Epoch of Empress Elizaveta (Elizabeth) Petrovna is one of the periods of Russian history that are usually estimated as controversial. On the other hand, this was the time of bright flourishing of Russian culture and rich development of architecture, painting, graphic arts as well as art collecting, initiated by Peter the Great and continued by his daughter Elizaveta. The exhibition in St. Michaels’ Castle will present more than 150 art pieces by various artists that were active during the time of her magnificent reign. The core part of the exhibition is formed with the works by Georg Christoph Grooth (1716-1749) – one of the most prominent representatives of the rossika art (works of foreign authors who worked in Russia), whose 300th Anniversary is celebrated in 2016.
Georg Christoph Grooth has become the founder of the Russian portrait school of the Modernity. He has considerably influenced the formation of the leading Russian painters such as Alexei Antropov, Dmitry Levitsky, Fyodor Rokotov. The exhibition will comprise around 150 works of art from the collection of the Russian Museum and several other museums of Russia; among the works on display are 40 paintings by Russian and foreign artists, over 50 graphic pieces and around 60 objects is applied art. The exhibition is organized with participation of the State Hermitage Museum, State Tretyakov Gallery, State Historical Museum, Moscow Kremlin Museums, St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music, Russian Academy of Sciences Library, Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, Peterhof State Museum Reserve, Tsarskoe Selo State Museum-Preserve, Gatchina Estate Museum, The State Museum of the Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, State Museum of the Fine Arts of Nizhny Novgorod, Orel State Museum of the Fine Arts, Tallinn City Museum, Art Museum of Estonia, Narva Museum and private art collectors: Mustafaev N.S. (Moscow), Mironov M.V. (St.Petersburg), Grigoryanz S.I. (Moscow), Karisalov M.Yu. (St.Petersburg), Weizman Yu.I. (Munich)
The Russian Museum expresses gratitude to all institutions and persons who took part in preparing the exhibition.
The exhibition is supported by Sistema Charitable Foundation.
Drawings and Watercolours by the Wanderers
21 March—8 July 2024
The exhibition presents graphic works created by the founders of the Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions, as well as by artists of the younger generation. Graphic works by the Wanderers supplement the idea of the work of artists whose paintings became significant events in social life.
The Coronation Album of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. 1744
3 January—1 April 2024
The tradition of creating coronation albums – publications with detailed illustrated descriptions of the coronation ceremony and other ceremonial events accompanying it – appeared in Russia in the 18th century. The current exhibition features three albums from the collection of the Russian Museum.
The collection of masterpieces, chosen by the Russian Museum will allow you to make a first impression of the collection of the Russian Museum.
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Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
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