Today at the State Historical Museum opened an exhibition of portraits of merchants. The works Tropinina Makovsky, Serov, Pasternak, Golovin and many other artists. Along with picturesque images in the exhibition included darerrotipy

State Historical Museum
December 24, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Moscow, Red Square , 1

Today Historical Museum opens an exhibition of portraits merchant XVIII - beginning of XX century from his collection . Submitted portraits belong to two collections of the museum's collection - a picturesque and daguerreotype , including early photographs . The exhibition is conceived as an attempt to take a fresh look at is difficult to define the historical and artistic phenomenon , as a portrait of the Third Estate of the old Russia for over two centuries. It is also possible to trace the evolution of the genre from the " merchant " portrait to portrait merchant , ie, from the costume and object image to a psychological portrait of a particular person, the Third Estate .

Source : museum.ru

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Portraits representatives merchant birth XVIII - early XIX century were ordered and executed mainly for generic portrait galleries. They are few , since created about very important events in the lives of their characters , they retain their merchants patriarchal view , posing in Staraya Russa cut coats exhibit of grant merchant medals. Anonymous portraits " Kupetsky people » XVIII century perceived as images of human types: terrible , bursting with vitality Arkhangelsk old woman in crimson sleeveless jackets or comely lady with a fan in hands as if it were two age a woman's life .

in the first quarter of the XIX century frontal image of figures on a dark background , ornamental linear composition , flat shapes, local colors moving from one work to another .

in these portraits only individual faces of the models . Portrayed the character and temperament , and sometimes even their age remain unexpressed . Not surprisingly, that we almost never know the names of the image, as, indeed, and the names of painters. Select here can perhaps be family portraits Shuia merchants Kiselev and family work Selivanovsky V. Tropinin .

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Painted portrait second half XIX - abroad XIX - XX centuries created is not a generic merchant gallery and series of individual images that make up the new look of class. Arose in connection with thrust upon her from previous generations fabulous wealth "Moscow merchant aristocracy" could afford to have the best painters to portray - K . Makovsky , Serov , L. Pasternak , A. Golovin . However, the customer dictates sometimes exerts a strong artistic dictates painter - and then there is a "portrait portretych ," as Serov, in which , despite the graceful posture and immaculate attire , stood face nouveau riche .

Portraits representatives merchant birth early XX century ( Ryabushinskys , Bakhrushins , apricot , etc.) have been ordered with a specific representation for the purpose of official place - charitable institutions , government agencies and even collectibles . They appear before unprecedented compositional solutions portraits parade in growth, against the backdrop of portraits meeting or at a table in the office , finally , equestrian portrait widow anglomanki EP - Bow - a la bryullovskoy " Horsewoman ».

daguerreotype - small exquisite art form did not last long , since 1840 until the end of the 1850s , but it was very popular in the enlightened merchant environment , try to purchase a commemorative relic and "souvenir senses." Later it was replaced by a massive picture .

The exhibition rare works of forgotten artists side by side with the masterpieces of the acknowledged masters . Together, they provide an opportunity to feel the power of amazing in their life position personalities past three generations gone from serf to the merchant , businessman , banker , collector , and finally , patron and benefactor .

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