Exhibitions: The exposition “The engraving on metal in Russia. XVII – XIX century” in Saint-Petersburg

July 11, 2013 the Mikhailovksy Castle of the State Russian Museum (Saint-Petersburg) hosts the exhibition “The engraving on metal in Russia. XVII – XIX century”.

The engraving took a very important place in Russian art up to the beginning of the XX century. However, the history of development and characteristics of the engraving on metal are still little-known to wide audience. The exhibition for the first time so fully and comprehensively presents this kind of art and the diversity of its technique on the examples of works of the XVII – XIX centuries from the collection of the Russian Museum. The boards and tools of artists are also on display. The Russian Museum has one of the most extensive collections of the Russian engraving. It reflects the development of this kind of art, starting from the XVII century up to the present.