Pushkin Museum. Pushkin, February 25 - May 12, 2013
st. Boston, 12

now in the Pushkin Museum presents "The famous and the unknown Karl Briullov ». This is a joint project of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin State Russian Museum and CUIT artistic values ​​"Atlanta Art", designed to acquaint the public with a drawing of an outstanding Russian artist. The works presented in the exhibition, performed mainly in the late 1820's - early 1830's, during his first trip to Italy. Italy seized Briullov. New had everything - wealth of works of art, the bright Italian sun, lifestyle, new themes and genres in art.

Russian travelers have enjoyed great popularity small watercolor paintings and sketches, which Briullov began to perform in the second half of the 1820s. The topics were new to the artist. These watercolors as "Dream grandmother and granddaughter" (1829), "The Confession" (1827-1830), "interrupted a meeting" (1834) - a collection of the State Russian Museum, "The Italian with the child at the window" (1831) and "Son of a young girl before dawn, while outside the shepherd blows the horn "(1830-1833) - a collection of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin, like podsmotreny on the streets or in the churches, in the homes of conventional Italians. They are often filled with humor and gentle irony. They Briullov appears "fascinating storyteller" and the brilliant watercolourist, his images are full of color and light.

First Moscow audience will be a series of "Italian models in national costumes" from the collection of the Russian Museum, and so called "Italian music" belonging CUIT artistic values ​​"Atlanta Art", which until recently was little known not only to the public, but also to researchers of Russian alphabet first half of XIX century. It includes full-scale studies, sketches of Italian peasants and farmers, monks, musicians.

works presented at the exhibition in the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin, allow for a fresh look at Bryullov-draftsman, into his creative laboratory.

Source : press release Pushkin Museum. Pushkin