🖼 Tretyakov Gallery

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The main collection of Russian art in a fairy-tale building to Vasnetsov's design, from ancient icons to painting of the early 20th century.

The founding date is considered to be 1856, when the merchant Pavel Tretyakov bought his first paintings by Russian artists.
In 1892 Tretyakov donated the collection and the house in Lavrushinsky Lane to Moscow.
The fairy-tale facade with Old Russian motifs was built in 1902–1904 to a drawing by Viktor Vasnetsov.
Repin's painting Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan has been damaged by vandals twice, in 1913 and in 2018.
Alexander Ivanov painted The Appearance of Christ to the People for about 20 years, and a separate hall was built for the canvas.
Until 2026 the Vladimir Icon was kept in the Church-Museum of St Nicholas in Tolmachi; it is now in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, and Tolmachi has a copy.

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