Museum of architecture named after Schusev, Moscow holds an exhibition timed to 280-летию since the birth of the architect

enfilade of the main building of the Museum of architecture of A. V. Shchusev
5 Dec 2018 — on March 10 2019
Moscow, St. Vozdvizhenka, 5/25

State Museum of architecture named after Schusev, Moscow presents an exhibition project to 280-летию since the birth of the great Moscow architect Matvei Fedorovich Kazakov (1738-1812). The exhibition "Matvei Kazakov and pre-fire Moscow" will be the first retrospective of the work of architect for the last decade.

Matvei Kazakov, an outstanding Russian architect, one of the founders of Russian classicism and the most famous representative of the Russian pseudo. Receiving education in the architectural school of Dmitry Ukhtomsky, he learned the basics of architecture in the treatises of Vitruvius, Palladio and Vignola. The Cossacks have absorbed a love for ancient architecture. He honed his talent through hard work and deep study of the works of their predecessors. Formed characteristic creative style Kazakova — blend of classic and ancient architecture. First, working under the direction of Vasily Bazhenov in the expedition of Kremlin buildings, to 1786, the Cossacks led an Expedition and actually became the leading architect of Moscow, giving her the Senate building in the Kremlin, the new building of Moscow University, the House of the Noble Assembly, Golitsyn and Paul hospital, the Petroff Palace, manor Demidov, Gubin, Baryshnikov and many other buildings, firmly included in the list of architectural sights of Moscow.

Genuine projects, architectural graphics, prints and a series of drawings Kazakova, three-dimensional models of the significant buildings — many of the materials will be first presented to the public. Especially valuable exhibits will be stored in the Museum of architecture of the famous "Albums Kazakova". Six of them were drawings of private houses, seven — public buildings; they were all created under the direction of the architect and are a real encyclopedia of architecture of the pre-fire Moscow at the turn of XVIII — XIX centuries.

Architectural drawings and watercolors of his contemporaries Kazakova be a wealth of material on the history of many public and residential buildings of the city in the second half of the XVIII century. Pre-fire views of the city will allow today, at the beginning of the XXI century, to visually restore the image of the bygone, "kazakovskaya" of Moscow. Visitors will see how simple the era of classicism in fashion penetrated "Gothic" and "Russian" influences, but thanks to a genuine decorative-прикладного art and furniture of that time will be able to feel the spirit of life in Moscow in the nineteenth century.

the exhibition will be works from the collections of the State Museum of architecture named after A. V. Shusev and graphic materials from the collections of the State historical Museum, State Museum of fine artsA. S. Pushkin, State Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, Science-исследовательского Museum of the Russian Academy of arts, the Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkin, the Russian state historical archive and the Russian state archive of ancient acts.

In honor of the 280-летия architect Museum will produce a directory that includes articles by leading researchers in the field of history and art history, where it will represent the most creative graphic heritage of Matvey Kazakov.

Source: press-релиз Museum of architecture Schusev