orlov-Davydov (1922), Prince Gorchakov (1922). In those same years, the European figures came directly from the collectors - DA Yumatov (1921), VG Pamfilova (1926). Another major contribution was the work referred to in 1966, descendants AV Prahova. In gathering the magnitude of each of them, of course, was uneven, information about some names are very sparse. It is a European original drawings is in the collections of the listed individuals, the material was graphic section of the exhibition "Collectors. Private collectors in Russia XVIII-XX century ».

first room devoted to drawing so-called old masters, includes lists of XVI - XVIII centuries, most of the leading European schools - German, Italian, French, Dutch , Flemish. "Core" of this small collection consists of 12 sheets from the collection of Count Orlov-Davydov, most of which are included in the exhibition. Founder of the collection Count Vladimir Orlov-Davydov (1809-1882) - writer, honorary member of the Academy of Sciences, State Councillor, patron of many Russian artists abroad. In 1830 they had taken a trip to Italy, which explains the predominance of images of Italian schools. This is a dynamic and liberated in the manner of leaf with the image of "St. Sebastian" Lodovico Cardi - masters who possessed the spirit of the Renaissance broadest professional outlook (he was a painter and draftsman, and sculptor, architect, poet and musician).

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Blame subtle yet vibrant picture "Soldier halt "is associated with the names of the great experts of Salvator Rosa and Francois Boucher. This masterpiece of the museum's collection - list of "Dance" Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. This outstanding Venetian painter, draftsman and etcher left numerous drawings of exceptional, full of humor, the author's tone. From the same collection are drawing Brothers know Joseph talented Genoese painter Carlo Alberto Baratta and Sabinyane going to the game to the Romans ", which is a qualitative sketches not survived fresco frieze Polidori da Caravaggio. And for the French masters of the XVIII century, such as Charles-Joseph Natuar the Italian soil was very fertile for creativity. This artist, known for its numerous joint with F. Boucher, decorative paintings and sketches Tapestries, one of the cycles attracted eastern flavor stories Cleopatra (Caesar returns to Cleopatra crown of Egypt "). Passion for Italian art is read in the figure Satyrs and nymphs of the French painter Pierre Lelia, a student F. Boucher. German image in the collection of the Orlov-Davydoffs submitted work Augsburg master Johann Matthias Kager "Madonna in Glory", made in the tradition of the early canonical compositions, and a sheet of "Angel of the child", the Christian story which was widely interpreted in a European art.

From the famous collection of art historian and archaeologist Adrian Viktorovich Prahova (1846-1916) are excellent figures: "Prayer for the Cup", artistic style which combines the plastic and cut-shape design allows traditionally associate it with an Italian school "John the Baptist" Genoese Giovanni Battista Paja, are easy to clean and transparent, as well as "Genre Scene" Flemish painter Theobald Michaud, who worked in the spirit of the Dutch masters of XVII century.

constitute a separate group work received in 1924 from a museum in the historical-philological faculty of Saratov University. Of those on display - preparatory drawing "Expulsion from Paradise" by Pietro da Cortona, one of the founders of Baroque painting and calligraphic genre list Dutch school "The village on the coast. Their previous affiliation to a particular collection of means, though not yet defined, they drew the same high quality.

Exposition figure of the old masters completes a sketch of William Kaulbach the monumental "The parable of an evil servant" to the Gospel story telling for forgiveness of the debtor, its unforgiving debtor (a collection of A. Zhuravleva). The work of German academic painter of the XIX century, weighed to the neo-Renaissance, characterized by clarity of classic songs and flawless figure, it can be regarded in a number of historical predecessors.

second room allotted to the European pattern of XIX century. The bulk of these revenues comes from the collection Yurevich, artistic part of which was transferred to Radischev museum in the first years after the revolution.

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  Portrait S. Yurevich. 1841

Its first owner was Simon A. Yurevich (1798-1865) image which was captured in profile drawing of F. Kruger. He was descended from an ancient noble family, at the time of his birth has greatly impoverished. After graduating from the cadet corps, carried out a successful military career, reaching the rank of Adjutant-General. First of all, is known as one of the mentors Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich (later Emperor Alexander II), which taught fortifications and artillery, as well as Polish. Subsequently, in charge of his correspondence. Service Yurjevych as an assistant teacher heir to the Russian throne lasted about a quarter century. Not by chance in his hands kept fondly collected relics connected with the personality of Alexander II, mainly with his childhood and youthful years: the Horse Guards uniform five-year successor, Russia map, drawn by his hand, broken glass carriage in which the emperor was mortally wounded.

In 1830 Yu was accompanied by an heir to the long journeys undertaken for educational purposes, in Russia and Europe. Perhaps it was then that he became a collector, buying a souvenir or received a gift of paintings, drawings and watercolors, engravings albums, sculpture, Russian and European authors. This explains the proximity of his collection of highly monuments and works of the nature of the gift, acquired in the course of time, the undoubted historical and cultural significance.

main array consists of works of the first half of the XIX century, are on display Included in the European schedule. Quantitatively, the predominant species watercolors and drawings, which depicted the architectural sights of Rome and Italy, picturesque corners of the European nature, national styles, recognizable genre scenes, many of them - with a vivid ethnographic overtones. Central to their allotted number of leaf "gates of the cemetery, recently attributed as the work of the famous German romantic Caspar David Friedrich.

Among the other authors - Dutch historical painter, genre painter and portraitist I. J. Verflug ("Old Market in Florence"), Italians F. Meli ("Musicians"), JD Cod ("monastery in Messina"), painter of German origin Schuppe ("Battle of the Cossacks against the Turks"), a Swiss landscape , master of flower arrangements AM Almeras ("Two monks," Flowers ", accompanied by a sentimental inscription). Together with the work of anonymous authors, they give an idea of typical reservoir of artistic culture of the XIX century, not without professional мастеровитости, taste and spirituality.

• O. VERGNE
  Wandering Musicians in front of the chapel. XIX century. Collection MN-Galkina Vraskogo

K "souvenir" theme graphics Collection Yurjevych close two miniature watercolors by Dutch artists of the Apostle K. and G. Lambert, depicting the appearance saardamskoy attractions - home of Peter I. They came to the museum in 1916 by Michael N. Galkina-Vraskogo (1834-1916). Valid Privy Councillor, governor of Saratov in 1870, was an active supporter of the idea of creating a public museum in the province, he bequeathed his art treasures, including the European figures. Among them - "Wandering Musicians in front of a chapel» O. - the representative of the famous French artistic family, painter, draftsman, engraver who worked in Paris, Rome, and several years in Russia.

the genre palette complements the spectacular exhibition "Portrait of a young lady" V. Vidal (a collection of Prince Gorchakov), executed in pastels, which This French artist owned professionally.

His compatriot K. Giese - representative art new artistic era that changed the style and figurative language. "Walk" - sparkling sketch of the author's favorite motif, the anticipation of the opening graphics of the next century.

open graphics section of the exhibition was preceded by considerable preparatory work of museum staff members of several departments and services. Her show of this magnitude was possible, including through professional activities of the museum's restorer charts, AN Konevtsevoy that prepared in 2010 on the basis of a museum shop and a GRC them. Igor Grabar (Moscow), a number of works, including:

Borovskaya Marina I.

Source : radmuseumart.ru