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Three of Great Russian Portraitists: Rokotov, Levitsky, Borovikovsky

Three of Great Russian Portraitists: Rokotov, Levitsky, Borovikovsky
19 September 2015—20 December 2015
In works of three great painters of the second half of the XVIII century found its fullest reflection ideals of aesthetic, philosophical and religious ideas. In a short time they put the Russian portrait in one line with the best works of Western masters. Collection of these artists is the most famous part of the Russian Museum. The exhibition at the Yaroslavl Art Museum presents eleven portraits of Fyodor Rokotov, seven portraits of Dmitry Levitsky, seventeen portraits and religious paintings of Vladimir Borovikovsky.
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St Petersburg in the Era of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna: Paintings and Engravings from the Collection of the Russian Museum

St Petersburg in the Era of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna: Paintings and Engravings from the Collection of the Russian Museum

30 June—29 September 2025

Commissioned by the Imperial Academy of Sciences between 1748 and 1750, artist Mikhail Makhayev created a series of masterful drawings depicting views of St Petersburg. Using the original drawings, leading engravers of the Academy’s Engraving Chamber – the principal printing workshop of the Russian Empire – created twelve views of the capital along with a grand map. Their works were then compiled into a splendid album, Plan of the Capital City of St Petersburg with an Image of the Most Illustrious Avenues. Among the exhibits, visitors can see several copies of the 1753 album of panoramic engravings, as well as painted copies based on the engraved originals.

Icons from the Collection of Sergei Stroganov

Icons from the Collection of Sergei Stroganov

30 June 2025—1 February 2026

The exhibition presents works of icon painting, pictorial embroidery, and decorative metalwork from the extensive collections of the Stroganov family. The count Sergei Stroganov made a significant contribution to enriching the family’s possessions, expanding the ancestral art collection and assembling a unique collection of Russian icons. In the second half of the 19th century, his icon collection ranked among the most significant of those times.

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