History and culture: Exhibition "The interior in the Russian chart of XIX - early XX century" opened in Moscow

The State Historical Museum (Moscow) from 31 August 2016 for the first time presents a graphic collection of interior species, which is one of the largest in Russia. The exhibition "The interior in the Russian chart of XIX - early XX century" presents about 60 works made both by recognized masters of the genre of the interior, as well as less well-known artists of XIX - early XX century. Viewers will see the interiors of Imperial and Grand Ducal palaces, urban and rural estates, mansions of St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin and St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.

Interior theme appeared in Russian art at the turn of XVIII-XIX centuries, but the most widespread in the second quarter of the XIX century, mainly in painting. Painted by artists living rooms, offices, educational and children's rooms have become important iconographic documents of the era, to recreate the everyday environment and trace the influence of architectural styles in the interior of houses.

The exhibition is organized chronologically. The works of the second quarter - the middle of XIX century, the time of greatest prosperity of the interior of the genre, are presented in the first room. The second hall is dedicated to the works of the second half of XIX - early XX century, a period of historicism and art nouveau.

The centre of the exposition of the second hall is a series of watercolor types of state rooms in cottages of Princess Z. I. Yusupova in Tsarskoye Selo, executed the largest master of interior genre by V. S. Sadovnikov in 1872. These watercolors are part of the album, purchased by the State Historical Museum in 2014 at the expense of the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. After the restoration works of V. S. Sadovnikov were first demonstrated to a wide range of viewers.

Demonstrated at the exhibition watercolors from the collection of the Historical Museum give a complete picture of the various stages of existence of the interior of the genre in the Russian chart of XIX - early XX century. Performed by famous artists and modest amateurs, they talk about bygone era, being not only delicious works of art, but also the most important pictorial documents of their time.