Acquaintance with the paintings of the State Tretyakov Gallery begins in childhood. Illustrations in books, school books, names of paintings in sayings allow you to join the unique collection of the gallery long before its first visit. And then, while walking through the halls, a magical feeling of recognition arises, as if old acquaintances are looking at you from the walls and are glad to see you.
Wrapper picture
Of course, there are paintings that are remembered primarily at the mention of the Tretyakov Gallery. Such a peculiar symbol of the museum was the painting "Morning in a Pine Forest", written in 1889 by Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky. Pavel Tretyakov, having bought the painting, of the two signatures in the painting left only the signature of Shishkin. However, the famous teddy bears on a fallen tree belong to the brush of K. Savitsky.
The popularity of this picture is explained quite simply - its reproduction, though with three bears, and not four, served as a wrapper for the well-known chocolates "Bear-toed". Although not all were in the Tretyakov Gallery, everyone ate sweets.
Russian tales
Another image familiar to us from childhood is three heroes on mighty horses in the middle of a wide field. The painting by Viktor Vasnetsov is called "The Heroes" and resurrects Russian folk tales and epics. On the wall adjacent to the heroes, the no less famous Alyonushka was sad over dark water.
In the hall with portraits, it’s as if you are getting into a literature lesson - there are Pushkin's brushes by Orest Kiprensky, here is Gogol cunningly squinting, and here is Leo Tolstoy with a gray beard.
The appearance of Christ to the people
To demonstrate the grandiose canvas A.A. Ivanov "The Appearance of Christ to the People" was built the whole building of the museum, where the painting occupies the entire second floor. "Phenomenon" is striking in size (five by seven meters) and a history of creation of 20 years. In this hall, visitors linger for a long time to sit on the couch and carefully examine the huge picture.
Pages of history
The painting by Ilya Repin, known as "Ivan the Terrible kills his son, " is actually called "Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581." The history of her stay in the museum is also marked by ominous events. During the reign of Alexander III, the painting was forbidden to exhibit. After the ban was lifted on January 16, 1913, a vandal cut the face of Ivan the Terrible with a knife, and the treasurer of the Tretyakov Gallery, E. Khruslov, rushed to the train when he found out. Restore artists had to recreate the king’s face.
The most famous Russian icon - "Trinity" by Andrei Rublev - is also in the State Tretyakov Gallery.
