The history of Russian painting

Today it is difficult to imagine the time when the history of Russian painting was considered an object of insignificant, not worth attention - but it was only 100 years ago! Moreover, the works of those great researchers who have opened the domestic and world public are the masterpieces of Russian art. Each of the authors of this book is a whole era in the spiritual life of our country. Director of the Museum of the Society for the Promotion of Arts Peter Petrovich Gnedich, the famous writer and art critic, the keeper of the department of elegant arts and classical antiquities of the Rumyantsev Museum Pavel Pavlovich Muratov, the famous art critic, the organizer of many international exhibitions Baron Nikolai Nikolaevich Wrangel, musical and art critic, art historian, archivist, social The figure Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov, Russian theater and artistic figure, one of the founders of the Association “World of Art”, organizer of “Russian Seasons” in Paris Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev, art historian Viktor Alexandrovich Nikolsky. So the proposed publication is not just a book that fascinates the world of outstanding domestic artists and their work, not just interesting history of Russian painting. The story itself will speak with the modern reader in the presentation of celebrities, so unlike each other, but connected by one common passion - a love of Russian culture, and with one desire - to share this love with others