The exhibition housed in St. Michael's Castle presents the works of St. Petersburg artists from the collection of Valery Pustarnakov - collectioner and patron of art. His collection comprises pieces of art of different stylistic trends and genres, but joined by the realistic tradition.
The exhibition includes a variety of paintings, sketches and pastels presenting such genres as landscape (of St. Petersburg and its suburbs and of the Russian North), portrait and still-life performed by the artists V. Brataniuk, I. Varichev, N. Volodimirov, N. Galakhov, V. Zagonek, V. Reichet, N. Repin, I. Savenko, B. Semenov, S. Smirnov, O. Teniaev and others.
The Artistic Legacy of the Klodt Family
23 december 2020—29 march 2021
Pyotr Klodt (Peter Jakob Clodt von Jurgensburg, 1805–1867) – was a renowned animalist sculptor, author of a famous group of equestrian statues, the Horse Tamers, installed at the Anichkov Bridge. Pyotr Klodt started an artistic dynasty, which creative heritage now presented in a large exhibition for the first time.
Alexander Benois. On the 150th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth
9 december 2020—31 march 2021
The name of Alexander Benois, a prominent member of the "Mir iskusstva" (World of Art) artistic movement, is closely associated with the "Silver Age" of Russian culture. A highly educated man, a gifted artist who showed his talent in many ways and in various spheres of cultural and humanitarian activities.
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Virtual tour of the museum complex. 2009 (Rus., Eng., Ger., Fin.)
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