Лекция: The Tretyakov Gallery

The building was built from a design by the famous Russian artist V. Vasnetsov at the beginning of the 20th century. The Gallery was founded by Pavel Tretyakov in 1856. In 1892, Tretyakov donated his collection (1,287 paintings, 518 drawings and 9 sculptures) to the city of Moscow. Now the gallery owns some 100 thousand works of art.

The Tretyakov Gallery is famous for its collection of Russian icons (by the famous Andrey Rublev — 14-15th centuries, by Monysius — 15th century) and the collection of Russian paintings of the 20th century.